--- title: "who wrote the Ramcharitmanas (105-year-old Urdu copy ) and When?" description: "who wrote the Ramcharitmanas (105-year-old Urdu copy ) and When?" author: "Rajib Ahluwalia" published: 2018-08-27 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48590/who-wrote-the-ramcharitmanas-105-year-old-urdu-copy-and-when category: "books & novels" tags: ["books and literature"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # who wrote the Ramcharitmanas (105-year-old Urdu copy ) and When? who wrote the Ramcharitmanas (105-year-old [Urdu copy](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48639/when-was-the-ramcharitmanas-105-year-old-urdu-copy-written) ) and When?\ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Harshal Vispute A **105-year-old Urdu [copy](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158787/what-are-rust-s-copy-and-clone-traits-and-when-are-they-used)** of **Shri [Ramcharitmanas](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49704/what-is-difference-between-ramayana-and-ramcharitmanas)** was discovered in a **junk market** in **Hauz Khas, [New Delhi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62191/who-launched-a-digital-india-initiative-at-new-delhi)**. **Three years** ago, a pile of damaged books yielded a book penned by **Shiv Brat Lal**, a resident of **Bhadohi district, in 1904** and afterward printed at **Lahore's Half-Tone factory** in **1910.** **\** The **Sankat Mochan** temple priest family paid **600 rupees** for the book. **\** The copy includes a **20-page** prologue and **four hand-drawn photographs**, one of which includes images of **Lord Ram, Sita, Laxman**, and **Hanuman**, as well as **Brahma, Vishnu**, and **Mahesh.** **\** The Urdu copy of the book was discovered by the priest's family while hunting for an ancient **manuscript of Sri Ramcharitmanas** that had been taken from the **Sankat Mochan temple at Tulsi Ghat**, along with other valuable items related to **Goswami Tulsidas.** The text was stolen from the Sankat Mochan temple, and a team from the temple was hunting for it. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48590/who-wrote-the-ramcharitmanas-105-year-old-urdu-copy-and-when Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.