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Essay on the Ramayana | Indian History

Here is an essay on the Ramayana. The Ramayana is known as the Adi Kavya (the earliest narrative poem). It contains 24,000 verses and is divided into seven books. The central theme of this epic is the con­flict between Rama, a representative of the Aryan civilization, and Ravana, a representative of the non-Aryan civilisation. The style is simple and direct [...]

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Essay on the Mahabharata | Indian History

Here is an essay on the Mahabharata. The Mahabharata is the bulkiest Epic consisting of 100,000 verses and is divided into 18 paravas (books). This book is usually assigned to Rishi Ved Vyas, but scholars have expressed doubts if such a great work could have been accomplished by one single person. Hopkins believes that it was composed by not one [...]

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