The Ramayana is the most famous and best known of all Indian epics, originally based on an epic poem, it has taken on many variations and forms over the centuries. Traditionally, the story centers on the hero, Prince Rama, who is the embodiment of virtue and perseverance, as he is wrongly denied his birthright to be crowned king and unjustly exiled to the forest where he encounters his share of dilemmas. In RK Narayan's modern, condensed version of the Ramayana, the classic conflict of duality is a predominant theme, as Rama faces many instances of uncertainty and meaningless chaos that are ultimately balanced by order and goodness according to the laws of karmic causality and dharma which he applies virtuously. strives to maintain. Nina's Ramayana focuses on the trials and tribulations that Rama encounters during his fourteen years of exile in the forest, his adventures are peppered with examples of honor, virtue and morality, which the film overlooks. In The Ramayana, Rama is the dominant hero and Sita is his wife who accompanies him in his exile, until she is stolen from him by Ravana. She is eventually restored, but that is only a small part of a larger, more inspiring story. In Nina Paley's interpretation, the story primarily focuses on Sita and her emotional traumas during her capture and recovery, which were depicted very differently in the film and the book. It is important to note that in the Ramayana, Sita played a much less important role in the grand scheme of things. Sita was depicted as a good little submissive wife, always faithful and faithful to her husband and she was eager to prove her devotion which was also characteristic of the traditional role of women in a patriarchal society which reflected the values ​​and social norms of the India. In "Sita Sings the Blues", many Western norms and feminist views were imposed on the character of Sita, making her much more relatable to a more modern Western audience and less representative of the traditional male-dominated patriarchal Indian. The film also depicts such images and songs displaying both the devotion Sita herself had towards Rama and the respect she instilled in their twin sons, even after being banished to the forest by her husband, which downplayed why Rama deserved such admiration (Sita sings the blues). This was contrary to the evidence provided in the book The Ramayana, in which Rama's virtuous, righteous and forgiving nature was at the center of almost every plot and his being moral and righteous is the exact reason for his greatness. The amusing, but very Western-modern, film attempted to explain the importance of honor to Rama with a song that simply said "Rama is good...Rama' just...Rama does what Rama must... ." but he then portrayed Rama as distrustful, suspicious and "mean" (Sita Sings the Blues). In fact, the film tended to portray Rama somewhat unfairly since the element of dharma, which is the all-encompassing goodness and virtue that Rama embodied, was completely absent in the film, whereas in the book The Ramayana, the concept of dharma was woven. deeply throughout