Kashinath Trimbak Telang
Kashinath Trimbak Telang .
Early life and education
Telang was born in a Gaud Saraswat Brahmin family.[1] At the age of five Telang was sent to the Amarchaud Wadi vernacular school, and in 1859 entered the high school in Bombay which bears the name of Mountstuart Elphinstone. Here he came under the influence of Narayan Mahadev Purmanand, a teacher of fine intellect and force of character, afterwards one of Telang's most intimate friends.[2]
As a student he had won the Bhugwandas scholarship in
Career
Legal career
By profession an advocate of the high court, he also took a vigorous share in literary, social, municipal and political work, as well as in the affairs of the University of Bombay, over which he presided as vice-chancellor from 1892 until his death.[2] His learning and other gifts soon brought him an extensive practice. He had complete command of the
Educationalist
He was
Politics
Telang was active in politics from 1872 to 1889. He was nominated to the Bombay legislative council in 1884, but declined a similar position on the
Sanskrit scholar
His translation of the
Works
- The Bhagavadgîtâ With the Sanatsugâtîya and the Anugîtâ (1882)
- Rise of the Maráthá Power (1900)
- Mudrarakshasa With the Commentary of Dhundiraja (1915)
Notes
- ISBN 978-0-19-908948-2.
- ^ a b c d e f Chisholm 1911.
- ^ )
- ^ "No. 25357". The London Gazette. 23 May 1884. p. 2287.
References
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Telang, Kashinath Trimbak". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
- Vasant Narayan Naik (1895). Kashinath Trimbak Telang, the Man and His Times. G. A. Natesan.
- "Indian National Congress". Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
External links
- Works by or about Kashinath Trimbak Telang at Internet Archive
- Mudrarakshasa of Vishakhadatta (critical notes and introduction in English) includes 1713 CE commentary of Dhundhiraj; at google books [1]
- The Bhagvadgita with the Sanatsugatiya and Anugita Vol.8, The Sacred Books of the East. Translated by Kashinath Trimbak Telang [2]
- Brief biography at Bombay High Court