Forewords & Introductions

Alongside his own writing, Neelakantan has contributed forewords and introductions to books by fellow scholars, several of them his own former doctoral students.

• Perspectives on Aṣtadhyāyi and Other Frontiers of Learning, by Dr. P. Narayanan Namboodiri, Prasaram Samskrita Samajam, Kottayam, January 2024.
• The Alankāraśekhara of Kesava Misra, Edited with Sanskrit commentary by K. V. Vasudevan, Calicut University Sanskrit Series–64, 2023, pp. XV–XVI.
• Kriṣnanāttam: Kramadīpikayum Āttaprakāravum, Vol. 1, Guruvayur Devaswom, 2023, pp. 7–8.
• Creative Writings in Sanskrit — Studies in Rājaśekhara's Kāvyamīmāmsa, by Dr. V. K. Vijayan, Calicut University Sanskrit Series 45, 2012, pp. 9–11.
• Vedādhikāranirūpanam of Cattampi Swamikal, translated to English by Dr. B. Chandrika, Vidyarthi Publications, Feroke, 2012, pp. 10–13.
• Gangesa's Philosophy of God, by John Vattanky SJ, 2nd ed. 2011, Adyar Library and Research Centre, Chennai, pp. ix–x.
• Mānameyodaya — A Critical Study, by Dr. V. R. Muraleedharan, Publication Division, University of Calicut, 2011, pp. 9–11.
• Introduction to Āranyakas (Malayalam), by Dr. P. V. Ramnkutty, Kanippayyur Sankaran Namputhiripad Memorial Library, Trichur, 2010, pp. 5–9.
• The Sanskrit Poet in Ottūr, by Dr. C. Sreekumar, Aksharaprakasam Publications, Calicut, 2002, pp. 15–18.
• Curse as a Motif in the Mahabharata, by Dr. P. V. Ramankutty, Nag Publishers, New Delhi, 1999, pp. V–VI.