Ramacharitmanas

Subject: History

Section: Art and Culture

Concept:

On January 11, Bihar Education Minister Chandra Shekhar said the Ramcharitmanas, spreads hatred in society.

About Ramacharitmanas

The Ramcharitmanas is based on the Ramayana, sage Valmiki’s great epic.
It is the holiest book of the Indo-Gangetic region, and among the world’s most read holy books.
Across the Hindi heartland region, a reference to “Ramayan” often actually means Ramcharitmanas.
Tulsidas, a Brahmin whose original name was Ram Bola Dubey, composed the Ramcharitmanas on the bank of the Ganga in Varanasi.
He lived in the times of Akbar and had poetic interactions with the son of mughal commander, Bairam Khan.
He is said to have begun writing on Ram Navami day in 1574, and completed the poem over the next few years.
Tulsidas made the story of Lord Ram popular among the masses because he wrote in the regional dialect that most people understood.

Difference between Ramayana and Ramacharitmanas

Both are based on the life of Lord Ram but the main difference between the two is their Author and the time when they were written.
Ramayana was written by Sage Valmiki in Treta Yuga. Whereas, Ramcharitmanas was written by Tulsidas in Kaliyuga.
Ramayana was written in Sanskrit, while Ramcharitmanas was written in Awadhi Language.
Slokas format was used to write Ramayana, whereas, Chaupais format was used to write Ramcharitmanas.