PM Modi gifts Kyrgyz President Japarov complete 10-volume English Mahabharata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Indian artefacts to the President and Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan during his recent engagement in the Central Asian nation, thereby deepening cultural and civilisational ties between India and Kyrgyzstan. The gifts, rich in historical and artistic significance, were offered to President Sadyr Japarov and Prime Minister Adylbek Kasymaliev, highlighting parallels in the two countries’ epic traditions, pastoral lifestyles and folk arts. To President Sadyr Japarov, Prime Minister Modi gifted Bibek Debroy’s acclaimed 10-volume English translation of the Mahabharata.
This complete and unabridged edition presents the full epic traditionally attributed to Ved Vyasa, encompassing its principal narrative of the Pandava and Kauravas along with philosophical reflections, genealogies, dialogues and subsidiary stories.As a Holy book of India’s literary, philosophical, and cultural heritage, the Mahabharata explores enduring themes of dharma, duty, justice, morality, loyalty, and statecraft. Its influence continues to shape Indian literature as well as performing and visual arts. The gift carries special resonance because the Mahabharata shares a cultural kinship with Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Epic of Manas’.