We are happy to present this commemoration Volume to the general public on the occasion of the 100th birth of Mahamahopadhyaya Padmavibhusana Pandit Gopi Nath Kaviraj. It was the decision of the Centenary Celebration Committee to bring out the volume in four different sections, in each of the four languages in which Kavirajji wrote. Originally. the late Dr Jaideva Si-ngh was assigned the responsibility of preparing the English scetion. The sudden death of this discerning scholar dealt a severe blow to the activties of the board of editors. “Navonmesa” , the name given to this volume, is indeed very signficant. The articles contained herein aim at nava-unmesa, revealing new asspects of the topics selceted. Kavirajji helped to develop the insight of the enquirers who approached him.