Bhaskaracharya Tripathi

Bhaskaracharya Tripathi
Born July 1, 1942 (1942-07-01) (age 69)
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation Poet
Language Sanskrit
Nationality Indian
Ethnicity Indian
Citizenship Indian
Education M.A., D.Phil.
Alma mater Allahabad University
Notable work(s) Nirjharini
Notable award(s) Sahitya Academy Award
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Bhaskaracharya Tripathi, (Hindi: भास्कराचार्य त्रिपाठी), is a Sanskrit poet who was the recipient of the 2003 Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Sanskrit for his work Nirjharini.[1][2][3][4]

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Early life and education

He was born on July 1, 1942 in Pandar, Jasra, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.[3][5][6] He completed his M.A. and D.Phil in Sanskrit at Allahabad University.[5][6]

Career

He was a Sanskrit professor in the Government Ramanand Sanskrit College in Bhopal and later became Chairman of the Shri Ekrasanand Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya at Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh.[5][7] He started writing in 1958.[5] He retired from the Dept. of Higher Education of Madhya Pradesh in 2004.[6] He has been the founder Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Sanskrit Academy. He has more than 12 books to his credit and has delivered scholarly lectures in 24 seminars and conferences. He was the editor of Sanskrit literary magazine Durva, and presently edits Sanskrit Pratibha of Sahitya Academy, New Delhi. He was a part of the 13th World Sanskrit Conference held in Edinburgh, Scotland, and participated in the Kavisammelana.[8] He was also a part of the 2005 All India Sanskrit Convention.[9] He was the member of the first Academic council of the Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University.[10]

Works

Bhaskaracharya Tripathi has written 12 books.[6] Some of them are listed below.

Awards

He has received many awards, including the Nirjhariṇī Award by the Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Academy for his work Mṛtkūṭam kāvyaśatam, the Paṃ jagannātha Award by the Delhi Sanskrit Academy, the Cārūdeva śāstrī award for his work Saṃskṛta jīvanam, Madhya Pradesh Sanskrit Academy's Bhoj Award for Bāla rāmāyaṇam and the Vachaspati Award by the K. K. Birla Foundation for Sāketa saurabham.[5][6][7][11] He was also awarded the "Certificate of Honour" by the President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil on July 10, 2008.[12][13]

Reference

  1. ^ "Akademi Awards for Kamleshwar, Prafulla Roy, Sara Joseph". Indian Express. December 25, 2003. http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/37952/. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Sanskrit Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955–2007". Sahitya Akademi Official website. Archived from the original on 2008. http://tesla.websitewelcome.com/~sahit/old_version/awa10318.htm#sanskrit. 
  3. ^ a b "Bhaskaracharya Tripathi from M.P. receives with Sahitya Akademi Award". New Delhi: The Department of Public Relations ( DPR ) of Madhya Pradesh. February 24, 2004. http://www.mpinfo.org/mpinfonew/english/newsarch/2004/0204/24/n10.asp. 
  4. ^ General Knowledge Digest. Pratiyogita Darpan. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=65UOYgqftfAC&pg=PA106&dq=Bhaskaracharya+Tripathi&hl=en&ei=PiCDTsrlF4ObmQW23-2HAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Bhaskaracharya%20Tripathi&f=false. Retrieved 28 September 2011. 
  5. ^ a b c d e "वाचस्पति पुरस्कार: 2006 [Vachaspati Award: 2006]" (in Hindi) (pdf). KK Birla Foundation. 2006. http://www.kkbirlafoundation.com/downloads/pdf/vach-2006.pdf. Retrieved September 22, 2011. 
  6. ^ a b c d e "Honoured Scholar" (pdf). Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan. p. 10. http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/Award-07,%20Revised%20on%2010.7.200...pdf. Retrieved September 28, 2011. 
  7. ^ a b "Vachaspati Puraskar for Sanskrit scholar". The Hindu. December 19, 2006. http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/19/stories/2006121911410400.htm. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
  8. ^ "PARTICIPANTS AND PAPERS (a provisional list)". University of Edinburgh. http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/sanskrit/13thWSC/3participants.html. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
  9. ^ "Governor Dr. Jakhar to inaugurate fourth all India Sanskrit Mahotsava on Jan. 29". Department of Public Relations, Madhya Pradesh. http://www.mpinfo.org/mpinfonew/english/newsarch/2005/0105/27/n2.asp. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
  10. ^ "FIRST ACADEMIC COUNCIL". Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University. http://www.hindivishwa.org/pdf/ac1.pdf. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
  11. ^ Roy, Sidhartha (December 18, 2006). "Bhaskaracharya gets Birla award". Hindustan Times. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Bhaskaracharya-gets-Birla-award/Article1-194505.aspx. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
  12. ^ "President Awards the Certificate of Honour to the Scholars of Sanskrit, Pali/Prakrit, Arabi and Persian". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=40250. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
  13. ^ "List of Recipients of President's Certificate of Honour – 2007". Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan. http://www.sanskrit.nic.in/president_awardees/presi_2007.htm. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 

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Preceded by
Kashinath Mishra		 Recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Sanskrit
2003		 Succeeded by
Kala Nath Shastry
Preceded by
Acharya Ramyatanshukla		 Recipient of the Vachaspati Award
2006		 Succeeded by
Swami Rambhadracharya