Sārasvatī Suṣamā
# Sārasvatī Suṣamā

Sārasvatī Suṣamā (Sanskrit:सारस्वती सुषमा,lit.'Quarterly Sanskrit Research Journal') is a research journal published in Sanskrit. Established in 1942 and published quarterly, the Sārasvatī Suṣamā has been edited by a series of distinguished scholars and has carried important and internationally recognized research on Sanskrit-related topics.

## Origin

Sārasvatī Suṣamā was initially published from Government Sanskrit College Benares in 1942. The editors were:

* Dr. Mangal Dev Shastri
* Tribhuvan Prasad Upadhyay
* Kubernath Shukla

## Reputation

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

## Editors

The editors of the journal since 1957 are listed below.

| 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 | B. P. T. Vagish Shastri | 1970–1996 | 26 |
| 5 | Adya Prasad Mishra | 1996–1997 | 1 |
| 6 | Shrikant Pandey | 1997–1998 | 1 |
| 7 | Rahas Bihari Dwivedi | 1999–2000 | 1 |
| 8 | Rajaram Shukla | 2001–present | 6 |

## Nature of publication

Sārasvatī Suṣamā publishes articles on the following topics.

* Research articles on oriental learnings.
* Research articles on Pali, Prakrit, Apabhramsa and Culture.
* Unpublished small manuscripts edited by scholars.
* Criticism of the books.
* Continuation work on Purana Index.
* Other treaties.
