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Manisha Pathak, Yashodhara Kar, and from a host others. The Editorial Committee remains sincerely grateful to all these.
A ready response in the form of perinission to reproduce Prof. Mehendale's writings was also received from the Publishers and Copyright Managers of Volunes and Journals in which his writings had appeared, and a credit line to this effect to these together will be found given separately under "Acknowledgements".
Some of the original papers were in need of type-setting and pre-press work. Also was needed to add the preliminary pages indicating, besides the Preface, Prelude etc., the Life-sketch and Writings of Professor Mehendale. This entire task was very efficiently done at the Mac Script (Aundh, Pune) under the supervision of Shri Kishor Khurjekar. We are very much thankful for his timely services.
For the beautiful frontispiece of Professor Mehendale we are indebted to Ms Roberta and Dr. Mrs. Laura Liberale (Torino University, Italy) while on their visit to the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune.
With the entire edited material ready, it was our great good fortune to have the veteran scholars from Ahmedabad - Professor M. A. Dhaky (Director Emeritus, Center for Art & Archaeology, A.I.I.S., Gurgaon) and Dr. Jitendra B. Shah (Director of the Sharadaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre and of the L. D. Institute of Indology) - offering to undertake the onerous task of photocopying these original offprints of printed papers, and to publish them in one Volume for inclusion in their Research Series. This 'Pattere' (Vidyāsauhārda) on their part caused great relief to us. In this, we had the free and enthusiastic services of Shri M. D. Bhandare, Director of the American Institute of Indian Studies (West), in securing effective communication with these two. We are extremely grateful to all the three scholars.
Finally, the Editors reverentially dedicate the Volume to Professor Mehendale, in the sentiinent :
ada ay-guh gaya hufay,'
'tavaiva madhu-kusumam tubhyameva samarpitam.' and pray for his long, healthy and fruitful life.
Editorial Committee
Pune; Vasanta-panchaini, 29-1-2001
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