Mahabharata Ramayana; epos besar manusia sepanjang masa

by C. Rajagopalachari

Semua kita tentu sudah kenal dengan dua epos besar dari tanah India, Mahabharata dan Ramayana. Tapi tidak semua kita berkesempatan turut merasakan keagungan kisah-kisahnya, meresapi kearifan-kearifannya, dan meneladani ajaran hidup adiluhungnya.

Kini kesempatan itu telah terbuka untuk Anda semua. Buku edisi eksklusif ini, yang sangat cocok untuk dimiliki sebagai koleksi pustaka yang sangat bermutu, kami persembahkan ke hadapan Anda secara lengkap mencakup dua epos besar nan abadi itu sekaligus: Mahabharata – Ramayana.

Keistimewaan utama Buku Edisi Koleksi Asli India ini adalah ditulis oleh C. Rajagopalachari, yang sudah diakui secara luas akan dedikasi, kredibilitas, dan mutu karyanya setiap menghadirkan epos-epos besar ke dalam sebuah buku bacaan. Terbukti, karyanya bertajuk Mahabharata dan Ramayana berhasil menyedot perhatian sangat luas dari segenap kalangan peminat ajaran-ajaran besar dalam epos-epos menakjubkan tersebut.

Buku Edisi Koleksi Asli India ini sangat layak untuk Anda miliki, pelajari, dan teladani nilai-nilai adiluhungnya, sebagai pedoman hidup mencapai kearifan jiwa manusia di masa kini dan akan datang.

877 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2008

About the author

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, informally called Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian lawyer, independence activist, politician, writer, and statesman. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India. He also served as leader of the Indian National Congress, Premier of the Madras Presidency, Governor of West Bengal, Minister for Home Affairs of the Indian Union, and Chief Minister of Madras state, and as such, he rendered yeomen service to the nation.

Rajagopalachari founded the Swatantra Party and was one of the first recipients of India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. He vehemently opposed the use of nuclear weapons and was a proponent of world peace and disarmament. During his lifetime, he also acquired the nickname 'Mango of Salem'.

Rajaji was a great patriot, astute politician, incisive thinker, great visionary, and one of the greatest statesmen of all time. He was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, hailed as conscious-keeper of the Mahatma.

Rajaji was closely associated with Kulapati Munshiji and he was among the distinguished founder-members of the Bhavan (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan). The Bhavan has published 18 books by him so far, the copyright of which he gifted to the Bhavan.
Rajaji wrote not only in English but also in chaste Tamil, his mother-tongue. He was at his best as a short-story writer.

Rajaji passed away in 1972 at the age of 94.