I 
am thankful to Dr. M. S. Thirumalai, who selected the papers, edited them and 
made it possible for them to see the light of the day.  
I 
am thankful to the Central Institute of Indian Languages for undertaking its publication. 
I 
am thankful to Sri H.L.N. Bharati for seeing through the production of the book. 
I 
am thankful to Dr. J. M. Bayer, for putting the papers together and encouraging 
me for their publication.  
 
Debi Prasanna Pattanayak