The English translation of this book is a novice effort of the translator. It was inspired, not by professional curiosity but through some chance spiritual inquisitiveness for Swantah Sukhay (Self-satisfaction), the general spirit of Ramacharitamanas. During the translation, the Author continuously experienced tediousness and enormity of the task in hand. Like any other translator, his dilemma was, how to bring the closest proximity to the text and coherence with the writer’s feelings and his intellectual thinking. Love for Ramayan was inherited from the loving and religious parents and was reinforced through the noble association of people like Shri L.P. Vyas, the writer of the original book. In fact, the inspiration for indulging in this translation also came through him only, not by his direction but in his presence just volunteering for it. In the line of English translation, the one important effort has been the translation of the Ramcharitamanas into English verse, which is still in the manuscript stage. Despite of best and sincere efforts the readers may find it lacking in so many ways. The credit belongs to Shri Ramji and the illustrious writer of the text Shri L.P. Vyas ji.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lallan Prasad Vyas
Lallan Prasad Vyas, Editor of the International Hindi Magazine 'Vishwa Hindi Darshan' is the author of 12 books in Hindi. He founded "Vishwa Sahitya Sanskriti Sansthan" in 1983 and as Secretary General, organised first International Ramayana Conference under its banner in 1984 at various holy Ramayana places in India followed by thirteen other such Conferences in eleven countries of the world. The countries included Thailand, Canada, Nepal, Mauritius, surinam, Belgium, Indonesia, Holland, China and U.S.A. -That means fourteen global Ramayana Conferences were held in a short span of only 13 years. It is still a continuing process. He also organised the first World Hindi convention at Nagpur (1975) and second in Mauritius (1976) as Assistant Secretary. he organised firstever International Conference on 'Ramayana in Asia'. in January 1971 in New Delhi as Secretary General. He has travelled round the world several times. He is editor of two famous english books- "The Ramayana: global View" and "Ramayana: Its Universal Appeal and Global Role". He has written hundreds of articles on literature, culture and international poiltics published in India and abroad. He has been interviewed on Radio and T.V. networks of India and other world countries. He has also editied dozens of souvenir-volumes in Hindi and English publisehd on the occasions of variuos global literary and cultural conferences in India and other countries.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Satya Deo Gupta
Satya Deo Gupta was born in a small village Uchain of Bharatpur district in Eastern Rajasthan, India, comparatively a backward and Hindi speaking area, the literary journey for this translator has been quite eventful, tedious but not a dull one. Having completed an emergency tenure as an Officer in the Indian Army, he joined the Civil Services in the Indian Central Government. He migrated to USA in 1980 and completed the Master’s degree from Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in May 1981. He is an amateur writer, purely for fun, that too an unestablished and unpublished one.
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