Search Jairam Ramesh explains the many strands of The Light of Asia Buddha and Gandhi, Churchill and Nehru share the spotlight at the launch of a book on one of history’s most famous poems Jairam Ramesh’s book The Light of Asia: The Poem that Defined the Buddha is a compelling and comprehensive account of the epic poem of the same name authored by Sir Edwin Arnold that was first published in 1879. The book that goes into intricate detail to unearth the nuances present in one of the richest narrative poems ever written, was officially launched on June 26 at