Universal Values of Prakrit Texts

Author(s): Prem Suman Jain
Publisher: Bahubali Prakrit Vidyapeeth and Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan

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Despite the efforts of Scholars dedicatedly involved in the task of editing and publishing the manuscripts available in Prakrit, for almost a century now, the language has received little importance from the Government and the concerned ministries. Though the ministry of HRD is providing some incentive facility to the Prakrit-Pali-Study through Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan New Delhi.
There should be a positive approach in the policy-makers, as regards the priority and importance to be accorded to Prakrit visavis other old/ older language. Discrimination and neglect should stop. Rashtrapati Prashasti, State Awards and others such ways of encouraging scholars in Prakrit should be sought. And atleast one National Prakrit Sansthan should be established in the Country by the Centre Government and one National Prakrit Academy be Stated any were in India by State Govt. which will encourage the Prakrit Studies.
We hope, that this International Prakrit Seminar, Shravanabelagola will suggest some positive step in this direction of reviving Prakrit and bringing it back into the mainstream of studies. We wish the Participants and the International Prakrit Seminar all success and look forward to the positive results of these deliberations. I am glad to know that research papers and lecturers presented in the International Prakrit Seminar, now are being published in the book form. I hope, this sincere efforts of authors and editors of the volume will throw a lot of light on the universal values of the Prakrit works and language.
Jagadguru Karmayogi Swastishri Charukeerthy Bhattaraka Swamiji
Shravanabelagola, Jain Math.
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