Prince of Dharma: The Ramayana

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Ashok Banker’s Ramayana series is presented here the way the author originally intended for his retelling. Three magnificent omnibus editions bring together all the six books published earlier. Prince of Dharma, Part One of the Ramayana Series includes the first and second books, Prince of Ayodhya and Siege of Mithila. Rama’s mission, as a prince of dharma, is to prevent the onslaught of the forces of darkness and save the kingdom of Ayodhya. Will his courage and honour triumph over the bestial hordes of the demonlord Ravana? Armed with an unflinching sense of duty and the ineffable power of his dev-astra, he sets forth to reclaim the victory of good over evil.

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Ashok Banker worked as a successful freelance journalist and columnist for several years, breaking front-page news for publications such as TheTimes of India, Mumbai, and cover stories for Outlook magazine, New Delhi. Banker is a contemporary Indian novelist often counted among the significant literary names in post-colonial Indian literature. His work is the focus of several academic studies for its cross-cultural themes and realistic portrayals of Indian urban issues. He was earlier also known as a reviewer and commentator on contemporary Indian literature, and as a candid essayist with a particular focus on media hypocrisy in India, and the western racial bias against South Asian writers. Banker has published in several genres, ranging from contemporary fiction about urban life in India to multi-volume mythological epics, as well as cross-genre works. Three of his early novels to be published were crime thrillers, claimed to be the first written by an Indian novelist in English. They gained him widespread attention. The stories of his "Devi" series are short works featuring avatars of the Hindu goddess Devi, and have appeared in various science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazines.