We are standing on the thresholds of a new century and an introspection as well as a retrospection of the situation Sanskrit learning is required. Sanskrit has immensely contributed to the emerging new International Culture in our age and the modern global perspective. However, Sanskrit studies are suffering from a stagnation and the adverse effect of the ‘Orientalism’ which knowingly or under the impact of and catered to the interests of the colonialism. It is high time now that the scholars of Sanskrit put up a joint effort to free their vidya from several misconcepts and misinterpretations. Some of the papers included in this volume reveal a genuine concern and a positive approach in this direction. Te articles collected here offer new vistas in various disciplines under Sanskrit studies – i.e. Veda, Epics and Puranas, Philosophical systems, Rhetorics,Grammar, Literature and Culture.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Radha Vallabh Tripathi
Dr. Radhavallabh Tripathi was born on 15th February, 1949 in Rajgarh Distt. Of Madhya Pradesh, and was educated at Saugar University. He has been teaching Under-graduate and Post-graduate classes in the University teaching department of Sanskrit for 33 years, and has successfully guided 26 research-scholars for Ph. D. At present he is working as Visiting Professor of Sanskrit at Silpacom University, Bangkok. He has published 90 books and 135 research papers and several critical essays. He has received 17 awards of Inter-national or national level, including Sahitya Akademi (New Delhi) Award for creative writing (poetry) in Sanskrit; Shankar Puraskar of K.K. Birla Trust for his Natyashastravishvakosha in four volumes.; M.M.P.V. Kane goldmedal of Asiatic Society of Bombay for best research work in the field of Sanskrit studies; Award of all India Oriental Conference for best research work in the field of classical Sanskrit Literature and the award by the some body for best research paper in classical Sanskrit section and also the Ramakrishna Sanskrit award from Canada..
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