CONTENTS: Acknowledgement, Introduction, SECTION i: OUTREACH: 1. Following the Footsteps of Sri Ram in Punjab-Lady Kishwar Desai, 2. KrittivasaRamayana: The Traditions of Bharatvarsha-Bivash Ranjan Mondal, 3. Persian Ramayanas-Rana Safvi, 4. Stylistic Representations of the Ramayana in Mughal Paintings-Dr Seema Bhalla, 5. The Ramayana in Southeast Asia-Sharon Lowen, 6. The Indian Princess Who United Two Nations: The 2000-Year-Old Historical Connection between Ayodhya and South Korea-Dr Zena Chung, 7. Ramlia in Belarus-Amb. (Retd.) Sangeeta Bahadur, 8. The Romance of the Ramayana-Mehru Jaffer, 9. The Visualisation of the Ramayana under Akbar's Patronage-Dr Abira Bhattacharya, SECTION II: PERSPECTIVES AND SIGNIFICANCE: 10. Unveiling Shri Ram: The Valmiki Ramayana's Legendary Warrior-Rear Admiral Dr S Kulshrestha, (Retd.), 11. Hanuman's Bhakti, Sita's Shakti-Prof Ashish Khokar, 12. Ecological Diversity and the Ramayana-Shovana Narayan, 13. The Warp and Weft of Ethics and Morality in the Ramayana-Dr Gunjan Pradhan Sinha, 14. Sitayana: Her Story Retold-Amita Sahaya, 15. Shri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and India's Soft Power Diplomacy-Amb. Akhilesh Misra, 16. Shri Ram: Illuminating the Path for the Indian Diaspora and Southeast Asia-Dr K K Mishra, 17. Localisations and Contested Narratives: Ramayana in Laos-Neeru Misra, 18. Indian Music and Ramayana-Surmani K S Vasantha Lakshmi, List of Contributors.