The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c7.s3.9

c7.s3.9

The Bhāratas, the race that has given the title to the great epic, the *Mahābhārata*, were some of the heroes of the *Rig-Veda*. Some of the most prominent characters in the Epic, e.g., Sāntanu, Parīkṣit, Janamejaya, Vaśiṣṭha, Viśvāmitra and others are also Vedic, being connected with Bharata, the founder of the Bhāratas. The region Kuru or the race inhabiting the Kuru Land, which is the chief theatre of Epic activities, was likewise a Vedic region or race.