रसप्रदीपरसकल्पद्रुमयोः तुलनात्मकमध्ययनम्- Comparative Study on Rasa Pradeepa and Rasakalpadruma

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About the Book Treatment of Rasa has been considered as a significant feature in Poetics and Indian literary criticism. Rasa is treated as the soul or essence of poetry; without which the real purpose of poetry to provide everlasting bliss and happiness is not served. Several critics and opticians have defined and explained the theory of Rasa in various manners and the study of the subject is crucial not only for the lovers of the literature but also for all types of readers and researchers. '

"Comparative study on Rasa Pradeepa and Rasa Kalpadruma" by Dr. Sarada Samantaray is such a useful work that deals with the treatment of Rasa and other aspects of Poetics and Indian Aesthetics in a systematic manner. Rasa Pradeepa and Rasa Kalpadruma authored by Prabhakar Bhatt and Sri Jagannath Mishra respectively are considered to be monumental treatises in the field of poetics and literary criticism. The theory of Rasa has been elaborated and analysed in these two books in a very subtle and systematic manner ; based upon which the concerned work i.e. "Comparative Study on Rasa Pradeep a and Rasa Kalpadruma" has been prepared by Dr.Sarada Samantaray.

About the Author Mrs. (Dr.) Sarada Samantaray Born on 17th August, 1961 and brought up in a traditional Sanskrit family at Urali, Cuttack, Odisha. Her father, Late. Padma Charana Samantaray, a post-graduate pass out of Banaras Hindu University, was a well-known professor and scholar in the field of Sanskrit. Mother, Late Nalini Samantaray, was a true follower of the cultural traditions of India and uncompromising moral values of her husband. Being blessed by the divine parents, Smt. Samantaray got her M.A. degree in Sanskrit from Utkal University by securing 1 st Position with three Gold Medals and M.Phil degree from the University of Delhi having secured 151 position there also and proved her to be the proud intellectual successor of her parents.

She obtained her Ph.D. and D.Litt. degrees from Sri Jagannath Sanskrit University in Sahitya. Author of seven books and more than ten research papers, Dr. Samantaray has the distinction of getting the best Research Paper award in the Madras session of the All India Oriental Conference. She has got more than twenty-five years of teaching experience in Sanskrit in various higher educational institutions like Ravenshaw University, S.C.S.College and presently working as the Senior Reader & Head, Department of Sanskrit in the said institution. She had the unique opportunity to participate in the XN World Sanskrit Conference held at Kyoto University, Japan.

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