________________
OBITUARY
Professor (Dr.) Harivallabh Chunilal Bhayani
With the demise of Prof. (Dr.) H. C. Bhayani, the illustrious tradition of the old generation of internationally recognized and acclaimed virsatile research scholors in the fields of Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabramsha, old Gujarati, Modern Gujarati and English Language and Literature has come to an end. He was a great scholor of linguistics and welknown etymologician.
He was recepient of numerous Awards like the Ranjitram Medal for Contribution to Gujarati Literature, Sahitya Academy Award for the Best Gujarati Book of 1980-81, President's Award of Certificate of Honour as an Outstanding Sanskrit Scholar 1985, Premananda Sahitya Sabha Medal for Contribution to Gujarati Literature 1987, Gujarat Sahitya Academy Award 1990, Prakrit Jnanabharati Award, Banglore 1990, Honorary Fellowship of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University 1993, Narmad Sahitya Sabha Medal for the Best Critical Work 1985-89, Gujarat State, Narsimha Maheta Literary Award 1994, Anantray Raval Vivechan Award 1995 and Acharya Hemachandra Suri Award in 1995-97.
As to his publications, he has edited two Sanskrit works, named Lilavatisära and Puspudüsitaka, three Prakrit works named Samkhitta Taramgavai, Táragana, Vasudevahimdi, thirteen Apabhramśa works named Sandeśarāsaka, Paumacariya, Neminähacariya, Sanatkumaracariya, Apabramsa Language and Literature, Raula Vela, Chandonuśäsana, Dohägitikosa along with Caryägitikosa, two Old Hindi works, six and Dohākosa, twelve Old Gujarati works, and collections of papers pertaining to Linguistics, literary and Cultural Studies of Classical Literatures, eleven Renderings or Translations of Sanskrit, Prakrit an Apabhramśa works, seventeen Grammatical and Linguistic works, seven Collections of Critical Essays, five Folk-Literary Studies and Folk Song Collections, seven Miscellaneous works, in all eighty works. He edited four Research Journals. Round about two hundred of his research papers have been published in various national and international research journals.
To L. D. Institute he was a friend, philosopher and guide in all respects. He was associated with L. D. Institute from its inception and He continued his association with the Institute as a Honorary Visiting faculty till his last breath.
Editors
