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A digitised version of the Ramayana, one of the ancient Hindu epics is no available online. The Ramayana tells the story of Prince Rama’s quest to rescue his wife Sita, who is abducted by the ten headed demon King Ravana. It is considered as one of the main texts of Hinduism. Now a major partnership between the British Library and CSMVS Museum in Mumbai means people will be able to access the 1200 page Mewar Ramayana, a 17th century illustrated manuscript, by just clicking on a link. In this extract Catherine Eagleton, the Head of Asian and African Studies at the British Library explains more to Â鶹Éç Radio Nottingham's Kaval Vaseer... * You can find the manuscript on the British Library website or by going to www.bl.uk/ramayana