Shraddhanjali (29th September 1930- 14th November 2021)
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Books authored by Dr Satya Vrat Shastri and Pt Charu Deva Shastri , Rare books and Books Donated to Sahitya Akademi Library , New Delhi
Book Release function 29th September 2022
Janapith Laureate, Recipient of Padma Bhushan & President of India Certificate of Honour Mahamahopadhyaya Vidyavachaspati Vidyamartanda Ex-Chairman, Sanskrit Commission, Govt. of India Professor Emeritus, University of Delhi, Honorary Professor, School of Sanskrit and lndic Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Ex-Vice Chancellor, Shri Jagannath Sanskrit University, Puri (Odisha) Fellow, Sahitya Akademi ,New Delhi Fellow, Academy of Mediterranean Studies, Aggrigento, Italy.
A creative writer, a critic, an original thinker, an epigraphist, and an archaeologist, he is a phenomenon in himself.
Date of Birth
29th September 1930
Passed Away on
14th November 2021
Academic Qualifications
Shastri Vyakarnacharya, M.A. M.O.L., Ph.D. , D.Litt.(honoris. causa)
Academic Distinctions
Gold Medallist in B.A. (Hons) and M.A broke all previous records in B.A. Hons.
Positions Held
Honorary Professor, School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies, JNU, New Delhi
Professor Emeritus, University of Delhi
Honorary Chair for Sanskrit Language and Literature, Centre for Sanskrit Study
Research in Indology, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Delhi Kendra
Govt of India Awards
Sahitya Akademi Award, 1968
President of India Certificate of Honour, 1985
Padma Shri, 1999
Padma Bhushan, 2010
Fellow Sahitya Akademi, 2013
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त्वत्कौर्त्यां धवलीकृतं जगदिदं कौदृक् पुनर्जुम्भते
रात्रिदीप्रदिनायते पिककुलं लीलामरालायते।
रोचिष्मत्तपनायतेऽन्धतमसं श्वेतायते श्यामिका
श्रीसत्यत्रतशास्त्रिकौर्तिधवलः कृष्णोऽपि राधायते।।
गौतम पटेलः
“It is how the world turning white by his excellent fame looks like : the night looks like a bright day, the flock of cuckoos like sportier swans, the blinding darkness like the refulgent sun, the soot turns white, even Krsna turned white by the glory of Satya Vrat Shastri turns to give the appearance of Radha.”
वंशे जन्म सुविश्रुते सुचरिते गीर्वाणवाणीविदां
संस्कारास्त्वयि शोभना गुरुजनैराशौशवादाहिताः।
आचारे शुचिता वचःसु मृदुता वृत्तौ च निर्व्याजता
यद्येकत्र दिदक्ष्यते प्रिय सखे! सत्यत्रतो दृश्यताम्।।
देवीप्रसादखरवंडीकरः
“Your birth is in the well-known noble family of the scholars of the divine speech. The elders have instilled virtues in you since childhood. Purity in conduct, softness in speech and straightforwardness in behaviour – O friend, if you want to see all these in one place, have a look at Satyavrata.”
