Acknowledgments

I am thankful to many publication houses, websites and scholars whose books I frequently read and refer to. Most notable among these is Gitapress Gorakhpur whose small concise version of Gita (in Sanskrit and Hindi) has been my companion for several years now. I have also read some works of Swami Vivekananda, Vinoba Bhave, Sivananda, Chinmayananda etc. whose writings have influenced my understanding of Vedanta in general and Gita in particular. Among online resources, my alma-mater IIT Kanpur has a great resource for Gita called the Gita Supersite that gives the original Sanskrit text and interpretations of several people. IIT Madras has also built a good resources on Gita. I find the English translations of Gita (Swami Prabhupada) at Ishwar.com very handy. Same is true for the interpretation of Gandhiji made available by James Johnson. If I agree with their interpretations, I will be using materials from these various sources in the chapter summaries here.