Vanara by Anand Neelakantan — Book Review: The Vanaras’ Side of the Ramayana
You know the Ramayana. Everyone knows the Ramayana. Rama is the perfect hero. Hanuman is the devoted servant. And somewhere in the background, there are these monkey warriors—Vanaras—who help Rama defeat Ravana and rescue Sita. That’s the story we’ve all been told. The story where Rama is right about everything and anyone who opposes him…