Prof. Dr. Vaman Mahadev Kulkarni is a well-known Scholar, Teacher and Researcher in the field of Sanskrit and Prakrit Studies, especially, Poetics, Jainism and Manuscript-studies. This publicity-shy gentlemen scholar contributed his mite to the research fields from various angles. A Felicitation Volume in his honour was a long felt desideratum, in view of his solid and outstanding contributions, distinguishing him from other scholars in ways more than one. I was singularly fortunate to shoulder this responsibility to the best of my capacities. The special feature of this Volume is that it contains learned research papers, contributed by his colleagues, friends, students and well-wishers and embracing diverse spheres from Vedic Literature, Classical Sanskrit Literature, Poetics, Philosophy and Religion, Grammer and Linguistics and Prakrit and Jainism. All the contributors are established scholars/researchers in their own fields and are connected in some way or the other with Prof. Kulkarni. They have rightly chosen the topics which are dear and near to Prof. Kulkarni. This is a tribute to the VIKRAMA in Research achieved by the VAMANA through his distinguished academic pursuits in his chosen fields. I feel highly gratified after Editing this Felicitation Volume in Honour of an Intellectual Giant who has reached Himalayan Heights and Oceanic Depths. I am cock-sure that this Felicitation Volume will be a treasure to every one as well as a Collector’s Item.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.Y. Wakankar
Dr. Siddharth Y. Wakankar (b. 1947) had his education in Mumbai. He was Awarded the Shridhar Ramakrishna Bandarkar Prize for Proficiency in Sanskrit Grammar at M.A. (1969) of the Bombay University. He taught Sanskrit, Ardhamagadhi and Ancient Indian History and Cuture in Colleges affiliated to the Bombay and Poona Universities. He taught Middle Indo-Aryan Languages and Linguistics at the Post Graduate level in the M.S. University of Baroda (1982-84). His English translation (1971) of the Allegorical Apabhramsa work, viz. Mayanaparajayacariu of Harideva has brought him credit and was admired by the students/teachers and researchers as well. He has nearly 80 Research papers and 3 books to his credit and is at present working on 5 rare works which are still in the form of Manuscripts. He was the President of the Section on “Technical Sciences and Fine Arts†at the 40th Session of the AIOC at Chennai, May, 2000 and also has been elected President of the Section on “Manuscriptology†(Puri, 2002)-a field in which he has been working since 1977. He has not only earned national recognition by delivering lectures in may Universities, Research Institutes, Museums, Libraries, Colleges etc. but, has been lucky to be the only one scholar from Baroda who is honoured with the Ramkrishna Sanskrit International Award for 2001, given by the Canadian World Education Foundation, Canada-in recognition of his Distinguished and Outstanding Contributions to Sanskrit Research and Teaching. He has widely traveled in India and Germany to deliver lectures. He was also invited to deliver Lectures/present papers in 5 International/Conferences. At present, he is the Deputy Director in the world famous Oriental Institute, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara.
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