Ramaranjan Mukherji
Ramaranjan Mukherji | |
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Born | 1 January 1928 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Died | 13 March 2010 | (aged 82)
Occupation(s) | Academician, writer |
Awards | Padma Shri Hiroshima Peace Award Government of India Certificate of Honour Viswa Bharati Award |
Website | Official web site |
Ramaranjan Mukherji (1928–2010) was an Indian writer, academician,
Biography
Ramaranjan Mukherji was born on 1 January 1928 in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. He graduated (BA) in 1944 and in 1946 secured a post graduate degree in Sanskrit, both from the University of Calcutta. Later, he obtained the doctoral degree of PhD from the same university (University of Calcutta) in 1953. He also secured the degree of Doctor of Literature, in 1964, from the Jadavpur University.
Mukherji started his career as a lecturer at Calcutta University but moved to Jadavpur University in 1956 to join the Department of Sanskrit there where he eventually became the Head of the Department. During his tenure there, he is reported to have been successful in establishing the Department of Special Assistance, (DSA Sanskrit) at the university.[3] In 1970, he was appointed as the vice chancellor of the University of Burdwan, a post he held till 1984.[4] The next three years were spent at Rabindra Bharati University as its vice chancellor and retired from there in 1987.
Mukherji authored several books and articles. Some of his notable works are:
- Imagery in poetry: an Indian approach[9]
- Corpus of Indological Studies[10]
- Global Aesthetics and Sanskrit Poetics[11]
- Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan[12]
- Vyaktiviveka of Rajanaka Mahimbhatta[13]
Ramaranjan Mukherji died on 13 March 2010 due to old age illnesses. Several books such as Hey Mahajibana and Kabita Sangraha have been published in memory of Mukherji.
Awards and recognitions
Ramaranjan Mukherji, a former Emeritus Fellow of the
References
- ^ a b "RSV". RSV. 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Exotic India Art". Exotic India Art. 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "IERD". IERD. 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "SSVAM". Omkar Nath Mission. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "BIET". BIET. 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "CIEMCAL". CIEMCAL. 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "SSOSSS". SSOSSS. 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ Ramaranjan Mukherji (1972). Imagery in poetry: an Indian approach. Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar. p. 168.
- ISBN 9788185616070.
- ^ Ramaranjan Mukherji (1998). Global Aesthetics and Sanskrit Poetics. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan. p. 265.
- ISBN 978-8185616223.
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Further reading
- Ramaranjan Mukherji (1972). Imagery in poetry: an Indian approach. Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar. p. 168.
- Ramaranjan Mukherji, Anantalal Thakur (1992). Corpus of Indological Studies. Sharada Publishing House. p. 287. ISBN 9788185616070.
- Ramaranjan Mukherji (1998). Global Aesthetics and Sanskrit Poetics. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan. p. 265.
- Ramaranjan Mukherji (2012). Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan. Sharada Publishing. p. 190. ISBN 978-8185616223.
- Ramaranjan Mukherji (Translator, Editor) (2005). Vyaktiviveka of Rajanaka Mahimbhatta. Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar. )
External links
- "Economic Times". Economic Times. 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2014.