This book, written by Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik, (supposedly one of India’s foremost mythologists), explores the relevance of Lord Ram in modern times by looking at him as :
• Ramayan’s protagonist
• Dashrath’s son
• Vishwamitra’s student
• Sita’s husband
• Lakshman’s brother
• Hanuman’s master
• Ravan’s enemy
• Ayodhya’s king
• Vishnu’s incarnation
• Valmiki’s inspiration
• Hindutva’s icon.
As I decided to find out more, I came across this interesting interview of the author with Rediff.com titled – ‘It is fashionable to revile Ram’