The book utilizes, for the first time, the vast material on the various aspects of education and value system available in the Mahabharata. The author has made a deep study of the subject in all its aspects and dealt with various topics such as the aims of education, educational institutions, teachers and students, subjects of education, methods of teaching, examinations, etc. He has quoted profusely from the Mahabharata and other works in Sanskrit in support of his observations. He has given an exhaustive account of the branches of learning then prevailing and the masters of learning as visualized in the great Epic. It is a comprehensive and erudite work on the subject. Of great value especially for those interested in the subject of education in ancient India.
