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EPISODE · May 20, 2026 · 5 MIN

Valmiki - The Highway Robber Who Wrote the Ramayana

from The Long Thread - Ancient Stories For The Present Moment. · host Ashvee Kanwar

The man who wrote the Ramayana was once a highway robber.His name was Ratnakar.One day he stopped a sage on a forest road.The sage asked him one question before submitting to being robbed.That question changed everything.What followed — and what Ratnakar became — is one of the most extraordinary transformation stories in all of Indian tradition.New story every day.Follow so you never miss one.

The man who wrote the Ramayana was once a highway robber.His name was Ratnakar.One day he stopped a sage on a forest road.The sage asked him one question before submitting to being robbed.That question changed everything.What followed — and what Ratnakar became — is one of the most extraordinary transformation stories in all of Indian tradition.New story every day.Follow so you never miss one.

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