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| Books By Rajaji |
RAMAYANA |
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integral part of religion. It is as necessary for religion and national culture as the
skin and the skeleton that preserve a fruit with its juice and its taste. Form is no less
essential than substance. We cannot squeeze religion and hope to bottle and keep the
essence by itself. It would neither be very useful nor last very long. Mythology and holy
figures are necessary for any great culture to rest on its stable spiritual foundation and
function as a life-giving inspiration and guide. Let us keep ever in our minds the fact that it is the Ramayana and the Mahabharata that bind our vast numbers together as one people, despite caste, space and language that seemingly divide them. I wish I were gifted with greater vision and greater ability so that I could have done this Work, to which I was called, better than I have done. I am thankful however for what I have been enabled to do. Thorough familiarity with our ancient heritage is necessary if we desire to preserve our individuality as a nation and serve the world through dharma which alone can save mankind from error and extinction. C. RAJAGOPALACHARI MADRAS 19th October, 1958. |
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