The different works known by the name of Puranas (old) are evidently derived from the myth-heroic stage of Hindu belief. The Puranas are commonly stated to be eighteen in number. It is said there are also eighteen Upa-Puranas or Minor Puranas-but the name 1st ed. xvi+447p., xliii+449-1039p., Index; 25cm.

The different works known by the name of Puranas (old) are evidently derived from the myth-heroic stage of Hindu belief. The Puranas are commonly stated to be eighteen in number. It is said there are also eighteen Upa-Puranas or Minor Puranas-but the name 1st ed. xxxii+654p., Index; 25cm.

The present work has a special merit of its own. This Silpa-Sastra with its Oriya commentary is still consulted by the Silpins of Orissa, where even now a large number of artists can be found. These artists posses numerous palm-leaf manuscripts which deal 1st ed. xlvi+40p., Appendix; Index; 23cm.

The present edition of the natya- sastra of Bharata is reprinted and edited a new form. The English translation of Natya-Sastra by M.M. Ghosh was published hundred years before. It was well received by the scholars at that time and was considered the best 1st ed. ix+462p.; viii+463-1006p.; viii+1007-1613p., Index; 25cm.

Some hold that Bhagavata is a Maha Purana and Devi Bhagavata is an Uppurana, while others think vise versa. Similar is the case with the Vayu Purana and the Siva Purana. We are not indulging ourselves in this discussion and only say that though the number 1st ed. li+679p., iv+681-1503p., Index; 26cm.