'Critical Essays on Sanskrit Literature and Indian Culture is a collection of fortytwo articles written by Prof. K.T. Pandurangi. These articles are written on varied subjects and they were mainly presented by him at various scholarly gatherings. Some of them, such as 'Silent characters of Kalidasa's Mahäkävyas, throw light on new areas of study.
The articles contain different aspects of Sanskrit literature, philosophy and Sanskrit learning. They are all insightfully prepared with excellent analysis. The students of Sanskrit in particular and interested readers in general will be very much benefited by this volume.
I thank all those who helped us in the preparation of the book.
It is with great pride and honor that we present this introduction to the Anthology “Critical Essays on Sanskrit Literature and Indian Culture” by our Late father Mahamahopadhyaya Professor K.T. Pandurangi. The work presented here provides a rich and panoramic view of Sanskrit literature and Indian culture. This is an anthology of lectures, seminars and essays selected by our late father himself. It gives insight into the mastery of select works in Sanskrit literature and Indian Culture and brings their contribution to human values. While it highlights interesting episodes and questions from literature, philosophy and Dharma, it also nicely illustrates what our father's mission and passion were throughout his life. We cherish and celebrate his scholarship through this anthology and his numerous other works.
Sanskrit Poetesses: Early in his professional career, Professor Pandurangi, then a lecturer in Sanskrit at Karnataka College Dharwad, had a strong sense that the contributions of women poets in Sanskrit had not been appropriately recognized. There were but only one or two works at the time on this important topic. It was this concern that led him to lecture and write extensively on this topic and which emerged as one of his most popular writings. He first published a booklet in Kannada titled 'Samskrita Kavietrieru' in 1958 as part of the Karnataka University lecture Series, and various versions have since been published. In the current collection, a version of the original article is reproduced. In this essay, after reviewing a brief history of women poetesses in Sanskrit, and recounting as many as 32 poetesses between 4the century AD and 17th century AD, a more detailed review is provided of the works of Vijayambika (aka Vijjika) who likely lived between 7th and 10th century AD, Gangadevi of the 14th century, Tirumalamba of the 16th century and Ramabhadramba of the 17th century.
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