Higher Education and Research in Prakrits and Jainology

Author(s): Gokulchandra Jain
Publisher: Sampurnanda Vishva Vidyalaya Varanasi

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the same time the course contents should be enriched, and should not be confined to a very limited scope,
Research and Research Projects
1. It is necessary that preference is given to new subjects for Doctoral dissertation and research programmes rather than repeating out. Such an researches on topics which have been already worked approach alone will contribute to an all round enrichment and step up the progress of Indian studies.
2. To prepare critical editions of ancient texts should be given top priorities for the above mentioned research works. In this connection it should be borne in mind that editing some works can be undertaken on individual initiative but some of the works can be undertaken by a team of earnest scholars and experts of the subjects, critical edition needs to be critical in real sense evaluating entire value of the text, and not merely a reproduction of manuscript.
3. The topics for Doctoral and Post-Doctoral dissertation should be specific and well-defined. The discipline and the area of the topic should be decided at its initial stage. An illustrative list of research priorities bas been published by University Grants Commission and Indian Council of Social Science Research and other Councils.
4. As studies and researches in Prakrits and Jainology are at the stage of reorganisation, more specific and detailed illustrative list is an immediate need which can be met out only after a series of workshops for reorientation and perspective planning of Higher Education and Research in Prakrits and Jainology.
5. To prepare source material from ancient texts for Inter-disciplinary research is an urgent requirement essentially in the fitness of the recent trends in research in Humanities and Social Sciences as well as National Policy. For such a work of crucial importance for evaluating the real value and significant features of the cultural Heritage of India, an exhaustive list of topics has to be prepared. Then the works can be undertaken by an individual for Doctoral dissertation and by a team of research experts for research programme.
6. Topics for Doctoral dissertation in Jainology should be selected from the concepts, theories and ideals formulated by the great Prophats