Om Prakash Pande

Om Prakash Pande is a poet who won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit in 2008.[1]

He is a professor and head of the Sanskrit department at Lucknow University[2][3][4] and has been visiting professor at Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris, and has also been visiting faculty in universities at Utrecht in the Netherlands, Torino in Italy, and Germany.[3][5] Based on his experiences in France, he wrote a Sanskrit work Rasapriya Paris Rajadhani, published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.

He is also affiliated to Maharishi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Prasthistan, Ujjain, and was appointed by the government on a task force to document and preserve Vedic chanting forms, under UNESCO’s World (intangible) Heritage Preservation programme.[6] They were inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists in 2008.[7] He has written a book on the Rudradhyaya of the Shankayana Shakha (branch) of the Rgveda.

In 2006 he was the victim of an assault by a student union leader demanding admission.[8] He is from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, and has been writing since 1977.[9]

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References

  1. ^ "Sahitya Akademi awards for 7 novelists". The Hindu (Chennai, India). Dec 24, 2008. http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/24/stories/2008122461351300.htm. 
  2. ^ Rs 16 lakh for new Sanskrit dept, Tribune News Service, August 3, 2001
  3. ^ a b Asit Srivastava (August 27, 2009). "Learning Sanskrit will soon be a click away". Hindustan Times (Lucknow). http://www.hindustantimes.com/Learning-Sanskrit-will-soon-be-a-click-away/Article1-447590.aspx. 
  4. ^ Anisha Sharma (Nov 1, 2006). "Lingo bingo: Academicians speak up for Sanskrit". The Times Of India (Lucknow). http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/263126.cms. 
  5. ^ "Sanskrit(i) pays". The Times of India (Lucknow). Jun 16, 2006. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1655252.cms. 
  6. ^ Santwana Bhattacharya (Apr 27, 2002). "Vedas: Govt ready with Rs 10 cr". http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/1635/. 
  7. ^ The Tradition of Vedic Chanting, UNESCO website
  8. ^ "Sanskrit HoD manhandled". Hindustan Times. October 13, 2006. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Sanskrit-HoD-manhandled/Article1-161109.aspx. 
  9. ^ "In city of stars, Vedic heroes shine". Indian Express (Mumbai). September 25, 2004. http://cities.expressindia.com/local-news/archivefullstory.php?newsid=100861&creation_date=2004-09-25. 
  10. ^ Sanskrit Publications of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
  11. ^ Rudradhyaya
  12. ^ Hindi book
  13. ^ Jivanaparvanatakam
  14. ^ Vaishnav Aagam Ke Vaidik Aadhaar
  15. ^ Drashtavya Jagat Ka Yatharth (vol. I), Review
  16. ^ Atharvavediya Parishist Granthon Ka Parisheelan
  17. ^ MLBD
  18. ^ Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series
  19. ^ Rasapriyaa Vibhaavanam
  20. ^ Sudukktikarnamritam