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Sārasvati Susamā Sanskrit: सारस्वती सुषमा
(Quarterly Sanskrit Research Journal)

Established in 1942 and published quarterly, the Sārasvati Susamā has long been considered the premier journal of Sanskrit .^[1].

Contents 1 Origin 2 Reputation 3 Editors 4 Nature of Publication 5 References

[edit] Origin

Sārasvati Susamā was initially published from Government Sanskrit College, Benares in 1942. The editors were
1. Dr. Mangal Dev Shastri
2. Tribhuvan Prasad Upadhyay
3. Kubernath Shukla

[edit] Reputation

During 1958, this college merged into Sampurnanand Sanskrit University. Thereafter this journal was published by the Director, Research Institute, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi, India.^[2].

[edit] Editors

From 1957 editors of the journal are

S.No.	Name of Editor	Period	No. of Years
1.	Kshetresa Chandra Chattopadhyaya	1957-1965	8
2.	Baldev Upadhyaya	1966-1968	2
3.	Badarinath Shukla	1968-1970	2
4.	Dr. B.P.T. Vagish Shastri	1970-1996	26
5.	Dr. Adya Prasad Mishra	1996-1997	1
6.	Dr. Shrikant Pandey	1997-1998	1
7.	Dr. Rahas Bihari Dwevedi	1999-2000	1
8.	Dr. Rajaram Shukla	2001 onwards till date	6

[edit] Nature of Publication

Sārasvati Susamā publishes articles on the following topics.^[3].
1. Research articles on oriental learnings.
2. Research articles on Pali, Prakrit, Apabhramsa and Culture.
3. Unpublished small manuscripts edited by scholars.
4. Criticism of the books.
5. Continuation work on Purana Index.
6. Other treaties.

[edit] References