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Synopsis Gosvami Tulasidasa, devotee and poet par excellence, imprinted onto his magnum opus the Ramacaritamanasa his absolute devotion to God in the form of Sri Rama, as well as his views on the ethical, moral, political, social and other aspects of life, gleaned from long and serious study of the scriptures. Ramacaritamanasa projected the message of Ramabhakti and ideals of Ramarajya to the world through the forceful medium of Awadhi. Three hundred years following its composition, the Ramacaritamanasa was carried to all parts of the world by indentured labourers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. From 1860 to 1911, many thousands of these labourers arrived in South Africa with their copies of the Ramacaritamanasa as their pillar of faith. His book details the role of the Ramacaritamanasa in the lives of the Hindi-speaking indentured labourers and their progeny in South Africa, and their perceptions of Sri Rama and the Ramacaritamanasa. It emerges that the Ramacaritamanasa continues to fulfill Tulasidasa’s aim of inculcating selfless devotion to Sri Rama as the Supreme. The social and political message of Tulasidasa also has gained tremendous acclaim. The Hindi speaking South African Hindus cherish the Ramacaritamanasa as a great scripture, and delve deep into the lake of Sri Rama’s acts to gain solace and guidance.