Critical Perspectives on the Ramayana edited by Jaydipsinh Dodiya is a unique collection of scholarly essays on the Ramayana. Eminent saints like Swami Parmatmanand, Saraswati and Swami Jitatmananda, chief of Ram Krishna Mission, Rajkot have been kind enough to contribute to the book. The other contributors are an august group of academics. The Ramayana reflects the highest ideals of Hindu culture and civilization. The way of life as depicted in the Ramayana focuses on ideal human-relationship. The present volume represents a wide spectrum of critical responses to the India epic-the Ramayana. The book will, be an asset to those who wish to work on Indian epics in particular.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jaydipsinh K. Dodiya
Jaydipsinh Dodiya teaches at Surekhaben Hasmukhbhai Gardi Department of English and comparative literary studies, Saurashtra University, Rajkot (Gujarat). He has edited some books on Indian writing in English. His publications include The Plays of Girish Karnad, The Fiction of Shobha De, Critical Perspectives on Indian English Poetry, The Fiction of Rohinton Mistry, The Fiction of Anita Desai etc. Indian English fiction is the area of his special interest. Currently he is working on a project with a focus on Parsi novelists Rohinton Mistry, Bapsi Sidhwa, Firdaus Kanga and Famikh Dhondy. Recently, he visited Sri Lanka, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia in connection with his academic pursuits.
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