Extra Credit Reading Notes

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The Sons of Rama: Luv and Kush – The Invincible Twins (Volume 503) by Anant Pai

The comic begins with the story of a launderer beating his wife and differentiating himself from Rama saying he wouldn't take a wife who was in another's house. This makes Rama conflicted, but he decides to banish Sita because his duty is to his people. Lakshmana didn't want to leave Sita but Rama demands him to. Valmiki finds Sita when she is frightened by a snake. The hermitage became Sita's safe haven and where she raises her sons. Valmiki teaches them about Rama, the Ramayana, and how to use weapons. When he tells the stories of the Ramayana he refers to Sita as Vaidehi. The boys agreed Rama was cruel to Vaidehi and wonder what happened to her. Rama wants to send Lakshmana to find Sita for his yajna, but decides to use a golden statue of her instead to avoid upsetting his people. Luv and Kush find the horse and are willing to fight. The sons defeat the army and the army returns to Rama telling him Shatrughna had fallen. Rama sends Lakshmana to find and capture the boys. The army describes the boys to be like magic with their bows. Lakshmana injures Kush, so Luv knocks Lakshmana unconscious. Then Rama sends Bharata and Hanuman to fight the boys with their monkey army. The boys defeat then too, so Rama himself goes to fight. Rama asks the boys who their parents are and they say Sita is their mother. Hearing this, Rama fell unconscious and the boys battled the armies, taking Hanuman captive in the process. The boys take Rama's crown and the horse and show Sita. Valmiki tells Rama the two boys are Rama's sons and tells him to take Sita back. Sita returns to earth, leaving the sons devastated. The sons return to Ayodhya with Rama to become rulers someday.
Lava and Kush capturing the horse
(Wikipedia)

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