Govind Chandra Pande
Govind Chandra Pande (30 July 1923
Other positions he held include Member, Board of Governors, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath (till 1996); Member, Executive Council, BHU (1982–85); ICHR (1987–93); ICPR (1988–91); Member, Societe Asiatique De Paris, Indian Historical Records Commission, Indian Advisory Board of Archaeology, Editorial Board of the U .P. Gaztters, the Council of Shastri, Indo-Canadian Institute, the Council of the American Institute of Indian Studies.
He started his professional career as a lecturer in
He edited several volumes of ancient history in Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture.
His last major work was a translation and commentary for the
Works
- Life and Thought of Sankaracharya (1998)
- Bauddha Dharma ke Vikas ka Itihas (बौद्ध धर्म के विकास का इतिहास)
- Apohasiddhi (अपोहसिद्धि)
- Nyayavindu (न्यायबिन्दु)
- Mulya Mimamsa (मूल्य मीमांसा) (2005)
- Vaidik Samskriti (वैदिक संस्कृति)
- Studies in the Origins of Buddhism
- The Meaning and Process of Culture
- Rigveda (ऋग्वेद) (2008) (Published by Lokbharti Booksellers and Distributors, Allahabad)
- Bhagirathi (Published by Raka Prakashan, Allahabad) (Awarded: Kabir Samman and Saraswati Samman)
- Mahilaayen (Hindi) (Published by Raka Prakashan, Allahabad)
- Mulya Mimamsa (Hindi) (Published by Raka Prakashan, Allahabad)
- Saundarya Darshan Vimarsha (Sanskrit) (Published by Raka Prakashan, Allahabad)
- Ekam Sad Vipra Bahuda Vadanti (Published by Raka Prakashan, Allahabad)
- Kshan Lakshan (Poem) (Published by Raka Prakashan, Allahabad)
- Agni-Beej (Poem) (Published by Raka Prakashan, Allahabad)
- Hansika (Poem) (Published by Raka Prakashan, Allahabad)
- Jaya (Poem) (Published by Raka Prakashan, Allahabad)
- Yaksha Prashn (Poem) (Published by Raka Prakashan, Allahabad)
- Consciousness Value Culture (Published by Raka Prakashan, Allahabad)
Awards
Various honorary degrees and awards were bestowed on him e.g. D.Litt. (Honoris Causa, BHU, 2001); Vidya Varidhi, (Naves Nalanda Mahavihara, 1981) equivalent to D. Litt; Sahitya Vachaspati (Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad); Maha Mahopadhyaya (Lal Bahadur Shastri Rastriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, New Delhi 1999); Vakpati, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, 1998; Sansthana Samman (Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow); Manisha Sammana,(Bharatiya Bhasa Parishad, Kolkata); Mangala Prasad Award, Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad; the Darsana Vijnana Award; and the Naresh Mehta Award, and Padma Shri (2010).[4] He was awarded the Saraswati Samman for Bhagirathi, Published by Raka Prakashan, Allahabad in 2003.
History, Philosophy, Culture: Revisiting Professor G C Pande's Thought and Works (2010), published by Aryan Books International, edited by Sibesh Chandra Bhattacharya, is a collection of essays which serves as a suitable introduction to Pande's in-depth interest and expertise. Avya (2005), edited by Prof. Satyaprakash Mishra, published from Raka Prakashan, Allahabad explores essays in Hindi. Avya also contains Pande's auto-biographical article Vichaar Yatra. These volumes provide useful insights into his mind and thoughts as well, reflects his variety of scholarship covering widely diverse fields.
References
- ^ Choudhury, Ashok K. "G.C. PANDE: POET AND SCHOLAR". cnfonline.org. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Noted historian Govind Chandra Pande dies at 88". Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Prof. Govind Chandra Pande presented Padma Shri award". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.