Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra

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Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra (born 1943) is a

Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi.[1][2]

He is the recipient of India's highly prestigious award Padma Shri 2020 for his work in the field of literature and education.[3][4]

Personal life

He was born in Dronipur in

Jagadguru Rāmabhadrācārya, whose epic poem Gītarāmāyaṇam was released by him on 14 January 2011.[1]

Career

He has served as the head of department of Sanskrit in Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. He has also been a visiting professor at the University of Indonesia, the oldest university of Indonesia.[citation needed]

Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra is the winner of

Bhojpuri.[citation needed
]

After retirement, he settled in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.[citation needed]

Works

His works include:[2]

  • Ikshugandha
  • Aranyani
  • Abhiraja-Yasobhushanam
  • Dhara-Mandaviyam
  • Janaki-Jivanam
  • Madhuparni
  • Samskrit Sahitya Mein Anyokti
  • Sapta-Dhara
  • Poetry and Poetics
  • Abhiraja-Sahasrakam
  • Natya-Panchagavyam
  • Natya-Panchamritam
  • Vag-Vadhuti
  • Mridvika
  • Srutimbhara
  • Bali-Dvipe Bharatiya Samskritih
  • Vimsa-Satabdi-Samskrita-Kavyamritam (ed.)
  • Sejarah Kesusatraan Sanskerta (History of Sanskrit in Bahasa Indonesia)
  • Suvarna-Dvipiya Rama-Katha
  • Samskrita-Satakam

Awards and honours

  • Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit in 1988 for his collection of short stories Ikshugandha.[5]
  • Certificate of Honour from the President of India in 2002.[6]
  • Valmiki Samman[2]
  • Vachaspati Samman[2]
  • Vishva Bharati Samman by Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Sansthan[7]
  • Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2013.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Sharma, Sushil (February 2011). "Gītarāmāyaṇapraśastiḥ" [Praise of Gītarāmāyaṇam]. Śrītulasīpīṭha Saurabha (in Hindi). 14 (9). Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India: Shri Tulsi Peeth Seva Nyas: 14.
  2. ^ a b c d e Meher, Dr. Harekrishna (7 May 2008), Concept of Gīti and Mātrigītikāñjali Kāvya/Prof. Abhiraja Rajendra Mishra
  3. ^ "Padma Awards 2020 Announced". pib.gov.in.
  4. ^ The Hindu Net Desk (26 January 2020). "Full list of 2020 Padma awardees". The Hindu.
  5. ^ . Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Sanskrit, Arabic scholars honoured". The Hindu. 7 February 2002. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
  7. ^ Ganu, Veena; Gadge, Sharada; Karandikar, Renuka, eds. (July 23, 2016). "संस्कृतभवितव्यम्" [The future of Sanskrit] (in Sanskrit). Vol. 66, no. 16. Nagpur: Dr. Chandragupta Warnekar. p. 1. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  8. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2013- News Letter" (PDF). Sahitya-akademi.gov.in. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2022.