The Variegated Plumage

It is a collection of diverse scholarly articles and research papers contributed by some veterans who are specialists in their respective fields. The volume adequately covers different aspects of Indian Philosophy and Culture. The First part throws light on the life and achievements of Pandit Janakinath Kaul. The extensive section on Kashmir Saiva Philosophy provides Second section is a collection of papers dealing with a wide range of issues in Indian Philosophy and Culture. These issues are analysed and discussed by various scholars adequately, enabling the reader to get fairly conversant with the essentials of Hindu Culture and Monistic Vedanta. This sesction contains learned articles contributed by reputed Sanskritists on different aspect of Sanskrit Kavya literature. The Third section deals with a variety of topics son Bhakti, practical significance of Yoga as expounded by Patanjali. The article on hermeneutical construction of theories of poetics conveys very pointedly how aesthetic theories took a transitional course to spiritualism and self-knowledge. An opening introduction has been added to each section with critical remarks.