Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday roll out 11 volumes of Srimad Bhagavad Gita, considered to be one of the foremost books in the Hindu traditions. The book release will be held at Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi at 5 pm on Tuesday (9 February).
The 11 volumes of Srimad Bhagavad Gita will carry commentaries by 21 scholars on the shlokas. The manuscript is named “Srimad Bhagavadgita: Rare multiple Sanskrit commentaries in original calligraphy”. Also, several rare Sanskrit commentaries in its original calligraphy will be a part of the Bhagavadgita’s release too, TOI reports.
The PMO revealed that Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Congress politician Dr Karan Singh, who is a scholar in and the Chairman Trustee of Dharmath Trust, will grace this occasion. The Jammu-based Dharmarth Trust has published the manuscript.
For the first time, important commentaries by noted Indian scholars have been brought together to comprehensively and comparatively appreciate the epic. Also, key commentaries on the Gita by eminent Indian scholars have been compiled together for a comprehensive and comparative study of the Hindu text.
The 11 volumes are written in a variety of Indian calligraphy and include commentaries like the Shankara Bhashya and Bhasanuvada amongst others.
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