About the Book: Mahabharata The Epic And The Nation
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and dissolved, schools of philosophy have come together and subsequently been
replaced by others, yet the Mahabharata has never ceased to excite the Indian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