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Mudrarakshasa (literary study)

by Antara Chakravarty | 2015 | 58,556 words

This English study deals with the Mudrarakshasa from a literary perspective, investigating aspects such as metrical style, themes, rhetorics and other poetical elements. The Mudra Rakshasa is an ancient Sanskrit dramatic play (Nataka) authored by Vishakhadatta which deals with the life of king Chandragupta who ruled the Mauryan Empire during the 4t...

Acknowledgement

I feel myself blessed to be supervised by my guide, Professor Shrutidhara Chakravarty, M.A. Ph.D., Department of Sanskrit, Gauhati University, Assam, for her untiring efforts and egging me on throughout the course of my research. She took all the pains in going through the manuscript of my paper and rectifying my mistakes at all stages. I always felt reinforced under her care. This present dissertation would have never been completed without her encouragement.

I am also grateful to respected Head of the Department of Sanskrit, Professor Dr. Mukta Biswas, M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D., for her inspiration and valuable suggestion.

I, further, would like to express my heartiest gratitude and thankfulness to the honourable teachers of Department of Sanskrit, Gauhati University, for furnishing me with their priceless advice.

I would like to thank my husband Mr. Manas Pratim Sharma who always backed me up and let me live my dreams. I extend my sincere gratefulness to my father-in-law, for his guidance and encouragement and my mother-in-law Sjta. Jamini Devi, M.A., °­Äå±¹²â²¹ Shastri, for reinforcing me time and again to complete the present work. I am very much indebted to my parents Sjt. Bidhayak Chakravarty and Sjta. Jayashree Goswami, respectively who stood by me since the beginning and affirmed that I never fell short of success. I put on record the help and co-operation received from my childhood friend Dr. Lokesh Chakraborty during the period of my research. I am really thankful to my brother Mr. Binayak Chakravarty, whom I found always standing by me to face all the hurdles.

I appreciate the help received from the authorities of K.K. Handiqui Library, Gauhati University and Dhubri Sahitya Sabha Library during my research. Internet and different books from various publishers have played a significant role in my data collection.

I also convey my sincere thanks to my brother Pradip who helped by way of editing and binding this dissertation.

Antara Chakravarty

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