The first one among the series planned on the Rama story in South East asia with every country of it having a version, sometimes more than one. the present volume deals with the ramakien, sanskrit ramakirti, the glory of rama presented in literary form by several authors, interestingly, all kings. in art it figures in both its forms, performing: dance, drama ballet, pantomime and plastic: paintings, sculptures, bas-reliefts, wood carvings and engravings on all sorts of objects. It also has deep imprint on Thai folklore.