'Bhavabhuti - A Counterpoint' tries to underline the elements of heterodoxy and skepticism in Bhavabhuti's works and seeks their relevance in the present context. The playwright emerges as much more skeptical than other classical authors do and skepticism necessarily involves defiance, heterrodoxy and critical reasoning. One of the most remarkable characeristics that make Bhavabhuti a great poet-playwright is his refusal to furnish any simple answers to the often-bitter tensions between social and personal ethics. The truest heir to Valmiki, Bhavabhuti, for his creative revision to the former's troubling masterpiece, has invited scathing critiques.

The present work ventures to make a critique of Bhavabhuti's literary commitments and tries to tackle several other problems. Bhavabhuti, the victim of obnoxious obloquies, persistently demands a scientific and dialectical criticism.

Content - Foreword, Roman Equivalents of Nagari Letters,  Abbreviations,  Introduction,  Chapter-I Bhavabhuti : The Genius, Chapter-II Bhavabhuti : The Rebel, Chapter-III Valmiki's Inheritance, Chapter-IV Love : The Quintessence of Life, Chapter-V Treatment of Nature, Chapter-VI Loka and Sastra, Chapter-VII Tantrism As Depicted by Bhavabhuti,  Concluding Remarks, Reflections and Resonances, Bibliography, Appendix, General Index