Who wrote Ramayan?

Original Question: Who wrote the Mahabharata and the Ramayana? According to the introductory chapter (Adi Parva) of Mahabharatha, Lord Veda Vyasa composed the verses (slokas) of the Mahabharata epic and Lord Ganesha wrote them. As for Ramayana, there are many versions of the Ramayana epic. read more

Ramayana was written by sage Valmiki. He wrote Ramayana by the order of Lord Brahma. STORY OF VALMIKI: -Valmiki was born to a sage called Prachesta. He was born from ant-hill. So that he was named as Ratnakar in his childhood. Once he lost his way in the jungle and was adopted by hunter family. read more

Valmiki's Ramayana inspired Sri Ramacharit Manas by Tulsidas in 1576, an epic Awadhi (a dialect of Hindi) version with a slant more grounded in a different realm of Hindu literature, that of bhakti; it is an acknowledged masterpiece of India, popularly known as Tulsi-krita Ramayana. Gujarati poet Premanand wrote a version of the Ramayana in the 17th century. read more

Rishi Valmiki, who is the 10th Son of Pracheta (Varuna, one of the 10 prajapatis) wrote Ramayan, with suport of Sage Kakbhushandi. Kakbhushandi got earlier, knowledge of Rama and how to worship Rama from Sage Lomasa. read more