Ramayana (Rajagopalachari book)

For a 1972 English translation of Ramayana by R. K. Narayan, see The Ramayana (Narayan book).
Ramayana
First edition
AuthorC. Rajagopalachari
GenreMythology
PublisherBharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Publication date
1957
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint
ISBN978-81-7276-365-7
OCLC19243018

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

  1. ^ Ramayana and Mahabharata: catalogue of books in the Sahitya Akademi Library. Sahitya Akademi. 1987. p. 6. OCLC 29798356.
  2. ^ Complete works of Gosvami Tulsidas. Vol. 4. Varanasi : Prachya Prakashan. 1978. p. 419. OCLC 6124096.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  3. ^ "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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