195. Mahabharata: The Epic and the Nation

The Ramayana and the Mahabharata have exerted immense influence on the life and thought of Indians. If the Ramayana is a 'unitary' saga, the Mahabahrata is a 'federal epic'.  Its impact has remained as deep now as it was two thousand years.  Who actually composed it?  Why did the epic allow people to weave in it? This episode of BIC Talks is an extract from the second of a series of four masterclass lectures by Prof. G N Devy, titled Memory, Culture and The Being of India that took place in the BIC premises in early February 2022. Subscribe to the BIC Talks Podcast on your favourite podcast app! BIC Talks is available everywhere, including iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Overcast, and Stitcher.