The Srimad Bhagavad Gita was spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna in the battlefield of Kurukshetra. It constitutes chapters 25 – 42 of the Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata. It forms part of the recollection of the Mahabharata war by Sanjaya, the counselor of the Kuru king, Dhritarashtra, when he returns from the battlefield to announce the death of grandsire Bhishma. The narration is in response to a crestfallen King Dhritarashtra’s ‘mistimed’ lament that sufficient efforts had not gone into avoiding the war. Mistimed because, he should have raised this concern ‘before’ the war, not after he started sensing his…
Author: Prof. Ganesh Ramakrishnan
Prof. Ganesh Ramakrishnan
Prof. Ramakrishnan did his BTech and Ph.D from IIT Mumbai. He is an associate Professor and J.R. Issac Assistant Chair Professor in the Institute. He was awarded the IBM Faculty Award in 2011. Besides his contributions in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Ganesh works closely with the Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas.