Ramayanam, Volume 1

Dushyanth Sridhar is one of the most sought-after speakers in sanatana dharma, and has delivered over 3,500 discourses across 23 countries. He has broken several stereotypes when it comes to Harikatha and is arguably the wittiest of storytellers, with a wide following across television, news and digital channels. He has conceptualized classical dance productions such as Agre Pasyami, Ramayana Sudha, Srinivasam Prapadye and Aranganin Padaiyyil. He has acted in the Manipravala movie Vedanta Desika and has directed the Sanskrit movie Sakuntalam. He has authored a coffee-table book on Vedanta Desika. In the last decade, he has organized heritage tours with over 3,500 yatris. He manages Desika Daya, a charitable trust that has carried out extensive cultural activities. He is the recipient of titles such as Harikatha Bharati and Rama Bhakti Pracharamani, and has received the Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award. He is an alumnus of BITS, Pilani, and has interned at the Indian Institute of Science as an IAS fellow. He currently lives with his family in Bengaluru.