Author: Anant Pai
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Begins in the city of Ayodha on the Sarayu River. The characters are introduced: the sons Rama, who is the son of the Queen Kaushalya, and Bharata, son of the Queen Kaikeyi, as well as both sons Lakshmana and Shatrugha, sons of Queen Sumitra.
Conflict begins immediately as there is a slight argument about exiling Rama and having Bharata being the king. Since the story title includes Rama, it seems unlikely that something like this will occur, however it occurs anyways but through grief. This sets up conflict immediately at the beginning and stirs the plot.
Bharata eventually seeks out for Rama in the forest, as Bharata learned that his own father died, and Bharata wanted Rama to return to home; however - he refused to come back and listens to the exiling commands of remaining in exile for the time period.
Shurpanakha approaches the exiled sons, Rama, Sita and Lakshmana. She is a described to be a beautiful woman and this subsequently falls into love with Rama However, Rama is married and refused to fall in love with her, and tells her to speak to Lakshmana instead, which causes Shurpanakha to transform into her true form, a demon, out of anger. Lakshmana eventually cuts off her nose and ears and runs to her cousins
Eventually, Khara summons a demon army onto Lakshmana and Rama, but both the demons and Khara are defeated, and the plot progresses forward once again.
From this, once again, there is a lot of detail into conflict starting already. Although this is potentially a continuation of a previous part, there is already an interesting plot build up and makes for an interesting read. The current plot and subjects forebode future conflict between the parties involved and leaves a cliffhanging feel to the storyline itself.
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