A short word about the Ramayana, Lamar Critical Editions, and this website.

    This website is dedicated to the Lamar Critical Edition for Valmiki's Ramayana.  All works are original.

What is the Ramayana?

    The Ramayana is an ancient Hindu text, and a revered epic poem.

What is a Lamar Critical Edition?

    A Lamar Critical Edition is when a student (or students) of Lamar University takes an in-depth look at any form of media and analyzes the context of the piece, the articles written on it, and then makes their own claim about the text--and tells you why their claim is true.