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A. K. CHATTERJEE
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The author of the Jain Harivaṁśa, was not only a remarkable poet, but also a highly accomplished personality. His thorough knowledge of the science of music (19. 142-261) proves that he was an immensely cultured man. His Harivamsa is one of the most interestingliterary creations of the) early mediaeval Sanskrit literature.*
*[This paper was received about the close of 1972.-Ed.)
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