Publications
Kiratarjunuyam (Canto-II)
Kiratarjuniyam is an English rendering and explanation of the second canto of Kiratarjuniyam written by Bharavi. Saradaranjan Ray, the editor of the book, has added Mallinatha’s commentary along with its translation in English. The book also contains a Bengali translation of the second canto of the original Sanskrit text.
Knowledge Freedom and Language (An Interwoven Fabric of Man, Time and World)
Knowledge, Freedom and Language, written by D.P.Chattopadhyaya, is a collection of fifteen essays. All the essays attempt to explore the two major aspects of human behaviour, viz. 1. Language using animal and 2. Freedom-seeking animal. The essays present Chattopadhyaya’s views on the nature and role of language in human experience, while some other essays deal with several philosophical issues regarding freedom, determinism etc.
Mudrarakshasam
Mudrarakshasam is translation, both in Bengali and English, of the drama Mudrarakshasam has originally written in Sanskrit by Visakhadatta. Bidhubhsan Goswami, in his introduction, presents a brief analysis of the special characteristics of the drama. All the seven cantos are presented in original Sanskrit along with their translation.
Nāgānanda
Nāgānanda is an English translation along with explanatory notes on the drama Nāgānanda written by Harshadev. Asha Toraskar and N.A.Deshpande, editors and translators, offer a brief analysis of the contribution of Harshadeva in their introduction. A commentary written in Sanskrit, on Nāgānanda, by M.R. Kale has also been added to this book.
On the Dramatic System of The Hindus
Of the Dramatic System of the Hindus is a short treatise on the salient features of classical Sanskrit Drama. Horace Hayman Wilson divides the book into eight chapters starting with a description of the authorities of the Hindu dramatic system and ending with a description of the scientific apparatus.
Phenomenology and Indian Philosophy
Phenomenology and Indian Philosophy is a collection of essays edited by D.P.Chattopadhyaya, Lester Embree and J.N.Mohanty. There are twenty-six essays in this volume and all the essays deal with several aspects of phenomenological philosophy and study these insights from the perspective of classical Indian philosophical standpoint. The last essay in this volume, authored by D.P.Chattopadhyaya, contains a philosophical evaluation of the salient points that emerge from the essays in the collection.
Phenomenology: East and West (Essays in Honor of J.N.Mohanty)
Phenomenology: East and West is a collection of essays on the philosophy of J.N.Mohanty. This book is edited by Frank M.Kirkland and D.P.Chattopadhyaya. All the essays deal with various aspects of Mohanty’s philosophical views ranging from his exploration of theory of meaning to articulating the possibility of transcendental philosophy.
Philosophy of Science Phenomenology and the Other Essays
Philosophy of Science, Phenomenology and Other Essays is a collection of essays written by D.P.Chattopadhyaya. There are twenty-one essays in this volume. All the essays harp on several questions related to philosophy of science. The essays are divided into six sections: 1. Science and Consciousness, 2. Aspects of Knowledge, 3. Phenomenology of Knowledge and Freedom, 4. On Being and Becoming, 5. Causation and Freedom of Action and 6. Some ideas of Sri Aurobindo.
Proceedings of The Thirty-Second Indian Philosophical Congress Srinagar, Kashmir
Proceedings of The Thirty-Second Indian Philosophical Congress, Srinagar, Kashmir is a collection of select papers presented in the Indian Philosophical Congress. The Editorial Board of the Proceedings consists of G.R.Malkani, T.M.P.Mahadevan, J.N.Chubb, S.K.Saksena and N.A.Nikam. Other than the Inaugural Address and the Presidential Address, the proceedings contain articles on each of the sections of the Congress and also some papers presented in the symposium.
Rabindranath Tagore: A Centenary Volume
Rabindranath Tagore: A Centenary Volume is a collection of essays highlighting the contribution of Rabindranath Tagore in different fields of art and culture. The essayists include Mulk Raj Anand, S.Reza Zadeh Shafaq, Saumyendranath Tagore, Saroj Kumar das, Abany C. Banerjee, Shrimati Tagore, Roma Chaudhuri, Hiralal Chopra.
Radhakrishnan (Centenary Volume)
Radhakrishnan: Centenary Volume is edited by G. Parthasarathi and D.P.Chattopadhyaya. This book was published as part of a programme undertaken by the Government of India to pay respect to Radhakrishnan on his birth centenary. The book is divided into two parts: 1. The Philosopher and Religion and Spirit and 2. The Universalist and the World Statesman. The first part contains essays on Radhakrishnan’s understanding of Vedānta, Buddhism and religion in general. In the second part, all the essays deal with the role of Radhakrishnan as a statesman.
Rain in Indian Life and Lore
Rain in Indian Life and Lore is a collection of essays edited by Sankar Sen Gupta. All the essays contain descriptions of folk songs, and folk rituals that one finds in different parts of Indian society through the ages. Since the Vedic time till modern poets like Rabindranath rain has been a source of different kinds of emotions. The essays in the present collection engage in deciphering some of these thoughts.
Realism: Responses and Reactions
Realism: Responses and Reactions is a collection of essays, edited by D.P.Chattopadhyaya, Sandhya Basu, Madhabendra Nath Mitra and Ranjan Mukhopadhyay, in memory of Pranab Kumar Sen. The articles in this collection deal with the philosophical questions that Pranab Kumar Sen has discussed in his various papers.
Religion Philosophy and Science: A Sketch of a Global View
Religion, Philosophy and Science are a discourse on the history and interactions of different civilizations across the time. D.P.Chattopadhyaya, the author of this book, explores how different civilizations came in contact with each other resulting in the spread of science taking different forms in different places. Chattopadhyaya also constructs a philosophy of dialogue that emerges from this civilizational exchange.
Sanskrit Poetics as a Study of Aesthetic
Sanskrit Poetics as a Study of Aesthetics is a collection of lectures given by S.K.De at the University of Chicago. The book contains five chapters called 1. Introduction, 2. The Problem of Poetic Expression, 3. The Poetic Imagination, 4. Aesthetic Enjoyment and 5. Creation and Recreation. All these chapters deal with different aspects of classical Sanskrit aesthetic theories.
Sir William Jones: Bicentenary of his Birth (Commemoration Volume 1746-1946)
Sir William Jones: Bicentenary of his Birth Commemoration Volume is a collection of essays published in the Bicentenary year of William Jones. There are nineteen essays all highlighting the contribution of William Jones. The book contains messages from all over the world extolling the contribution of Jones.
Societies and Cultures
Societies and Cultures is a collection of eight essays dealing with several aspects of man’s existence and his place in society. D.P.Chattopadhyaya, in this book, explores the various dimensions of man and his evaluation of the society that he lives in. The chapters in the book throw light on the issues that are central to the philosophy of history like the objectivity of history, the paradox of violence, the relation between ethics and religion etc.
Sri Aurobindo and Karl Marx (Integral Sociology and Dialectical Sociology)
Sri Aurobindo and Karl Marx: Integral Sociology and Dialectical Sociology is a revised edition of D.P.Chattopadhyaya’s earlier book titled History, Society and Polity. In this book, the author adds a postscript consisting of three new chapters. This book reflects Chattopadhyaya’s more developed understanding of Aurobindo and Marx.