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Thanks to the co-operation and help forthcoming from all expected corners, the three-day International Seminar on "Impact of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Some of His Followers on the Present Society" held in Kolkata from March 5 to 7, 2010, was a grand success, the Governor of West Bengal, His Excellency Sri M. K. NarAyanan inaugurating the same, three retired and sitting judges of Calcutta High Court, including Hon'ble Justice Shyamalkumar Sen (Former Governor of West Bengal), adorning the Inaugural Session, which was graced by the holy presence of Svami Balabhadrananda of the Rd makrishna Mission as the Guest of Honour and His Holines Hanumatpreshaka Svami (alias Professor H. H. Robinson), Visiting Professor of Ricardo Palma University, Lima, Peru, South America, and Secretary General North American Institute of Oriental and Classical Studies, U.S.A, as the Chief Guest. The undersigned was assigned the duty of the Chairman of both Inaugural and Academic Sessions. The organizers of the seminar, the authorities of the Gaudiya Mision, were so greatly inspired by the success that a little later they started to explore the possibility of bringing out a suitable publication incorporating the invaluable addresses delivered at the Inaugural Session and the learned papers presented at the Academic Sessions seminar. Sometime in the middle of August, 2010, they approached me to ascertain my availability for being the Editor of the Volume. It was difficult for me to ignore the request since, as mentioned in the "Vote of Thanks"* at the end of the Inaugural Session of the Seminar, "the whole idea of getting the Inaugural Ceremony of the Celebration with an International Seminar, selection of its subject, advice for having such a galaxy of scholars as speakers, have all come from one person Professor Dr. Samaresh Bandyopadhyay. Moreover, the craving in my heart to get associatied with something being done in the great and sacred name of Mahaprabhu S ri Chaitanya, a visible embodiment of sympathy and compassion and an incarnation of renunciation and transcendental wisdom, also prompted me to accept the offer. Sometime in early September, 2010, copies of some articles were sent to me. A look to them, however, revealed their deficiency in many regards, hardly any article containing the needed reference or quoting properly the citations. Many of them also suffered from inaccuracy and inadequency. When the matter was drawn to the notice of the authorities of the Mission, they expressed their helplessness and I was at a loss as to what to do. Following instructions, Sri SadanandadAsa Brahmachari, Sri Nilamadhavaddsa Brahmachdri and SripAda Bhakti Nishtha Madhusedana Mandraj of the Mission, however, exhibited considerable patience and perseverance in tracing a large number of references to substantiate the statements in many articles. Moreover, many articles were in Bengali, although the intention has always been to publish something in English so that the contents of the volume reach a wider circle of readers. Initial attempts to get the articles in Bengali translated into English made by the Mission proving futile, I requested one of my former students, Sm. Mala Bag (Mrs. Maitra), Director of Mandra (Institute of Performing Art), to come forward and she obliged us much, quickly translating all the required articles. For the convenience of scholars, the ,selected articles ,on S Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya, Sri Reim and Sri Sandtana and Sri Bhaktivinoda Thdkura have been included respectively in three different sections, entitled `Mahaprabhu Session', Rupa-Sanatana Session' and Bhaktivinoda Session'. The value of the volume has been considerably enhanced by a fitting 'Foreword' from the erudite pen of Bhakti Suhrid Paribrajak Maharaj, President of the Gaucliya Mission. All efforts have been made to make the volume worthy of the great and holy name of Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya, but we know that, inspite of our best efforts, there are certain blemishes including misprints in the volume for which we offer our sincere apology. May the blessings of Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya be always with us all in our efforts to uplift ourselves. Vriddhirastu. Siddhirastu.