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Today is the birth anniversary of Maharshi Valmiki-the sage who penned the ancient epic Ramayana in Sanskrit. From discussing the character of Lord Rama to remembering Valmiki's visionary powers, Twitter users shared various meaningful posts to mark the anniversary.
Even leading Indian ministers and politicians contributed to this Ramayana trend. The vice-president of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu wrote, "My humble tributes to the Adi Kavi Maharishi #Valmiki on his Jayanti today. He composed the great epic Ramayana and enlightened us about the divine life journey of #LordRama. The poet-saint's philosophical teachings are eternally relevant. #valmikijayanti."
https://twitter.com/VPSecretariat/status/1322410494439743489
The Minister of Law and Justice in India, Ravi Shankar Prasad also remembered Valmiki on his birth anniversary.
https://twitter.com/rsprasad/status/1322403674681847808
Twitter Users Salute Valmiki For Making an Impact on Hindu Culture with Ramayana
Ramayana undoubtedly has made a huge impact on the Hindu culture in India. Twitter users saluted Maharshi Valmiki for his contribution. A user said, "Revere the impact of Ramayana on the Hindu way of life... Salutations & Gratitude to the original Epic Writer. #valmikijayanti."
https://twitter.com/SwMitrananda/status/1322339677152583683
Another user gave details about Lord Rama's lineage. He wrote, "Shri Ram was 64th great Ruler of Ikshwaku dynasty of Ayodhya and Maharshi Valmiki was his contemporary. Adi Kavi Valmiki begins the writing of Ramayana after the ascension of King Ram. He described the life history of Shri Ram in about 24000 Sanskrit shlokas. #महर्षि_वाल्मीकि_जयंती."
https://twitter.com/RatanSharda55/status/1322381041894502403
Another Twitter user revealed what Maharshi Valmik did after he completed writing Ramayana. He wrote, "After writing the Ramayana, Maharishi Valmiki went south and spent some time at this place. #महर्षि_वाल्मीकि_जयंती."
https://twitter.com/Schauhan83362/status/1322380718551388161
Here are more tweets on Maharshi Valmiki and Ramayana.
https://twitter.com/Schauhan83362/status/1322379987102494722
https://twitter.com/balke_honey/status/1322387687320383488
Author and founder of Ramayana School, Shantanu Gupta wrote, "Valmiki Ramayana, the biography of Rama teaches us leadership lessons and life lessons on every aspect of life. And we at @ramayanaschool are decoding the 24k Shlokas & taking it globally through guided pedagogy techniques Reached 17 countries and counting #valmikijayanti."
https://twitter.com/shantanug_/status/1322411119525326848
The ancient epic written by Maharshi Valmiki is still relevant and revered in India. The character of Rama and the entire epic continues to inspire Indians across the globe. That is one reason why Om Raut, the director of blockbuster Tanhaji is now coming up with a movie based on Lord Rama titled Adipurush. Prabhas will be playing the lead role of Rama whereas Saif Ali Khan will portray Ravana.
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