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{{Infobox book<br />
| name = Mahabharata<br />
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| image = Mahabharata (Rajagopalachari book).jpg<br />
| caption = First edition<br />
| author = [[C. Rajagopalachari]]<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = English<br />
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| genre = [[Mythology]]<br />
| publisher = Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan<br />
| release_date = 1958<br />
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| media_type = Print<br />
| pages = <br />
| isbn = 978-81-7276-368-8<br />
| oclc = 48972632<br />
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'''''Mahabharata''''' is a historical book retold by [[C. Rajagopalachari]]. It was first published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1958.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ramayana and Mahabharata: catalogue of books in the Sahitya Akademi Library|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|date=1987|pages=6|oclc=29798356}}</ref> This book is an abridged English retelling of [[Vyasa]]'s ''[[Mahabharata]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Pasricha|first=Ashu|title=The Political Thought Of C. Rajagopalachari|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|date=2008|series=Encyclopaedia Eminent Thinkers|volume=15|pages=100|isbn=978-81-8069-495-0}}</ref> Rajaji considered this book and his [[Ramayana (C. Rajagopalachari)|''Ramayana'']] to be his greatest service to his countrymen.<br />
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As of 2001, the book had sold over a million copies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2001/12/20/stories/2001122003230300.htm|title=PM releases one millionth book of ''Ramayana''|date=December 20, 2001|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031102211613/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2001/12/20/stories/2001122003230300.htm|archive-date=2 November 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1958 non-fiction books]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian books]]<br />
[[Category:Works based on the Mahabharata]]<br />
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