Contribution of Women to Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit Literature (Professor Hansaben Hindocha Felicitation Volume)

‘Contribution of Women to Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit Literature : Prof. Hansaben Hindocha Felicitation Volume’ संस्कृत के ख्यातिलब्ध विद्धानों द्धारा सम्पादित ग्रंथ है जो संस्कृत की विदुषी प्रो. हंसाबेन हिंडोचा के प्रदान के प्रति अभिनन्दन है| प्रो. हंसाबेन हिंडोचा राष्ट्रपति द्धारा पुरस्कृत विदुषी है| संस्कृत साहित्य को अपने लेखन द्धारा उन्होंने समृद्ध बनाने का प्रशंसनीय प्रयास किया है| प्रस्तुत ग्रंथ का सम्पादन संस्कृत के प्रकाण्ड विद्धानों ने किया है| ये स्वनामधन्य विद्धान हैं- डॉ. गौतम पटेल, डॉ. मणिभाई ई. प्रजापति एवं श्री मणिभाई का. प्रजापति |

ग्रन्थ का व्याप विशद हैं| इसमें समग्र भारत के विद्धानों के ७४ शोधलेख संकलित हैं| ये लेख हिन्दी, संस्कृत और अंग्रेजी भाषा में लिखे गए हैं| संस्कृत साहित्य के विकास और संवर्धन में नारियों का भी मुल्यवान योगदान रहा हैं| प्रस्तुत ग्रंथ में संकलित लेख और वाङ्मय की विस्तृत सूची से हम संस्कृत साहित्य में नारियों के महत्वपुर्ण योगदान को समझ सकते हैं| इस ग्रंथ की विशेषता हैं कि इसमें संपूर्ण भारत कि बहुसंख्यक विदुषियों और उनकी प्रतिनिधि कृतियों कि विवेचना करते हुए लेख समाविष्ट किये गए हैं| इसके अतिरिक्त आधुनिक भारतीय भाषायों के माध्यम से संस्कृत में प्रदान करनेवाली कुछ लब्धप्रतिष्ठत कवयित्रिओं के प्रदान का मूल्यांकन करनेवाले लेख भी समाविष्ट हैं|

प्रस्तुत ग्रंथ के दो प्रधान संपादक डॉ. गौतम पटेल और डॉ. मणिभाई ई. प्रजापति स्वंय संस्कृत के स्थापित लेखक और विद्धान हैं और अपने प्रदान दान के लिए राष्ट्रपति द्धारा सम्मानित किये गए हैं| उनके द्धारा संपादित प्रस्तुत ग्रंथ का रचना विधान चित्ताकर्षक हैं| संस्कृत वाङ्मय में महिलाओं के प्रदान का मूल्यांकन करनेवाला यह बहुमूल्य ग्रंथ प्रस्तुत विषय का 'ज्ञानकोष' ही हैं| एसे मुल्यवान ग्रंथ के संपादक के लिए तीनो संपादक बधाई के पात्र हैं और जिनके सम्मान में ग्रंथ का प्रकाशन किया गया हैं| ऐसी संस्कृत विदुषी प्रो. डॉ. हंसाबेन हिंडोचा भी शत-शत बधाई कि पात्र हैं|

Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. Gautam Patel, Chief Editor of the present volume is President, Sanskrit seva Samiti, Ahmedabad, Ex-President, Gujarat Sanskrit Akademi, Gandhinagar. Recipient of ‘Certificate of Honour’ by the President of India. Conferred Honorary D. Litt. Degree by Shri Somnath Sanskrit University, Veraval and also by Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rastriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, New Delhi. Member, Second Sanskrit Commission, Govt. of India. Awarded Swami Gangestwaranandaji Veda- Ratna Puraskar by Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Bangalore. Publication: original/ edited books 160 and 200 research papers/articles are published. 6 students received Ph.D degree under his guidance.

Dr. Manibhai I. Prajapati, Chief Editor of the present volume is President, Anart Sanskrit- Sanskruti Samsthan, Mehsana, Retd. Principal, Kankrej Art & Commerce College, Thara, Dist. Patan. Ex. Director, Dwarkadhish Sanskrit Academy and Indological Research Institute. Dwarka (Gujarat) Recipient of ‘Certificate of Honour’ by the President of India and also awarded ‘Gaurav Puraskar’ by Government of Gujarat. Publications: original/edited books- 40 and about 200 articles are published. 18 students received Ph.D. degree under his guidance.

Prof. Smt. Dr. Hansaben Hindocha whom I consider my younger sister, came in contact with me long before her retirement as the Head of the Sanskrit Department of Saurashtra University, Rajkot. I have often enjoyed her hospitality, and have always held her as a symbol of Indian culture. She is the devoted student of my friend Dr. Manibhai I. Prajapati who is honoured by the President of India in the year 2011 for his contribution in the field of Sanskrit Literature.

Smt. Dr. Hansaben Hindocha was honoured by the President of India for her scholarly contribution in the field of teaching and learning Sanskrit in the year 2013. She specializes in the field of Alamkarshastra and has authored 17 books in which she has exhibited her deep and extensive study of various subject. She has organized and attended many national seminars and has presented papers in international seminars also. She has rightly been awarded and honoured in her field not only due to her merits but also her untiring contribution. She deserved our congratulations.

With a view to celebrate her success and commemorate her work, I along with Dr. Manibhai I. Prajapati of Mehsana and Shri Manibhai K. Prajapati of Gandhinagar/Patan have decided to publish a felicitation volume titled ‘Contribution of Women to Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit Literature’. The efforts have lasted for more than two years and with the help of valuable contributions from numerous scholars of India and France. Now the volume is ready to see the day-light.

I strongly believe that this felicitation volume has unique importance as fourteen scholars who have been honoured by the President of India and others who deserve the same in future, have willingly contributed with studious and on various facets of the subjects related to the contribution of the worthy women of the past and present as well.

I whole heartedly congratulate Dr. Smt. Prof. Hansaben Hindocha for her remarkable success in the field of Sanskrit. I thank all the contributors for their valuable help in our endeavor of serving Sanskrit in general and honouring Smt. Professor Hansaben Hindocha in particular.