Episode 8— Hanuman

In this episode, Devdutt Pattanaik regales the audience with interesting stories and anecdotes about one of Ramas ardent devotees, Hanuman. He is one of the key figures in Ramas story about fighting Ravan and rescuing Sita in the Ramayan, and he even has a kand book devoted to him. It is called the Sundar Kand. This book depicts the story of Hanuman and his travel to Lanka to rescue Sita. Devdutt narrates stories from the Sundar Kand thereby introducing Hanumans various traits and attributes. He tells us about the different encounters Hanuman has faced with asuras, mountains and even kings thus highlighting the fact that Hanuman is not just an interesting character from the epic but also a significant one. In fact, Hanuman is one of the few characters that appear in both Ramayan and Mahabharat.