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.

Ramayana
First edition
AuthorC. Rajagopalachari
CountryIndia
GenreMythology
PublisherBharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Publication date
1957
Media typePrint
ISBN978-81-7276-365-7
OCLC19243018

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. Archived from the original on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 31 August 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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