Ramcharitmanas

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Ramcharitmanas was written during the 16th century in the Awadhi language by Indian bhakti poet Tulsidas.
It is based on the Ramayana and tells the story of Lord Ram from his birth to him becoming King of Ayodhya and is divided into seven chapters (Kand).
They are called Bala Kanda, Ayodhya Kanda, Aranya Kanda, Kishkindakand, Sundar Kanda, Lanka Kanda, and Uttar Kanda.

Tulsidas

Tulsidas also known as Goswami Tulsidas was a Vaishnava Hindu saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to Lord Ram.
He is best known as the author of the Hanuman Chalisa and of the epic Ramcharitmanas, a retelling of Ramayana in the Awadhi language.
He built the Sankatmochan Temple in the city of Varanasi dedicated to Lord Hanuman.
He is also credited with starting the Ramlila plays, which is a folk-theatre adaptation of the Ramayana.
Tulsidas is responsible for making the story of Lord Ram popular among the masses because his writing in the regional dialect which helped most people to understand the epic.
He was a contemporary of the Mughal emperor Akbar.

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