Born in an orthodox Brahmana family of Bengal and educated traditionally in Varanasi, Dr. S.N. Ghoshal Sastri started his carrier as a teacher of a Sanskrit Institution and an editor of the Chaukhambha Sanskrit Series, Varanasi.
During the time, he had the privilege to sit under the feet of some celebrated scholars of the time; like Mm. Pramthantha Tarkabhusana, Mm. Balakrsna Misra and Mm. Gopinath Kaviraj.
He took active part in the '42 Movement and went underground as a suspect of the Chukaghat-case, Varanasi; that provided him a chance to learn English.
Acquitted of the alleged charge, he completed university education from B. H. U. and joined Visva-Bharati with an experience of a Sanskrit lecturer for 12 years in Jaunpur and Varanasi, U.P. He was entrusted with teaching & editing MSS. In the Dept. of Sanskrit, Pali & Prakrita. In addition to his normal duties, he extended cooperation to other departments, like Philosophy, Education and Ancient Indian History Culture & Archaeology.
As a veteran teacher and seasoned manuscriptologist, he edited two Urtexts on Indian Aesthetics of the Scholastic School as well as the Neo-Rasa-Scholastic School as well as the Neo-Rasa-School. He had the honour of compiling and publishing the Ist volume of the Descriptive Catalogues of Sanskrit MSS. Deposited in the Sanskrit MSS. Section, Vidya-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati.
Now, as an inmate of poet Tagore's hermitage, Santiniketan; he dovoted his life to present the country a complete work on Indian Aesthetics, ventilating its three major streams; Poetry, Arts and Music, extracting their fundamental principles of 'one-in-Two,' from the Yamala stream of the Tantra-Sastra.
Dr. S. N. Gghoshal Sastri, M.A.; B.T.; Ph.D.;
Kavya-Vyakaranatirhta, Sahitya-sastri,
Reader, Department of Sasnkrit, Pali & Prakrta
Hony. Editor, Sanskrit MSS.
Visva-Bharati: Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
Chapter I: | Cultural elements: | 3-13 |
Chapter II: | Historical elements: | 14-29 |
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Chapter I: | Philosophy & Science of Sound: | 33-41 |
Chapter II: | The function of a sense: | 42-50 |
Chapter III: | Supremacy of suggestion: | 51-58 |
Chapter IV: | Nature of Relish: | 59-72 |
Chapter V: | Departure of the Neo-rasa-school from the scholastic school: | 73-84 |
Chapter VI: | The Reservoir of Beauty and Bliss: | 85-94 |
Chapter VII: | Aim of An Aesthete: | 95-102 |
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Chapter I: | Letters and Literature: | 105-117 |
Chapter II: | Poets and Aesthetes: | 118-125 |
Chapter III: | Poetry and Poetics: | 126-142 |
Chapter IV: | Nature of Poetry: | 143-151 |
Chapter V: | Poetry and Suggestion: | 152-165 |
Chapter VI: | The Realm of Relish: | 166-172 |
Chapter VII: | The Fountain of Relish: Pratibha: | 173-180 |
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Chapter I: | A Poet's work shop I: | 183-186 |
Chapter II: | Success in making Literature: | 187-194 |
Chapter III: | Bearing and Personality of a Poet: | 195-205 |
Chapter IV: | Seasons in India: | 206-213 |
Chapter V: | A Poet's Work-shop II: | 214-220 |
Appendix: | ||
(a) Index. | 221-229 | |
(b) Errata | 231-235 | |
(c) Bibliography & abbreviation. | 237-242 | |
Born in an orthodox Brahmana family of Bengal and educated traditionally in Varanasi, Dr. S.N. Ghoshal Sastri started his carrier as a teacher of a Sanskrit Institution and an editor of the Chaukhambha Sanskrit Series, Varanasi.
During the time, he had the privilege to sit under the feet of some celebrated scholars of the time; like Mm. Pramthantha Tarkabhusana, Mm. Balakrsna Misra and Mm. Gopinath Kaviraj.
He took active part in the '42 Movement and went underground as a suspect of the Chukaghat-case, Varanasi; that provided him a chance to learn English.
Acquitted of the alleged charge, he completed university education from B. H. U. and joined Visva-Bharati with an experience of a Sanskrit lecturer for 12 years in Jaunpur and Varanasi, U.P. He was entrusted with teaching & editing MSS. In the Dept. of Sanskrit, Pali & Prakrita. In addition to his normal duties, he extended cooperation to other departments, like Philosophy, Education and Ancient Indian History Culture & Archaeology.
As a veteran teacher and seasoned manuscriptologist, he edited two Urtexts on Indian Aesthetics of the Scholastic School as well as the Neo-Rasa-Scholastic School as well as the Neo-Rasa-School. He had the honour of compiling and publishing the Ist volume of the Descriptive Catalogues of Sanskrit MSS. Deposited in the Sanskrit MSS. Section, Vidya-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati.
Now, as an inmate of poet Tagore's hermitage, Santiniketan; he dovoted his life to present the country a complete work on Indian Aesthetics, ventilating its three major streams; Poetry, Arts and Music, extracting their fundamental principles of 'one-in-Two,' from the Yamala stream of the Tantra-Sastra.
Dr. S. N. Gghoshal Sastri, M.A.; B.T.; Ph.D.;
Kavya-Vyakaranatirhta, Sahitya-sastri,
Reader, Department of Sasnkrit, Pali & Prakrta
Hony. Editor, Sanskrit MSS.
Visva-Bharati: Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
Chapter I: | Cultural elements: | 3-13 |
Chapter II: | Historical elements: | 14-29 |
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Chapter I: | Philosophy & Science of Sound: | 33-41 |
Chapter II: | The function of a sense: | 42-50 |
Chapter III: | Supremacy of suggestion: | 51-58 |
Chapter IV: | Nature of Relish: | 59-72 |
Chapter V: | Departure of the Neo-rasa-school from the scholastic school: | 73-84 |
Chapter VI: | The Reservoir of Beauty and Bliss: | 85-94 |
Chapter VII: | Aim of An Aesthete: | 95-102 |
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Chapter I: | Letters and Literature: | 105-117 |
Chapter II: | Poets and Aesthetes: | 118-125 |
Chapter III: | Poetry and Poetics: | 126-142 |
Chapter IV: | Nature of Poetry: | 143-151 |
Chapter V: | Poetry and Suggestion: | 152-165 |
Chapter VI: | The Realm of Relish: | 166-172 |
Chapter VII: | The Fountain of Relish: Pratibha: | 173-180 |
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Chapter I: | A Poet's work shop I: | 183-186 |
Chapter II: | Success in making Literature: | 187-194 |
Chapter III: | Bearing and Personality of a Poet: | 195-205 |
Chapter IV: | Seasons in India: | 206-213 |
Chapter V: | A Poet's Work-shop II: | 214-220 |
Appendix: | ||
(a) Index. | 221-229 | |
(b) Errata | 231-235 | |
(c) Bibliography & abbreviation. | 237-242 | |