________________ About the author Dr. V. M. Kulkarni, formerly Professor of Sanskrit and Prakrit (Maharashtra Educational Service, Class I), Director of Languages, Maharashtra State, Mumbai, Director, B. L. Institute of Indology, Patan (now shifted to Delhi), Hon. Director, MM. Dr. P. V. Kane Institute, Asiatic Society of Bombay has taught Sanskrit and Prakrit Literature, Sanskrit Poetics and Aesthetics to Postgraduate students of various universities for several years. As an Author or Editor he has to his credit several publications. Some of them are : (i) Studies in Sanskrit Sahitya-Sastra (ii) More Studies in Sanskrit Sahitya-Sastra (iii-iv) Prakrit Verses in Sanskrit Works on Poetics, Vol. I and II (v) Some Aspects of the Rasa Theory (vi) Jayadeva's Gitagovinda with King Mananka's Commentary (vii) Kavyanusasana of Acarya Hemacandra (in collaboration) (viii) Natyasastra of Bharatamuni with the Commentary Abhinavabharati, Vol. II, Second Revised edition in collaboration) (ix) The Story of Rama in Jain Literature (x) Bhoja and the Harivijaya of Sarvasena (xi) Outline of Abhinavagupta's Aesthetics. ODD Jain Education International For Private & Personal use only www.jainelibrary.org
