History of Navya-Nyaya in Mithila (An Old and Rare Book)

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The following pages present the posthumous studies on the History of Navya-Nyaya in Mithila by the late Professor Dineshchandra Bhattacharya who was a specialist in the much neglected branch of Indology-Study of Mss. His contributions on the History of Vaidyaka, Dharmaśāstra, Navya-Nyaya and Sanskrit Grammar scattered in the pages of different scholarly journals will immortalise him. It was in his maturo years that he began to systematison the results of his studies. His Bengali work-Vange Navya Nyaya-carca was well-received and fetched for him the much coveted Rabindra Prize from the Government of West Bengal.

It was a matter of gratification that he accepted my offer to write a volume on the History of Navya-Nyaya in Mithila. He came to Mithila and examined the Manuscript Libraries of the Mithila Institute and Raj Darbhanga, thrown open to him. But the bookon from beyond impelled him to make hurry and he could pot finish the work on the plan chalked out. His health was deteriorating rapidly and he breathed his last soon after handed the press copy of the present work over to me.

The work, however, will show that the author collected over available material in India and abroad and gave his. considered and impartial verdict on the problems taken up. It may be hoped that it will serve as an invitation to younger scholars to carry out further fruitful researches in the line.

A few minor omissions and anachronisms may be noticed But in the absence of the author, I thought it fit to preserve his text as it is, Interested scholars may refer to his above-mentioned Bengali work for more details.