S.C. Pande (Ed.)

Prof. Suresh Chandra Pande (b. 1934 at Almora, U.P., now in Uttarakhand) retired as Professor and Head, Sanskrit Department, University of Allahabad in 1995 after a distinguished academic career of about thirty-nine years. He was appointed Professor of Prakrit language in Parshvanath Vidyapith, Varanasi in 1995 for about two years, and Visiting Professor in Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Shimla for three years in 2002. Prof. Pande?s branch of specialisation is Sanskrit poetry, drama, poetics and dramaturgy. His first research work was on ?Dhvani School and its Criticisms? and was awarded the D.Phil degree in 1965. Prof. Pande has received many awards including the Certificate of Honour from the President of India in 2001; Sanskrit Mahamahopadhyaya from Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad; Certificate of Honour from Sampurnanand Sanskrit University and Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi; and Vishishta Puraskar from Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Sansthanam. He has published many books and research papers and participated in several national and international seminars. His latest book Alamkarakosh (the project work done during the stay at IIAS) is under publication.