India, May 23 -- About the Book

The Cyclone

Author: Kalki , Gowri Ramnarayan (Translator )

Publisher: Penguin

Price: Rs 799/-

Ancient scriptures and epics showcase a nation's rich heritage and timeless wisdom, says KUMAR CHELLAPPAN

A nation's culture, tradition, legacy and progress are known through the literary and artistic works perfected by the first known inhabitants. India is respected all over the world thanks to the Vedas, Upanishads and the great epics Mahabharat and Ramayana. I do remember the Prof Nicholas Kazanas, director, OMILOS Melton Cultural Institute, Greece, a widely respected scholar of Vedic Studies , who toured Chennai in 2011 saying that the Vedas and Upanishad are the world's first literary works.

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