About the Book: Classical and Contemporary Issues in Indian Studies
"This book is a Festschrift volume in honour of Prof. Trichur S.Rukmani that
reflects the plethora of issues which she studied inher scholastic life. It
includes twenty-four essays bydistinguished scholars on various classical and
contemporary issuespertaining to Indian studies. While the volume discusses
currentresearch in the field of Yoga- Prof. Rukmanis primary researchfield- it
also invites further reflection on other areas of Indianthought which have
attracted her attention in the course of herlong and fruitful academic career.
The volume is divided thematically into six sections. The firsttwo sections deal
with the interpretation of the Yoga, Vedanta andGaudiya-Vaishnava traditions,
exploring