Vālmīki Composes the Rāmāyana.

The Rāmāyaṇa (c. 550 b.c.e.; English translation, 1870-1889) or Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa, is an epic poem of ancient India. The title is taken to mean “the adventures of Rāma.” The epic’s central narrative is a romance, recounting the birth of Rāmacandra, heir to the throne of the city-state Ayodhyā (a town by that name still exists); his banishment through a palace intrigue; and his subsequent wanderings throughout central and southern India, accompanied by both his wife, Sītā, and brother Lakṣmaṇa. Sītā is abducted but is rescued, and Rāma is eventually restored to his rightful place as king in Ayodhyā.