The Ramayana was written by _____.
According to the legends, Ramayana was written by Maharishi Valmiki. Ramayana, originally written by Valmiki, consists of 24,000 shlokas. The epic narrates the life of Shri Ram Chandra, the legendary prince of Kosala Kingdom, his banishment from the kingdom by his father, King Dasharatha, his travels across forests in India with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana, the kidnapping of his wife by Ravana, the demon king of Lanka, resulting in a war with him, and Rama's eventual return to Ayodhya to be crowned king.