''Mahabharata'' is a historical book retold by C. Rajagopalachari. It was first published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1958. This book is an abridged English retelling of

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Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuruk ...

''. Rajaji considered this book and his ''Ramayana'' to be his greatest service to his countrymen. As of 2001, the book had sold over a million copies.

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1958 non-fiction books 20th-century Indian books Works based on the Mahabharata {{Hindu-book-stub