<div dir="ltr">Dear Colleagues <div>I have a few suggestions for this Mahabharata Seminar. I am sharing these</div><div>here,</div><div><ol style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Inter–textual
Aspects of Epics, Purāṇas and Smṛtis with special focus on Dharma</span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(Vy</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">sa traditionally being recognised as an
author of Mbh. and Pur</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">āṇ</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">as
this will be a significant exercise to compare the materials (episodes) from
Pur</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">āṇ</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">as and MBH. It is equally
true for Sm</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ṛ</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">tis.
These are identified as Dharmagranthas. Comparison of these three genres will
produce significant insights to understand the inter–textual aspects.)</span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" start="2" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Contribution
of Epics to critical theory of classical poetry “k</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">vya”</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mah</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">bh</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">rata as an
Upaj</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ī</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">vya
text (this is kind of retelling of the text)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Retellings
of the Mbh and R</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">m
in Sanskrit</span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(Bh</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">sa’s Sanskrit dramas are based on the Mah</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">bh</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">rata and R</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">m</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ya</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ṇ</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">a,
mainly on Mbh. K</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ṣ</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">emendra,
Bhavabh</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ū</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ti, K</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">lid</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">sa
etc are a few others who contribute in this. This theme also can be converted
into a small project in which separate volumes can be published like “Argument
and Design” for Up</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">khy</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">nas. With some interesting title like
Mah</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">bh</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">rata from Vy</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">sa to Bh</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">sa.
There are some individual works published on this line. But I think it is worth
to have a volume of Sanskrit retellings of R</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">m.
and Mbh.)</span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" start="5" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Regional
Languages of India –– Retellings of the RAM and MBH</span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(Retellings of the RAM
and MBH could be a theme for individual conference)</span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" start="6" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Representation
of regional Bhakti movements based on Epics and Pur</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">āṇ</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">as</span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(Bh</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">gavata Sa</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ṃ</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">prad</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ya, V</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">rakar</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ī</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Sa</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ṃ</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">prad</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:GentiumAlt">ā</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ya from Maharashtra)</span></p><div>Regards,</div><div>Jahnavi</div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">Dr.Jahnavi C. Bidnur</b></div><div><font color="#000099"><b>Chair-Pt. Kavishwar Shastri,</b></font></div><div><font color="#000099"><b>Dept. of Sanskrit & Lexicography <br></b></font><b>Deccan College Post Graduate & Research Institute PUNE.</b></div></div></div></div></div>