Preface to the Mahabharata: C. Rajagopalachari
The present lesson is Preface to the book "The Mahabharata" authored by C Rajgopalachari, the first Governor General of Independent India, popularly known as Raja ji. What we read here as "Preface to The Mahabharata" is actually a curated blend of the distinct prefaces of the work. Raja ji has retold The Mahabharata, -- the mammoth epic of hundred thousand shlokas composed by Ved Vyasa, the Krishna Dvaipayan, and penned by Lord Ganesha--- in a distilled form with a grand style that echoes the splendor of the ancient masterpiece. He has covered the vast epic in 107 stories. Besides this, he has enlivened the cult of The Mahabharata prevalent in the days of yore in his small book very effectively. The preface itself says a lot about how the great epic has impacted lives, culture and people of India sending home no less powerful message than the book itself. The impact of the great epic The Mahabharata on the people is so powerful that the history might have been forgo...