Ramayana (C. Rajagopalachari)
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Ramayana is a retelling of the epic by C. Rajagopalachari
. It was first published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1957. This book is an abridged English retelling of the Valmiki
Ramayana
; he had earlier published a version of Kamba Ramayanam. Rajaji considered this book and his Mahabharata
to be his greatest service to his countrymen.
As of 2001, the book had sold over a million copies.
C. Rajagopalachari
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari , informally called Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian lawyer, independence activist, politician, writer and statesman. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India...
. It was first published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1957. This book is an abridged English retelling of the Valmiki
Valmiki
Valmiki is celebrated as the poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature. He is the author of the epic Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text of the epic itself. He is revered as the Adi Kavi, which means First Poet, for he discovered the first śloka i.e...
Ramayana
Ramayana
The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon , considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata...
; he had earlier published a version of Kamba Ramayanam. Rajaji considered this book and his Mahabharata
Mahabharata (C. Rajagopalachari)
Mahabharata is a mythological book by C. Rajagopalachari. It was first published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1958. This book is an abridged English retelling of Vyasa's Mahabharata. Rajaji considered this book and his Ramayana to be his greatest service to his countrymen.As of 2001, the book had...
to be his greatest service to his countrymen.
As of 2001, the book had sold over a million copies.