Ravana, the hero of Lanka had a great personality which had its own importance in the story of the Ramayana. In fact, several heroic and valorous episodes are attributed to him in the Ramayana in which he is depicted as an extremely strong, stubborn, willful and unshakable king of Lanka. Inspite of his being a man of wisdom, bravery, well-vered in all the scriptures, it is the abduction of Sita, the spouse of Rama, which resulted in his do wnfall and ultimate death.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shanti Lal Nagar
Shantilal Nagar, a graduate of the Punjab University, served in the curatorial capacity in the Central Asian Antiquities Museum, New Delhi, the Archaeological Museum Nalanda, and Archaeological Section of the Indian Museum, Calcutta for a number of years. He has to his credit the scientific documentation of over fifty thousand antiquities, in these museums, representing the rich cultural heritage of the country and comprising of sculptures, bronzes, terracottas, beads, seals and sealing, ancient Indian numismatics, wood work, miniatures and paintings, textiles and Pearce collection of gems, ranging from the earliest times to the late medieval period. He was awarded, in 1987, a fellowship, for his monograph on the Temples of Himachal Pradesh, by the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. He has authored more than 38 books.
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