Describing ‘Ramcharitmanas’ as a great work which imbibes the “essence of India”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the digital version of a musical production on the epic recorded by All India Radio.
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The Prime Minister described Goswami Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas as a great epic which contained the "essence of India."
He mentioned how the Indians who had travelled to various parts of the world, such as Mauritius, kept alive their link with India over successive generations through the Ramcharitmanas, an official statement said.
Modi said the recordings have been done over a period of 20-22 years and the effort was no small achievement.
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