Tulsidas

Tulsidas was a sixteenth-century North Indian poet and devotee of Rama who composed the Ramcharitmanas in Awadhi. The work retells the Rama story in seven major sections and became central to vernacular devotional literature. SUNDERKAND and Sundarkand are two spellings attached to its fifth section, the Sundara Kanda, rather than separate compositions. That portion concentrates on Hanuman's journey to Lanka, his discovery of Sita, and his return with news for Rama. Tulsidas also wrote works including Vinay Patrika and Kavitavali, but the Ramcharitmanas remains the foundation of his literary reputation and of the continuing performance tradition around his verse.