The book ' SANSKRIT AND INDOLOGICAL STUDIES : NEW PERSPECTIVES ' by Dr. C.M. Neelakandhan deals with various branches of knowledge related to Sanskrit and Indology on the background of the paradigms like historical, cultural and linguistic studies. Divided into five sections in more than five hundred pages, the book provides much scope for young teachers and researchers to explore new areas of studies in Vedas, Sanskrit literature, literary criticism and Manuscript studies. The book also contains the life sketches of great contributors to Sanskrit and Indology from Kerala region. The articles in the book are the outcome of the intense research and study of the author for more than forty years.