Sankardev-Sandarbha

This volume compiles essays focusing on specific themes extracted from the towering personality and extensive works of Srimanta Sankardeva. The titles of the compiled essays include: "The Political Background of the Bhakti Movement," "The Background of Sankardeva's Genius," "Devotion: Dasya Bhakti and Sankardeva," "Sankardeva: Well-Versed in the Scriptures," "Sankardeva's Treatment of the Puranas," "Sankardeva's Sanskrit Compositions," "The Ramayana and Srimanta Sankardeva," "Sridhara Swami and Sankardeva," "The Splendor of Descriptions in Sankardeva's Works," "Depiction of Nature by Sankardeva," "Women in Sankardeva's Concept," "Sankardeva's Aesthetic Taste (Rasa-ruchi)," "Rules and Restrictions of Natyashastra in Sankardeva's Plays," "Sankardeva’s Drama: The Model of Sanskrit Plays," "Sankardeva and Tukaram: A Parallel Study," "Educational Methods in Sankardeva’s Thought," "Madhavdeva: Sankardeva’s Greatest Creation," and "Sankardeva's Compositions: The Need for Textual Criticism." Several previously unexamined topics are analyzed here for the first time from an academic perspective. The research papers exhibit strong structural coherence and a well-focused thematic unity.