VARANASI, INDIA, April 29, 2011 (Hindustan Times): The first-ever illustrated French version of the Ramayana will be launched in France and India by a Paris-based publishing house. It is a seven-volume book which uniquely combines textual narratives and miniature paintings of the Ramayana arranged from museums across the globe, Ramayana project manager Colombe Verges disclosed.
The French version of the Ramayana will be launched in Paris and then at the French Embassy in New Delhi this year. An illustrated English version will be out on Dusehra-Deepawali 2012.
Verges says “the book carries 700 miniature paintings sourced from museums across the world. She says ten year’s research has gone into the project. The French edition is nearly complete. “But only one of seven volumes of English version is ready,” Verges says.