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The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma


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1 Associate Professor, K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management, Studies and Research, Vidya Nagari, Vidya Vihar, Mumbai-400 077, India
     

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The book review analyzed Gurcharan Das's book The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma. This book operates from the perspective of the epic The Mahabharata. The author has attempted to explain the meaning of Dharma by dissecting the behavioural patterns of the characters in The Mahabharata. The book discusses how the battle of Kurukshetra and the characters of The Mahabharata are the paradigms of different crises and moral dilemmas faced by human nature and different cultures.

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Epic, Dharma, Morality, Management Ethics

B31, M10, M14

Paper Submission Date : November 20, 2014 ; Paper sent back for Revision : December 2, 2014; Paper Acceptance Date : December 11, 2014.

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Reena Apurva Mehta
Associate Professor, K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management, Studies and Research, Vidya Nagari, Vidya Vihar, Mumbai-400 077, India

Abstract


The book review analyzed Gurcharan Das's book The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma. This book operates from the perspective of the epic The Mahabharata. The author has attempted to explain the meaning of Dharma by dissecting the behavioural patterns of the characters in The Mahabharata. The book discusses how the battle of Kurukshetra and the characters of The Mahabharata are the paradigms of different crises and moral dilemmas faced by human nature and different cultures.

Keywords


Epic, Dharma, Morality, Management Ethics

B31, M10, M14

Paper Submission Date : November 20, 2014 ; Paper sent back for Revision : December 2, 2014; Paper Acceptance Date : December 11, 2014.




DOI: https://doi.org/10.17010/pijom%2F2015%2Fv8i1%2F61270