For other books, see Mahabharata (disambiguation) ยง Literature . Mahabharata First edition Author C. Rajagopalachari Language English Genre Mythology Publisher Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Publication date 1958 Publication place India Media type Print ISBN 978-81-7276-368-8 OCLC 48972632 Mahabharata is a historical book retold by C. Rajagopalachari . It was first published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1958. This book is an abridged English retelling of Vyasa 's Mahabharata . Rajaji considered this book and his Ramayana to be his greatest service to his countrymen. As of 2001, the book had sold over a million copies. References [ edit ] ^ Ramayana and Mahabharata: catalogue of books in the Sahitya Akademi Library . Sahitya Akademi . 1987. p. 6. OCLC 29798356 . ^ Pasricha, Ashu (2008). The Political Thought Of C. Rajagopalachari . Encyclopaedia Eminent Thinkers. Vol. 15. Concept Publishing Company. p. 100. ISBN 978-81-8069-495-0 . ^ "PM releases one millionth book of Ramayana " . The Hindu . 20 December 2001. Archived from the original on 2 November 2003 . Retrieved 31 August 2009 . {{ cite news }} : CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link ) This article about the literature of India is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . v t e This article related to a book about Hinduism is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . v t e Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahabharata_(Rajagopalachari_book)&oldid=1239298176 "