This book traces the important role played by Prakrit language andnarrative literature in the development of Indian languages andliterature. This is considered to be the first attempt ever, by anyIndian or foreign scholar in this field. This publication has beenpainstakingly, manually prepared by Dr J C Jain after a detailedresearch of a wide range of Indian and foreign literary works,which has taken several years. The manifold contributions ofPrakrit in the field of Ardhamagadhi, Sauraseni, Maharastri andPaisachi language and literature, development of narrativeliterature in Maharastri, contributions in the field of Sanskritpoetics and drama have all been incorporated in this rarepublication. Dr Jain has considered all the traditional views ofancient authors and grammarians and has compared them to those ofthe modern times, to enable to present a clear viewpoint to thereaders. \n
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