Suktis from Sanskrit Dramas (With Hindi and English Translation)

The book entitled "Suktis from Sanskrit Dramas" contains Suktis selected from eleven major Sanskrit Dramatists like Bhasa, Kalidasa, Bhavabhuti, Sri Harsha, Dinnaga, Murari, Shakti Bhadra, Vishakhadatta, Shudraka, Rajashekara and Bhattanarayana. The Suktis have been arranged in the alphabetical order according to R.D. Karmakars edition with Hindi and English translation. It would be a ready reckoner to the students of Sanskrit Drama and all those who are interested in knowing and appreciating the Suktis which are the treasure trove of Indian wisdom.

Sri S. Ranganath secured First Class, First Rank in M.A. Sanskrit from Bangalore University. He is the recipient of Hiriyanna Gold Medal and Hebbar Srivaishnava Sabha Gold Medal. The title Vedabhooshana was conferred on him by Veda Dharma Paripalana Sabha The title "Vedashri" was conferred on him from World Association of Vedic Studies, USA Bangalore Branch. 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 seventy one books and Hundred research papers to his credit. His Kannada translation of Prof. Satya Vrat Shastri's Ramakirti Mahakavyam was published in Bangkok (Thailand), He is Professor and Head of the Department of Sanskrit, NMK.R.V. College for Women Banga lore and Director of R.V. Institute of Sanskrit Studies. He was awarded D.Litt., from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla in 2005 for his Post-doctoral publications on Post Independence Sanskrit Literature. He has a Rashtra Bhasha Visharada in Hindi from Chennai. He delivered lectures at Oxford, Cambridge, London, Brighton, Nottingham, Berlin and Wittenberg during June-July 2011 on Indian Culture. He was honoured at House of Commons - Parliament of London by Lord Billimoria. Her Royal Highness Princess Mahachakri Sirindhorn honoured me at Shilpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand on 27th September 2013. Honourable Chief Minister of Karnataka, Sri Siddaramaiah presented me the Book Prize for the year 2012-2013 as the best book on Gandhi entitled "Gandhi in Sanskrit Literature" at Gandhi Bhavan, Bangalore on 2nd October 2013. He was awarded "Adhaytma Vidyalankara" on 30th April 2014 at Shankar Krupa, Bangalore.

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