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	Valmiki - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		One version has it that Valmiki was originally a dalit dacoit called Ratna who haunted the forests and preyed upon the unwary travellers.
		Valmiki was so touched by the pain of the bird that he composed and sang a sad song.
		Legend has it that it was Maharshi Valmiki who offered refuge to Sita the wife of Lord Rama, and the queen of Ayodhya when she was banished from the kingdom.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Valmiki (579 words)

	Valmiki
		Valmiki is the author the hindu holy book Ramayana.
		Valmiki is sad to be a forest brigand, till the day Narada enlightens him.
		Valmiki moved by Narada's teachings, renounces his family to perform a penance.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/va/Valmiki.html (49 words)

	VALMIKI ASHRAMS IN INDIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bhagwan Valmiki ashram is situated in Lohuraabeer chowk in Varanasi.
		Valmiki Ashram is found in Turturiya, a mountain area at a distance of twenty nine kilometers from Bilaspur in Madhya Pradesh.
		Valmiki ASHRAM, Chitwan - This UNESCO World Heritage property, situated in the south-western end of Royal Chitwan National Park, is famous for its Ramayana-time remains such as the Ashram of sage Valmiki where Rama’s wife Sita together with her sons, Lava and Kusha, spent her life in exile.
	www.bhagwanvalmiki.com /ashram.htm (2520 words)

	Valmiki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Other sages such as Patanjali were of the Naga clan (his son was Nagaputra.) Members of the Valmiki community believe that they are the descendents of Nagas.
		For Valmiki devotees (Valmikis) in India the Ramayana has served to provide a cultural and religious foundation and was the link during colonial rule which labourers took with them when they went from India.
		Valmikis have a close link with the Sikh Golden Temple (Hari Mandir.) Bhagwan Valmik’s role in the foundation of the Golden Temple in Amritsar is commemorated by him burying the pot of healing ‘Amrit’ that would give rise to the holy lake on which the Golden Temple would be built.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Valmiki (940 words)

	Valmiki - Composer of Ramayana - Indian Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The sage Valmiki is the composer of the epic poem Ramayana.
		Now, Valmiki had not had any formal education, so he was surprised that the curse that he had uttered had come out in the shape of a hymn in Sanskrit.
		While Valmiki was brooding over this episode, Lord Brahma appeared before him and said, "It is the will of the Lord that you shall compose the story of the life of Rama.
	members.cox.net /apamnapat/entities/Valmiki.html (709 words)

	Valmiki National Park wildlife of India
		Valmiki was established as the 18th tiger reserve in 1990 and ranks fourth in the density of tiger population.
		The park is bounded by the Royal Chitwan National Park of Nepal in the north and the river Gandak on the western side with the Himalayan Mountains as a backdrop.
		Adjacent to the sanctuary, in the forests in Chitwan National Park of Nepal, is the historic Valmiki Ashram.
	www.webindia123.com /wildlife/parks/bihar/valmiki.htm (249 words)

	Sage Valmiki
		Valmiki established his own hermitage and soon earned the respect of seers and commoners alike.
		After the usual welcome Valmiki asked him as to who among the heroes of this world was the highest in virtue and wisdom.
		So impressed was Valmiki when he heard Ram's story that even long after Narada had left, his mind was full of it, and he was pondering on it as he went to the river Tamasa for his morning ablution.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/mythology_from_india/70269 (504 words)

	VALMIKI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Valmiki was an example of beings who enjoyed God’s Grace through their devotion and not because of their birth, wealth, scholarship or any other accomplishment.
		Valmiki established the fact that there is nothing greater than this one single name Rama.
		Ratnakara who was a highwayman then became the sage Valmiki by reciting the name of Rama, on the advice of the sages.
	members.rediff.com /saivani/Valmiki.htm (478 words)

	Only 35 tigers in Bihar's Valmiki National Park
		The tiger population is decreasing at an alarming rate in the Valmiki National Park, Bihar's only tiger project, according to reports of the latest tiger census there.
		Officials of the forest department said there were 52 tigers in the Valmiki National Park according to the 2003 tiger census.
		The total population of tigers in India as estimated during the last census in 2001-02 was 3,642.
	www.rediff.com /news/2005/may/18tig.htm (373 words)

	People Valmiki - Biographies Of Great Indians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Valmiki was not the name that his parents chose for the poet.
		Valmiki was over whelmed with joy at this appreciation of his poem and of the recitation by his disciples.
		Valmiki is a great example of how people are uplifted by the company of good men.
	www.bharatadesam.com /people/valmiki.php (4452 words)

	Mythological tales Valmiki
		Valmiki, who was born in a Brahmin family was originally known as Ratnakar.
		Valmiki was enraged after seeing this and cursed the hunter by saying this Shloka.
		When Shri Rama asked Valmiki as to where should he reside as he had abandoned Ayodhya, Valmiki specified about 14 types of residences which were fit for him to reside and these 14 residences covered all the ways and paths of devotion.
	www.urday.com /valmiki.html (1140 words)

	VALMIKI
		The Valmiki tract is broken and undulating often showing highly fragile geological formations.
		The Valmiki Tiger Reserve, the 18th Tiger Reserve of the country and second in Bihar, is located in the northern most part of the West Champaran district of the State.
		Since Valmiki Tiger Reserve is contiguous with international boundary and inter-state boundary, it is infested with hundreds of armed dacoits.
	projecttiger.nic.in /valmiki.htm (1119 words)

	The'Ramayana'in Slokas
		Like the story of Valmiki's becoming a sage, the story of his composing the Ramayana' is also very interesting.
		Valmiki was looking for a suitable place to step into the stream, when he heard the sweet chirping of birds.
		He said to Valmiki, "O great sage, the sloka which came from your lips was inspired by me. Now you will write the 'Ramayana' in the form of slokas.
	www.freeindia.org /biographies/greatpoets/valmiki/page-2.htm (608 words)

	Punjabi University [TEACHING & RESEARCH DEPARTMENTS]
		Maharshi Valmiki is considered the first poet of classical Sanskrit Literature.
		Valmiki was a great scholar of his time.
		Keeping in view etymology of the word-Valmiki -(Valmike bhavah iti Valmiki), many baseless stories were developed around his personalily.
	www.universitypunjabi.org /pages/research/chairvalmiki.html (442 words)

	Ramayana Article Part 1
		Valmiki, the tapasvi, meditating on the nature of things, asks Narada, 'Who is the perfect hero?' A rather unusual question for a tapasvi to ask, we might think.
		And when Valmiki asked his momentous question the Ekam Sat was functioning at Its most puissant on the human plane and in the person of Dasharathi Rama, as Narada with his spiritual antennae knew.
		Valmiki was in the mood to see Rama as a tree sprung from the bowels of of Mother Earth and filling the space between Earth and Heaven in a passion of giving.
	www.ramayanaudio.com /Forum_Articles/Raghunathan (1467 words)

	Alibris: Valmiki
		Valmiki tells a riveting story of growing up in a village in the newly independent India.
		It is a story of survival, of oppression as grievous as slavery or apartheid, and of victory, as the author gets an education and learns to embrace his identity and become a spokesman for his community.
		This is the first of seven volumes of a translation of the Valmiki Ramayana, the great Sanskrit epic of the life of Rama, ideal man and incarnation of the great god Visnu.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/Valmiki (783 words)

	valmiki
		Valmiki followed those orders and, as the pastimes manifested in his heart, he began writing the Ramayana.
		Valmiki was on the planet at the same time as Lord Rama.
		Similarly Valmiki, by the blessings of Narada, saw all these pastimes as clearly as if they were happening in front of his eyes.
	www.dharmakshetra.com /sages/Saints/valmiki.html (1956 words)

	HYDonline - Story - Adikavi Valmiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Since then Valmiki Maharshi lived on the banks of the Ganges in an ashram of his own.
		One day while he was returning from the river after the morning bath he saw a Krouncha birds couple, flying joyously in the sky and having their love play.
		Valmiki is acclaimed as the Adi Kavi, the first poet and is gratefully remembered by all poets when they begin to compose a new poem.
	www.hydonline.com /people/Kids_Corner/adikavivalmiki.html (1275 words)

	Introduction-Maharshi Valmiki
		Valmiki's 'Ramayana' is the very first such poem in Sanskrit.
		Therefore, it is also called the 'Adikavya' or -the First Poem; Valmiki is also known as the 'Adikavi’, which means the First Poet.
		Valmiki has been described as a cuckoo on the tree of poetry, singing sweetly.
	www.freeindia.org /biographies/greatpoets/valmiki/index.htm (280 words)

	Valmiki narrates the Ramayana
		Valmiki lived a simple life as a poet and holy man in a hut in the forests of northern India.
		Valmiki was inspired to compose his verse after visits from the Gods Narada and Brahma.
		Later Brahma came to give Valmiki divine inspiration for his verse and afterwards, Valmiki fell into a meditative trance and saw for himself the life and adventures of Rama and Sita.
	www.bl.uk /learning/cult/inside/gallery/valmiki/valmikinarrates.html (240 words)

	Valmiki - new film of Shivrajkumar, directed by M.S. Ramesh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The way robber Valmiki turned into an author of Ramayana because of the circumstances and surroundings, hero of this film too regrets his immoral past and surpasses everyone's expectation becoming a gentleman.
		Valmiki is the fourth film for director M.S. Ramesh.
		Success of Valmiki that has good technicians and stars would be a great relief for the producer.
	www.viggy.com /english/current_valmiki.asp (349 words)

	Kaarseva at Valmiki Ashram - Amritsar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He said a proposal to enact a Valmiki Tirath Act on the pattern of the Sikh Gurdwara Act should be mooted.
		According to large posters released by Valmiki samaj office-bearers, the proposed kar seva procession to this ancient temple is scheduled to start from the Valmiki temple near Hall Gate tomorrow morning.
		He accused the Valmiki heads, especially Senior Deputy Mayor Gabbar and Mr Rattan Ravan, head of the Adi Dharm Samaj, of issuing threats to eliminate him after the fund was allotted for the beautification of the temple.
	www.bhagwanvalmiki.com /karseva.htm (3703 words)

	Joothan; An Untouchable's Life; Omprakash Valmiki; Translated by Arun Prabha Mukherjee
		Omprakash Valmiki’s Joothan, an autobiographical account of his birth and upbringing as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the 1950s, is one of the first portrayals of Dalit life in north India from an insider’s perspective.
		Valmiki has broken new ground with an authentic recording of these unrepresented experiences.
		Omprakash Valmiki is the author of two collections of poetry and one of short stories.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/cup/catalog/data/023112/0231129726.HTM (518 words)

	Valmiki Muni
		Previously Valmiki, having the name Ratnakara, was living in the forest, and to maintain his family he would kill and rob passers by as they went through the forest.
		Valmiki thought of nothing else, for he was always absorbed in thoughts of the saintly Lord Rama.
		Once Valmiki, with some of his 'sisyas' (students) headed for the Tamasa River for bathing, as Valmiki described the glories of the Lord's creation - the river, the forest, the animals and birds who have taken shelter of the forest, he saw two kraunch birds in a tree, in courtship.
	www.salagram.net /Valmiki.html (6823 words)

	Valmiki Ramayana
		Sage poet Valmiki authored it and as with some other historical poems written in ancient times, dates of Ramayana period are to be determined accurately by historians.
		One day the Sage Valmiki saw a bird couple sitting on a branch of tree engaged in their tête-à-tête.
		While he was blessingly admiring the bird couple, a wicked arrow of a hunter pierced through the male bird, which fell instantly on to the ground, and the female bird chirped bemoaningly.
	www.valmikiramayan.net /ramayana.htm (1095 words)

	Rama of Valmiki homepage
		Dating from the seventh century B.C., the Sanskrit epic poem Ramayana (The Way of Rama) is the oldest version of the adventures of Prince Rama which was widely known.
		Valmiki's original version became the source of a multitude of stories about Rama composed in all major Indian languages over several centuries.
		Contextually, It is associated with the Isvaku kings who ruled the Kosala kingdom in the Ganges Valley in the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. Legends surrounding this royal house and the adventures of Rama form the heart of the epic.
	www1.br.cc.va.us /hurst/eng251cr/ramacr.html (999 words)

	Vanara, Golangul, Rukshya; Rakshasa; Jatayu, and Sampati civilizations
		Some writers described Sethu built by Vanaras was floating bridge, against what Valmiki described it as a landmass made on the deep sea across ancient India and Sri Lanka with big boulders and trees.
		Valmiki Ramayana available from Geeta Press, Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh is in two volumes.
		Valmiki's geographical description of places is so accurate that even today Pampa Sarovar can be seen as Tungabhadra Reservoir in Karnataka State.
	www.angelfire.com /sc3/1010/102.htm (2935 words)

	Amazon.com: Joothan: Books: Omaprakasa Valmiki,Arun Prabha Mukherjee,Omprakash Valmiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Valmiki details these harsh realities as he has experienced them through living in the squalid shanties of the basti, scavenging meat and leather from putrid roadside carrion, and enduring ridicule and persecution from social superiors.
		But Valmiki also shares with his readers the inspiring account of how he and other untouchables--who have renamed themselves Dalits--have forged a strong social and political movement to press for their rights as Indian citizens.
		OMPRAKASH VALMIKI'S Joothan is among the first texts in Hindi that identifies itself as a part of Dalit literature, one of the most important literary movements to emerge in postindependence India.
	www.amazon.com /Joothan-Omaprakasa-Valmiki/dp/0231129726 (1145 words)

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