B) Sargas/Cantos that are not in tune with Sage Valmiki's style
If we read Srimad Ramayana carefully, we will find that Sage Valmiki deviated sparingly from the Main story. If it all he had to narrate about a sub-story, he used to describe that sub-story in brief. It is his style of narrating the story.
For example: Whether it is (i) describing the greatness of Anasuya, the wife of Sage Atri in Ayodhya Kanda, (ii) narrating the greatness of Sage Agastya in Aranya Kanda, (iii) telling about the enmity between Vali and Sugreeva in Kishkinda Kanda, (iv) the curse imposed on Kumbakarna by Lord Brahma in Yuddha Kanda, etc, we will observe his style of narrating the sub-story in brevity.
Contrary to this style, we will find many Sargas/Cantos in Baala Kanda of Srimad Ramayana.
1. Bringing Sage Rishyasringa to Ayodhya.
In order to perform Aswamedha Yagna Sage Rishyasringa was invited and brought to Ayodhya. However, apart from this brief episode, the story of Rishyasringa was narrated in 4 sargas (9-11) in Baala Kanda. As it is not no related to the main story, we have to omit these 4 Sargas.
2. The stories of Ganga, Sagara, Ahalya, etc
The stories of Ganga, Uma, the birth of Kaartikeya, the story of Sagara, digging of Earth by the sons of Sagara, the story of Bhagiratha, Ahalya, etc, were described from Sargas 35 - 50 (16 in number) in Baala Kanda. These stories have no relevance to the story of Sri Rama,i.e, Ramayana. Hence, these are interpolations.
3. The story of Viswamitra
The story of Sage Viswamitra was narrated from 51 to 65 Sargas (15 in number) in Baala Kanda. This story has no relevance to the story of Sri Rama,i.e, Ramayana. Hence, these are interpolations.
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To conclude:
Under Section A, we have interpolations in 10 (4+3+3) Sargas. Under Section B, we have interpolations in 35 (4+16+15) Sargas.
To sum up, there are interpolations in 45 Sargas out of 77 sargas.
The Ramayana story starts with Sarga 5 of Baala Kanda. We have to add the remaining 32 Sargas to Ayodhya Kanda, making it as a single Kanda.
So we have only 5 Kandas in the Srimad Ramayana.
(i) Ayodhya Kanda, (ii) Aranya Kanda (iii) Kishkinda Kanda (iv) Sundara Kanda (v) Yuddha Kanda.
I repeat UTTARA KANDA is an interpolation and we have to reject it in its entirety.
Except Rishyasringa none of them are interpolation. All of them are recorded in Mahabharata.
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