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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
‘Ibonia’, which was seen in the news, is a similar version of Ramayana found in which country?
A
Mauritius
B
Nepal
C
Sri Lanka
D
Madagascar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Version of Indian epic Ramayana found in Madagascar in form of ‘Ibonia’

Detailed explanation-2: -Ramavataram, popularly referred to as Kamba Ramayanam, is a Tamil epic that was written by the Tamil poet Kambar during the 12th century. Based on Valmiki’s Ramayana (which is in Sanskrit), the story describes the life of King Rama of Ayodhya.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ramayana was composed in Sanskrit, probably not before 300 bce, by the poet Valmiki and in its present form consists of some 24,000 couplets divided into seven books.

Detailed explanation-4: -Based on astronomical information such as position of constellations and time of eclipses available in scriptures, they have concluded that events in the Ramayana took place 7,000 years ago and events in the Mahabharata took place 5,000 years ago.

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