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Te fuito Hrar: 87 The Valedictory function was held on the 25th April 2015. Prof. Maheshwari Prasad, National Professor and Former Director, Parshwanath Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, presided over the session and Prof. S. N. Upadhyay, Former Director, I.I.T., BHU, Varanasi, was the Chief Guest. The Workshop was conducted under the Directorship of Dr. S. P. Pandey, Joint Director, Parshwanath Vidyapeeth, Varanasi. Dr. Shrinetra Pandey was the Coordinator of the workshop.
A 15 Day National Workshop on Prakrit Language &
Literature (15-29 May, 2015) organised successfully There is enormous literature in Prakrit language. Majority of the Prakrit works still remains inaccessible to the scholars of Jainology as well as to those working in other disciplines because of nonavailability of Prakrit texts with their translations in other languages. For comparative and comprehensive study of Indian tradition, history, culture, literature, language, poetics etc. knowledge of Prakrit is essential
Keeping in view the importance of the subject Parshwanath Vidyapeeth organised a 15 Day National Workshop on Prakrit Language and Literature from 151h - 291h May 2015. A great Scholar of Sanskrit, Prakrit and Jainism, Param Pujya Muni Shri Prashamarati Vijayji during his stay at Vidyapeeth had throughout encouraged and inspired Vidyapeeth to organise such workshops. Pujya Muni Shri not only encouraged but actively participated in the workshops. He wanted Prakrit Workshop to be the permanent feature of Parshwanath Vidyapeeth. This is the 5th workshop on Prakrit in this series. Parshwanath Vidyapeeth is committed to impart knowledge of Prakrit to the students and scholars interested in Indological studies. Teaching of Prakrit generally aims to enable the participants to successfully attempt and comprehend each Prakrit words, derived from Sanskrit. In fact the pattern of this workshop will be teaching Prakrit grammar through operational procedure employed in Sanskrit grammar. Sūtras of Prakrit grammar used in the words will be
