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The Bhagavadgita is an epochal classic of Indian spirituality and universally acknowledged as one of the great books of world literature. Written as a part of the great epic Mahabharata, this intensely spiritual works is also a masterpiece of Sanskrit poetry. Of all the English renderings of The Bhagavadgita, P Lal’s version fully preserves the dignity and grace of the original; it performs the exceptional feat of keeping the Gita fully alive in a western language. About the Author PURUSHOTTAM LAL was born in Kapurthala, Punjab, and arrived in Kolkata as a young child. Educated at St. Xavier’s College, he started teaching there after he graduated. By the time he retired, after four decades of teaching he had become teacher, remembered for lectures that went beyond the syllabus and his willingness to nurture young writers. He established the now legendary Writers Workshop. He was honoured with Padma Shri award in 1970.