Sastralokah

The present work "Śästralokaḥ" consits of research articles presented by me in national and international seminars during the last decade. The present volume contains two sections namely part "A" and part "B". Part "A" consists of eight articles written in english and part "B" consists of twelve articles written in Sanskrit. The theme of these articles have a wide ranging canvas. Sankaradvaita, Kathopanishad, Shaivim, philosophy of Ramakrishna. Modern Sanskrit Poetics, Sanskrit translations of Kannada works and so on, are the topics dealt with in English articles.

Sri. S. Ranganath secured First Class, First Rank in. M.A. Sanskrit from Bangalore University. He is the recepient of Hiriyanna Gold medal and Hebbar Srivaishnava Sabha Gold Medal. The title VEDABHOOSHANA was Conferred on him by Veda Dharma Paripalana Sabha. American Biographical Institute, U.S.A., has honoured him with the title THE MAN OF THE YEAR 1996. He has a Vidwan Degree in Advaitha Vedanta from Sri Chamarajendra Sanskrit College. He has studied Rigveda traditionally for Eight years. His Ph.D. dissertation was contribution of Vacaspati Misra to Indian Philosophy. He has Forty-two books and Eighty research papers to his cedit. His Kannada translation of Prof. Satya Vrat Shastri's Ramakirti Mahakavyam was published in Bangkok (Thailand). He is Director, R.V. Institute of Sanskrit Studies at N.M.K.,V. College fo Women (Autonomous College) Bangalore. He was awarded D.Litt., from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla in 2005 for his Post-doctoral publications on Post Independence Sanskrit Literature.

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