Ramayana (Rajagopalachari book)

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Ramayana
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First edition
EditorC.Rajagopalachari
AuthorC. Rajagopalachari
TranslatorC.Rajagopalachari
IllustratorC.Rajagopalachari
CountryIndia
LanguageRussian
GenreMythology
PublisherBharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Publication date
1957
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.
  3. "PM releases one millionth book of Ramayana". The Hindu. 20 December 2001. Retrieved 31 August 2009.

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