Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who was the father of Ravan?

  1. Rishi Pulah

  2. Malywan

  3. Rishi Vishrwa

  4. Rishi Shukracharya
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Explanation

Ravana's father was Rishi Vishrwa (also spelled Vishrava), a sage and son of Pulastya. Vishrwa was a learned Brahmin who fathered Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana, and Shurpanakha. Malywan was Ravana's maternal grandfather.

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