Ramayana the great hindu epic

Ramayana: ramayan is one of the two greatest Indian Epics which teaches Humanity about the science of living!
How one must interact with another, relationships between different beings, respect one must pay to Parents and Gurus, all the while fulfilling the desires of the Lord (upholding Dharma at each and every stage) … Is the message conveyed!!
Nothing can be more pious and sacred than reading or hearing Ramayana! Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads (with deeper meaning) can not be understood by a common man but ramayana, in the dialect of a common man can be easily assimilated by all!

Origins of the Ramayana
The Ramayana is a Sanskrit kavya (poetry) and is part of the smritis.
It consists of 24,000 couplets and is believed to have been first written around the third century BC.
The incidents it narrates are said to have occurred in the Treta Yuga.
The epic tells the story of Rama, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, who was born on earth to liberate mankind from the demon king Ravana of Lanka, and to re-establish righteousness in the world.
Along with Mahabharata and Bhagavat Gita, it has had a decisive influence in shaping the nature of Indian civilization.