Author: S B Raghunathacharya
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 360
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8126014113
Description
Many people believe firmly that Sanskrit is a tradition bound and reforms or innovations are not acceptable to it. Based on this belief they conclude that Sanskrit literature has no relevance to the present day society. Now it is time to subject these ideas to test to prove their correctness or otherwise.
Over the centuries, Sanskrit remained unchanged without bothering about the tremendous changes that are taking place in the society and that is why the number of writers in Sanskrit is fast dwindling.
The papers included in this book are an exhaustive survey of the recent Sanskrit literature and an extensive assessment about its relevance to the contemporary society. Sanskrit literature has been made richer, both in the form and content, by the authors of the 20th century, who are very much open and alive to the contemporary developments and problems and who are enthusiastic about introducing innovative ideas into Sanskrit literature in order to enrich it further.
It was also admitted that still much is to be done to widen the field of Sanskrit and this can be made possible by the participation of more number of Sanskrit scholars. Having its roots firmly struck in the ground the eternal and speaking tree of Sanskrit should blossom new flavour and speaking the fragrance of which will be carried to every root and corner of the world.
Contents
INAUGURAL SESSION
Inaugural Address - Dr Kireet Joshi
Key-Note Address - Prof. V Venkatachalam
FIRST SESSION
Modern Sensibility and Sanskrit Literature (1850-1980) - Dr S S Janaki
Criticism of Literature is Literature - Dr. Rabi Sankar Benerji
SECOND SESSION
Modern Sanskrit Poetry- Prof. Rewaprasad Dwivedi
Modern Sanskrit Poetry- Prof. P Sriramamurthi
Modern Sanskrit Poetry-Prof. B N Kalla
Modern Sanskrit Poetry-Prof. Rajendra Mishra
Neo-Poesy in Sanskrit: An Introspection- Dr. Ashok Chatterjee Sastri
THIRD SESSION
Thoughts on the Modern Sanskrit Fiction- Dr. Pratap Bandyopadhyay
Modern Sanskrit Fiction - Prof. R S Nagar
Modern Sanskrit Short Stories - Dr. Ratna Basu
FOURTH SESSION
Sanskrit Drama in Last Five Decades:
The Bengal Sceanario- Prof. Ramaranjan Mukherji
Modern Sanskrit Drama in Hindi
Speaking Region (1850-1980) - Dr. Kamalesh Datta Tripathi
Modern Sanskrit Drama- Dr. Chandramouli S Naikar
FIRTH SESSION
Philosophical Writing in Modern Sanskrit- Prof. Sibajiban Battacharyya
Philosophical Writings in Modern Sanskrit-Prof. R C Dwivedi
Philosophical Writings in Modern Sanskrit- Prof. S B Raghunathacharya
SIXTH SESSION
Problems of Translation from Sanskrit into other Indian Languages
and from Indian Languages into Sanskrit- Prof. K Krishnamoorthy
Translation of Indian Languages into Sanskrit- Prof. K. Krishnamoorthy
Problems of Translation from Sanskrit into other Indian Languages
and from Indian languages into Sanskrit - Dr S. P. Singh
SEVENTH SESSION
Sanskrit and Research - Prof. Samiran Chandra Chakrabarti
Development of Research in Sanskritic Studies - Prof. Biswanath Banerjee