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Shabda Cayanika (cover pictured) is a series of books in the form of an etymological encyclopedia that assembles a vast number of discourses given in his native Bengali language by the philosopher and social reformer Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar. The total number of volumes of the collection is twenty-six but only five have been published in English.

Since 1985 the author began to give the speeches that were later transcribed and called Shabda Cayanika. As stated by the publisher on the book's preface: "Ostensibly, Shabda Cayaniká is a series devoted to the linguistics and philology of the Bengali language, but in reality it is much more than that. The author uses the platform of the word as a point of departure to take the reader on a journey through all the varied landscapes of human knowledge history, geography, medicine, science, art, religion, philosophy, etc. and in the process adds the indelible stamp of his own unique intellect, enriching our experience with new ideas and enabling us to see our human heritage in a way we have never been able to before."

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