Introduction to Epic Philosophy

The Epic Age of India was an age of Light and Darkness, Peace and Unrest, Progress and Decline, Prosperity and Adversity – an age of proud self-assertion and fiery valour. It was an age of excellent learning, culture, religion, philosophy, morals and manners, solemn rites and pompous ceremonies.
It was an age where the learned Rishis became the pioneers of civilization. They traveled all over India, selected suitable sites fir their hermitages on hill-tops, by tidal rivers or in some lovely and lively lap of Nature. The age also saw fierce wars between the Hindus and the Jains, between the Brahmans and the Kshatriyas, between the Kurus and the Pandavas, between the Aryans and the Non-Aryans, between the Hindus and the Turks and between the rival and very powerful Brahman clans.
To understand the valorous history of India it is of prime importance to fully grasp the literature, history, mythology, and the philosophy of the Epic age, and this book is designed for this specific purpose. It provides a bird’s eye view of this magnificent age about 2500 to 1300 BC.