Ramayana (Rajagopalachari book)
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| Author | C. Rajagopalachari |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mythology |
| Publisher | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 978-81-7276-365-7 |
| OCLC | 19243018 |
Ramayana is a retelling of the epic by C. Rajagopalachari. It was first published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1957.[1] This book is an abridged English retelling of the Valmiki Ramayana; he had earlier published a version of Kamba Ramayanam.[2] 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.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ramayana and Mahabharata: catalogue of books in the Sahitya Akademi Library. Sahitya Akademi. 1987. p. 6. OCLC 29798356.
- ^ Complete works of Gosvami Tulsidas. Vol. 4. Varanasi : Prachya Prakashan. 1978. p. 419. OCLC 6124096.
- ^ "PM releases one millionth book of Ramayana". The Hindu. 20 December 2001. Archived from the original on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
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External links
[edit]- Book in pdf Archived 28 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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