This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/the-ramayan-book-5-by-valmiki/
The Ramayan is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti). The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India, the other being Mahabharata. It is the story of Rama, who embarks on an epic journey followed by the fight with Ravana, the demon king who abducted Rama's wife, Sita. The epic depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife and the ideal king. Book 5 of Rmayan, also known as Sundara Kanda is the heart of Valmiki's Ramayana and consists of a detailed, vivid account of Hanuman's adventures as he moves to Lanka in search of Sita. (Summary by om123)
- Target completion date: 2013-Oct-31
- Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24869
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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BC Admin
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This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
- Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valmiki
- Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24869
- Number of sections (files) this project will have: 20
- Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: no
- Original publication date (if known): 1870-1874
- If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog?
Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
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Genres for the project:
ancient-texts
Keywords that describe the book:
Ramayana, Valmiki, Sundara Kanda, Hanuman, Sita, Rama, Ravana, Lanka - The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
Start of recording (Intro)- "Chapter [number] of Book 5 of The Ramayan of Valmiki (300 bC - ) . - This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name]" - Say:
" Book 5 of The Ramayan of Valmiki (300 bC - ). Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith [Chapter]"
- "Chapter [number] of Book 5 of The Ramayan of Valmiki (300 bC - ). Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name]" - Only if applicable, say:
"[Chapter title]"
- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [Chapter]" - If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of Book 5 of The Ramayan of Valmiki (300 bC - ). Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith "
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes. - Example filename
book5oframayan_##_valmiki.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (e.g. book5oframayan_01_.mp3) - Example ID3 V2 tags
Title: ## - [Section title]
Artist: Ralph T.H. Griffith
Album: Book 5 of The Ramayan by Valmiki (300 bC - )
Transfer of files (completed recordings)
Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file.
Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader:
http://upload.librivox.org
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin) - You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: arb-annise
- When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
- If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader:
. As usual I made some idiotic mistake 
. Actually, I was giving the earlier password, which was changed after the hacking happened. Sorry to bother you all unnecessarily. Thank you Annise.