This volume brings together a number of seminal studies pre­sented at the International Conference on Great Indian Epics held in February 219 at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi by scholars from various parts of the world. Each article adds a new dimension to the subject with historical scholarship and critical interpretation, reflecting comprehensiveness, unity, clarity and rightness of perception. This definitive work adds to our knowledge of the epics and their infinite influence. About the Author Udayanath Sahoo is Adikabi Sarala Das Chair Professor for Odia Studies at Centre for Indian Languages, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. An international researcher of epic narrative, he has done extensive comparative research on the tradition of Mahabharata and Bhagvata in eastern India. His research area also includes linguistic analysis, machine translation and textual criticism of palm-leaf manuscripts. Shobha Rani Dash is at the Department of Buddhist Studies, Otani University, Kyoto, Japan. Her research area is textual criticism of palm-leaf manuscripts. \n