CONTENTS: Foreword, Note to the Readers, Maps Showing Documentation Sites of Ramkatha in Odisha, About the Oral Ramkatha, 1. Odisha in the Context of Ramkatha: In the Written, Oral, and Performative Traditions, 2. Ethnography of the Singers and their Cultural Background CONTEXT OF RAMKATHA IN SOUTH-WESTERN ODISHA, 3. KOSHLI RAMKATHA, Narrating the Ramkatha: From Voice to Text, Summary, and Interpretation, 4. PAHARIA RAMKATHA, Narrating the Ramkatha: From Voice to Text, Summary, and Interpretation, 5. DESIA RAMKATHA, Narrating the Ramkatha: From Volice to Text, Summary, and Interpretation, 6. RAMKATHA IN SONGS, PROVERBS, AND RIDDLES, 7. iNTERPRETATION OF THE THREE RAMKATHAS AND CONCLUSION, Works Cited, Glossary, Index.