RAMAYAN FOR THE MODERN WORLD

DIWAKAR, R. R.; MUNSHI, K. M.; Simha, SLM

dc.contributor.author	DIWAKAR, R. R.
dc.contributor.author	MUNSHI, K. M.
dc.contributor.author	Simha, SLM
dc.date.accessioned	2026-02-12T11:37:22Z
dc.date.available	2026-02-12T11:37:22Z
dc.date.issued	1965
dc.identifier.uri	http://13.126.40.108:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/819
dc.description	This essay is based entirely on the Ramayana of Valmiki. I have no wish to offer apology for adding one more book to the vast literature on this priceless epic of ours. I am convinced that a study of the Ramayana is as stimulating and instructive to-day as it was at any other time. I have enjoyed immensely reading the epic and writing about it. If the readers find some merit in my book and if it helps stimulate interest in the Ramayana, I should feel amply rewarded. I crave the indulgence of the readers for the defects and deficiencies, considering, among other things, the fact that I have read the epic mainly through translations, though excellent ones, in the Kannada and English languages. 12, Bank House, g L N SIMHA	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The greatness of Ramayana seems to lie in the appeal it has to the head and the heart of the common folk as well as the elite and the intellectuals. Its story is simple and direct. It is also an epic of very great literary merit. But the Ramayana’s greatness does not comprise these qualities only. It is a Dharmashastra—a moral and religious treatise and an invaluable guide to happy living through the proper performance of one’s duties as a member of the family and the community. It is an excellent book on statecraft and administration. * So many side stories and anecdotes, which otherwise would not have been relevant to the main theme of the epic, assume significance if their didactic purpose is taken into account. While the significance of particular aspects of the epic may vary from time to time, depending upon the prevailing socio-politico-economic set-up of society, the epic as a whole is of eternal value; its theme is human co	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	RIE BHOPAL	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	25025;
dc.subject	GENERAL EDITOR’S PREFACE	en_US
dc.subject	THE GREATNESS OF RAMAYANA IN BRIEF	en_US
dc.subject	BALA KANDA	en_US
dc.subject	AYODHYA KANDA	en_US
dc.subject	KISHKINDHA KANDA	en_US
dc.subject	UTTAR A KANDA	en_US
dc.title	RAMAYAN FOR THE MODERN WORLD	en_US
dc.type	Book	en_US