Ramavijaya, the Mythological History of Rama: With Illustrations (Classic Reprint)

Lord Macaulay begins his Essay on Clive thus: We have always thought it strange that, while the history of theS panish empire in America is familiarly known to all the nations of Europe, the great actions of our countrymen in theE ast should, even among ourselves, excite little interest. Every schoolboy knows who imprisoned Montezuma, and who strangled A tahualpa. But we doubt whether one in ten, even among English gentlemen of highly cultivated minds, can tell who won the battle of Buxar, who perpetrated the massacre of Patna, whether Sujah Dowlah ruled in Oude or inT ravancore, or whether Holkar was aH indoo or aM ussulman. What Macaulay remarks in these introductory lines about the educated Englishmen of his time may, with justice, be applied to the Hindus of the present day, who, though well versed in the details of the histories of foreign nations, are ignorant of even the most important events in the lives of their ancient heroes and saints. The reason of this anomaly is plain enough. All their time is taken Up in reading English authors and consequently works written in Vernacular are naturally neglected. It is, there fore, with the object of imparting some knowledge of the Purans to such of theE nglish reading public as are either unacquainted with any of the Vernaculars of this country or as are unaccustomed to read Vernacular books, that we have undertaken to publish this series. Our thanks are due to those gentlemen who have kindly subscribed for the publication as well as to those who have rendered us assistance in other ways. Bombay 1891. DUBHASHI CO.
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