Do you think epics such as the mahabharata and the Ramayana are effective ways to teach people how to live? Why or why not?

Explanation:

Teaching morality and values to a community depends on the ethno-religious beliefs of the society. Epics such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana contain numerous moral and religious edicts that the readers or the followers are expected to imbibe. In essence, they are similar to any other religious book.

Today, the socio-religious diversity among societies and communities have become implicit in every society. If we are to consider the Mahabharata and the Ramayana as effective ways to teach people how to live, then we should also consider whom are we trying to teach these values.

One cannot simply teach the moral and religious edicts of such books to any group of the society. Understanding the ethno-religious beliefs of that particular society should be first taken into account.