वनज्योत्सना-सहस्त्रसौमनसी - Flora & Plant Kingdom in Sanskrit Literature

About The Book Flora and Plant Kingdom in Sanskrit Literature comprising seventyfive panegyrics, poetic compositions, articles and research papers on various aspects of Plant Science, Environment, Sanskrit, Indology and Musicology is a tender presentation by a fast friend Prof. Acharya Jagdish Sahai Kulshreshtha and two ardent admirers Prof. Sushma Kulshreshtha and Ms. Abha Kulshreshtha to their esteemed Shrilyounamoy Chatterjee, a great devotee of Sdhitya-Swigra-Krila on the auspicious occasion of his 75th birth anniversary, his Anniversary .his Amrtamahotsava. This voluminous work consists of four cascades divided into sixteen sections symbolising Purusrottama-Kalamala.

Cascade I Kalidasa-Sumanojhari comprising four sections.
Cascade II Vanaspati-kola-Rasajhari comprising seven sections.
Cascade III: Surabharad-Swiunojharl comprising three sections .
Cascade IV : Summornala Florilegium comprising two sections.
This Festschrift comprises a beautiful garland, a Vaijayantimald of sixty four flowers symbolising sixty four arts, Kakis in the form of sixty four learned papers and a charming bouquet, a Puspastabaka of eleven flowers in the form of eleven poetic compositions by eminent scholars and poets covering diverse aspects of Indology mainly centring upon Flora and Plant Kingdom in Sanskrit Literature. The four cascades of this Anwtamahotsava volume deal with various Vedic, puranic, sociological, religious, cultural, literary, musicological, dharmagastric, arthagastric, kanklaSIFiC, zoological, botanical, environmental and technical scientific problems mainly concemed with Flora and Plant Kingdom based on ancient Indian and modem texts. Kalidasa occupies a special place as befits his grand status in the Classical Sanskrit Literature as well as Prof. Sushma Kulshreshba's abiding interest in him. Hence, five sections are devoted to Dipagikha Kalidasa. TF,:sVwswenritt is multi-dimensional in approach and will prove useful to Sanskritists, lndologists, Environmentalists,Florists and Plant scientists for its penetrating insights into various branches of Sanskrit and Indology.

About The Author

PROF. SUSHMA KULSHRESIITHA

D. Phil., D. Litt., F.R.A.S. (London) Ex. Visiting University Professor of Sanskrit Ranchi University, Ranchi Member, Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi.

* B.A. (1962) 1st class, Banaras Hindu University: M.A. Sanskrit (1964) lst class 1st. Vikram University, Ujjain; D. Phil. (1969) Allahabad University; Diploma in Pali Language & Literature (1972) 1st position with Distinction, University of Delhi; Pur5netihasacarya (1981) 1st class, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; D. Litt. (1989) Ranchi University.
* Teaching Sanskrit in Daulat Ram College & University of , alhi since 1966. Guiding M.Phil. and Ph. D. scholars since 1970.
* Sponsored and nominated by ICHR, ICSSR, UGC, Deptt. of Culture, Ministry of HRD & ICCR, Govt. of India, participated, presented papers and organised panels in VI World Sanskrit Conference at Pennsylvania University, Philadelphia, USA in 1984, VII World Sanskrit Conference at Kern Institute, University of Leiden, the Netherlands in 1987, VIII Conference of the Int tmational Association of Buddhist Studies at University of California, Berkeley, USA in 1987, XXXIII International Congress of Asian and North African Studies at University of Toronto, Canada in 1990, VIII World Sanskrit Conference at University of Vienna, Austria in 1990, IX World Sanskrit Conference at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia in 1994, V & VI Sakyadhita International Conference of Buddhist Women at Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 1997-98 and at Lumbini, Nepal in 2000 respectively and International Conference on Sanskrit in South East Asia at Silpakoma University, Bangkok, Thailand in 2001.
* Participated in 151 sessions of the World Sanskrit Conference, All India Oriental Conference, Indian Philosophical Congress, Akhila Bharatiya Dardana Paripd, All India Kalidasa Samaroha, U.G.C. Seminars and NCERT workshops and presented papers.

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