In 2018, I read the Valmiki Ramayana by the Tungabhadra river in Hampi. I wrote to its translator, Bibek Debroy—a correspondence I’ve cherished—and today I’ve d

In 2018, I read the Valmiki Ramayana by the Tungabhadra river in Hampi. I wrote to its translator, Bibek Debroy—a correspondence I’ve cherished—and today I’ve digitized that letter to share with the world.