RAMAYANA AND MAHABHARATA – GUIDELINES FOR ART OF LIVING WITH PEACE – By N.S.Venkataraman Counter productive and wasteful views have been expressed by some critics ,expressing doubts as to whether the events mentioned in the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata could have really taken place or they were only stories written by talented writers and poets with imaginative capability. Such views have been expressed from time to time over the years by a small section of people. However, billions of people around the world have rejected such views . It is totally unnecessary to question whether the events described in Ramayana and Mahabharata were factual or mere stories. Essence of Rmayana and Mahabharata : The essence of Ramayana and Mahabharata are the guidelines that they lay down , as to how people should lead quality life with high value systems and without yielding to negative thoughts such as falsehoods , vengeance ...