01722nam a22002057a 4500 20230324144927.0 230202b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9789390652907 AL eng 23 294.5923 DEVM Devy G.N 70677 Mahabharata The Epic and the Nation New Delhi Aleph Book Company 2022 viii,142p. HB 20x13cm. General ABDI/0651/23 ₹374.00 ₹499.00 25% 16-01-2023 In India, kingdoms and dynasties have come and gone, religious sects have formed and dissolved, schools of philosophy have come together and subsequently been replaced by others, yet the Mahabharata has never ceased to excite the Indian imagination. The sheer volume of commentaries on the Mahabharata is awe-inspiring. So, what is it in the Mahabharata that gives it its timeless magic? Is it the mythical characters with which it is replete that makes the epic so enchanting? Or is it the great wealth of philosophical and metaphysical ideas in it that dazzles its audiences? Or could it be a combination of all these that makes it ever-fascinating to scholars and readers around the world? And, most of all, what accounts for its incredible effect on the subconscious of millions of Indians through several generations? Translated into numerous languages, including Marathi, Kannada, Assamese, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Bengali, and Malayalam, Mahabharata: The Epic and the Nation answers many of these questions surrounding the Mahabharata and why it remains, undisputedly, one of India’s national epics. Religions of Indic origin Religions of Indic origin 77166 ddc BK 226543 226543 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAENG SACPG SACPG 2023-01-25 Academic Book Distributors 374.00 1 294.5923 DEVM PG024202 2023-04-05 00:00:00 2023-04-01 499.00 2023-02-02 BK