Reviews
By Mano Mohan Ghosh, Chintaharan Chakravarti, A. C. Banerjee
Summary
The reviews section offers critical assessments of recent publications in Indology and Sanskrit studies. Among the works discussed are Devabodha’s Jnana-dipika commentary on the Mahabharata’s Adi-parvan, memorial volumes dedicated to V. S. Sukthankar and other Mahabharata studies, bulletins from the Deccan College Research Institute, treatises on aesthetic philosophy, and devotional texts such as the Sri-Venkatesa-Kavyakalpa and Usanimmattham. The reviewer summarises the contents of each book, evaluates the scholarly methods employed and highlights their contributions to textual criticism, philosophical inquiry and literary appreciation. Attention is drawn to the importance of editing and cataloguing manuscripts, the need for rigorous philological analysis and the value of interdisciplinary approaches. Collectively, the reviews reflect the vibrant state of mid-twentieth-century Indological scholarship.
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Conclusion
By surveying a range of new books, the reviews section underscores the dynamism of research on Indian literature and thought. The reviewed works advance understanding of epic traditions, aesthetics and manuscript studies, and the reviewer encourages continued critical engagement with these sources.