वात्स्यायनसूत्रवृत्तिः प्रौढप्रिया: Vatsyayana-Sutra-Vriti Praudha Priya of Bhaskara Narasimha Sastri

Dr. Amal Shib Pathak was awarded Ph.D. from Lau know University in the year 1968 on his work on 'Stage and stagecraft of Sanskrit plays'. His guide was Dr. A.C. Banerjea the then Reader in the Deptt. of Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit, Lucknow University. Dr. Pathak studied Kudiattam form of theatrical presentation of Kerala under Late Mani Madhavan Chakyar of Ottapalam. Thereupon he had traced its close relationship with ancient Indian theatrical practices. After retirement from service he had taken up studies in Sanskrit literature. He had edited and published the following unpublished Manuscripts, (i) Natyalocanam oft canaditya (ii) Kama Samuha of Anan Kavi (iii) Sringara kavya of Shankara (iv) Karnasara of Kamadeva (v) Natya Pradeepa of Sundara Misra (vi) Catura Cintamani of Gangadhara Misra First four of these have been published by M/s Choukhambha Sanskrit Sansthan-- Varanasi. The last two are under publication Of M/s Choukhambha Sanskrit Sansthana and Asiatic Society-Kolkata