Sriranganathasrih : Gems of Law and Dharmasastra : Justice Ranganath Misra
Contents: Foreword. I. Justice Ranganath Misra : A Felicitation: i. Memoirs and tributes. II. Gems of law and Dharmasastra: Cascade I. Gems of law:i. Vedic and Smrti literature. ii. Epics. iii. Sanskrit literature. iv. Men and women in Buddhist literature. v. Institution of marriage. vi. Gender justice. vii. Law : varied perspectives. Cascade II. Gems of Dharmasastra: viii. Purusarthacatustayi. ix. Dharmasastra. x. Manusmrti and women. xi. Society and Buddhist literature. Cascade III. Gems of Artha, Kama, Moksa: xii. Arthapurusartha. xiii. Kautilya\'s Arthasastra. xiv. Kamasastra. xv. Moksa. Cascade IV. Miscellaneous: xvi. Education, society, culture. Appendices.
"Gems of Law and Dharmasastra comprising eighty panegyrics, poetic compositions, memoirs, articles and research papers on various aspects of law, Dharmasastra, Arthasastra, Kamasastra, Darsanasastra and Vedic and classical Sanskrit literature is a tender presentation by a sincere friend Prof. Acharya Jagdish Sahai Kulshreshtha and two ardent disciples and admirers Dr. Abha Kulshreshtha and Prof. Sushma Kulshreshtha to their esteemed Guru Hon\'ble Justice Ranganath Misraji on the auspicious occasion of his 80 birthday, his Satabhiseka Mahotsava.
The volume opens with a garland of twelve poetic panegyric compositions in Sanskrit by renowned poets like Prof. V. Kutumba Sastry,. Prof. Rajendra Mishra, Prof. Harekrishna Satapathy, Prof. Kishore Chandra Mohapatra, and others offering their felicitations to Justice Misraji. Then follows the floral bunch of four memoirs and tributes by eminent scholars, friends and admirers having deep reverence and devotion to Hon\'ble Misraji like Prof. Ramaranjan Mukherji, Prof. Shridhar Vasishtha and others. These sixteen poetic compositions, memoirs and felicitations followed by a brief biographical sketch bring out several characteristics of his personality and his contribution to the field of law Sanskrit and Indology and knowledge and learning." (jacket)
