This felicitation volume, in memory of Dr. Mukunda Madhava Sharma, a renowned Sanskrit scholar, attempts to study the different branches of Indology. It analyses the analogical reasoning drawn in Indian philosophy, Sanskrit poetics, history and epigraphy.

Making a detailed study of the works of Dr. Mukunda, it seeks to discuss his life and achievements, his role in popularizing Sanskrit among the masses, the status of women in Vedic literature, socio-ethnic problems reflected in ancient texts, Vedic references in the works of Banabhatta, ideals of humanism in Upanishads, ethnobotany and its social impact, Indian law of inheritance, ecological balance and the rare vocabulary in the Ramayana. The legal aspects in the writings of Kalidasa, a traditional approach to Abhijnanasakuntala, concept of guru in ancient scriptures and the religious beliefs of snake-cult also make part of the book.