Sanskrit Writings in Independent India: Compilation of Seminar Papers

Title: Sanskrit Writings in Independent India: Compilation of Seminar Papers

Editor: V. N. Jha

Publisher: Sahitya Akademi

Place of Publication: New Delhi

Edition: First Edition

Year: 2003

Languages: English and Sanskrit

Binding: Hardcover

Pages: 358

ISBN-10: 81-260-1812-7

ISBN-13: 978-81-260-1812-3

India Club BC: 12260

Description

This bilingual collection of seminar papers surveys the breadth and vitality of Sanskrit writing in India during the decades following Independence. Edited by V. N. Jha, the volume emerged from the National Seminar on Sanskrit Writings in Independent India organized by the Sahitya Akademi in Pune in collaboration with the Centre of Advanced Study in Sanskrit at the University of Pune.

The contributors examine modern Sanskrit scholarship and creative writing across different regions of India. Subjects include Sanskrit commentarial traditions in Kerala, Sanskrit writing in Tamil Nadu, post-Independence Sanskrit drama in Karnataka, philosophical writing in Gujarat, Sanskrit drama in Mithila and modern work in Sanskrit literary theory and poetics.

The volume challenges the assumption that Sanskrit ceased to function as a medium of intellectual and cultural expression in modern India. It documents the continuing production of Sanskrit prose, poetry, drama, commentary, literary criticism and philosophical scholarship while drawing attention to regional patterns of authorship and institutional support.

Containing papers in English and Sanskrit, this work is an important resource for modern Sanskrit studies, Indian literary history, comparative literature, regional intellectual history and the study of Sanskrit’s place in post-Independence India.

Condition

Two new and unused hardcover copies from India Club’s preserved inventory. Stored securely in protective plastic coverings.