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of the Hindi-speaking community at home and
partly abroad, it was envisaged that an English
version be also brought out for the benefit of
those for whom English is the dominant
language, regardless of their geographical
affiliation. Dr. U.B. Bajaj, my uncle, who
combines scholarship with a keen sense of
social obligation, asked me to do this job, and
this resulted in production of this booklet.
The text is, in content and largely in style,
as close to the original Hindi as possible. Since
the condition of 'easy to understand in terms
of content and style' had already been
satisfied, no change was deemed necessary.
However, the post-script 'Essence of Gita' as
replacement of the original matter and the
choice of the title as 'Message of Gita' were
considered more appropriate.
Speaking for myself, it has been a
satisfying experience for me. I took the work