Ambika on Jaina Art and Literature

Author(s): Maruti Nandan Prasad Tiwari
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith

Page 12

and Archaeology, Sagar University, Sagar, Dr. U.P. Shah, former Dy. Director, Oriental Institute, Baroda, Sri Krishna Deva, Varanasi and Prof. (Dr.) Anand Krishna, former Head of the Deptt. of History of Art, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, who have always been source of inspiration and guidance to me.
I am particularly indebted to Shri Bishan Tandon, Director, Bharatiya Ji inpith, New Delhi for kindly giving me an opportunity to prepare a monograph on Ambikā. I have greatly been benefited by his valuable comments as well.
I deeply appreciate ungrudging assistance extended to me by the American Institute of Indian Studies, Varanasi and the Archives of the Photographs of Jaina Antiquities of Bharatiya Jnanpith, New Delhi for supplying the photographs. To M/s Bharatiya Jnanpith, New Delhi are my special thanks for publishing this monograph so nicely and timely. The printers are likewise to be thanked for their cooperation.
Although I have made sincere efforts to cast fresh light on different aspects of the iconography of Ambikā, I am aware of my personal limitations reflected it the shortcoming of the production; I crave the indulę .ce of readers and reviewers for their kind suggestions.
Maruti Nandan Prasad Tiwari
Banaras Hindu University, Rama-navami, '6th March 1988