Ramayana (Rajagopalachari book)
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.
First edition | |
Author | C. Rajagopalachari |
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Country | India |
Genre | Mythology |
Publisher | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |
Publication date | 1957 |
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ISBN | 978-81-7276-365-7 |
OCLC | 19243018 |
As of 2001, the book had sold over a million copies.[3]
References
- Ramayana and Mahabharata: catalogue of books in the Sahitya Akademi Library. Sahitya Akademi. 1987. p. 6. OCLC 29798356.
- Complete works of Gosvami Tulsidas. 4. Varanasi : Prachya Prakashan. 1978. p. 419. OCLC 6124096.
- "PM releases one millionth book of Ramayana". The Hindu. 20 December 2001. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
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