Gouri Dharmapal
Gouri Dharmapal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1931 |
| Died | 2014 (aged 82–83) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Known for | Poet, Sanskrit Scholar |
| Notable work | The Linguistic Atom |
| Spouse | Gautam Dharmapal |
| Children | Rohini Dharmapal |
| Awards | Certificate of Honour by the President of India, 2010[1] |
Gouri Dharmapal (1931—2014)[2] was an Indian poet,[3] Sanskrit scholar, and the former head of the department of Sanskrit at Lady Brabourne College at the University of Calcutta. In 2010 she was awarded a Certificate of Honour by the President of India.[1] Dharmapal was the first woman priest of West Bengal.[4]
Career
She graduated from Kolkata's renowned
SOAS, University of London, and at the British Museum in London. She has been a novelist, essayist, Indologist, as well as a storyteller for children's books.[6]
References
- ^ a b "President of India Confers Certificate of Honour to Sanskrit, Pali/Prakrit, Arabic and Persian Scholars for The Year 2010". Government of India. Retrieved 31 May 2014. (deadlink)
- ^ "কলকাতার কড়চা". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Bhowmick, Anshuman (14 January 2005). "Laced with empathy". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 September 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2014. (deadlink)
- ^ "Rohini Dharmapal comes as a saviour of the works of her mother". Woman Times. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Dharmapal, Gouri. Bande Mataram in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 389-396.
- ^ Note on Contributors in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 597.
 | This article about a poet from India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |