Educational entertainment venture Jumbaya is releasing a new read-along animated series about the Ramayana, one of India’s most venerated epics. The series, titled Ramayana: The Journey of Sita and Rama is divided into more than 70 episodes of 6-10 minutes each. 

The epic tells the story of Rama, a king whose wife Sita is kidnapped by Ravana, the ten-headed king of Lanka. Accompanied by his vanara army, Rama then undertakes a journey across the subcontinent to battle Ravana and rescue Sita. 

The series is now streaming on the Jumbaya app, available on iOS and Android app stores. 

Watch the trailer here

Tanay Gokhale is a Community Reporter at India Currents through the California Local News Fellowship cohort of 2023. Born and raised in Nashik, India, he moved to the United States for graduate study in...