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Vagish Shastri

Indian grammarian and linguist (1935–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vagish Shastri
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Vagish Shastri (born Bhagirath Prasad Tripathi; 15 July 1935 – 11 May 2022) was an Indian scholar known for his work in Sanskrit grammar, linguistics, tantra, and yoga. He developed a system of Sanskrit learning that he termed "Vagyoga", which aimed to simplify the process of learning the language.[2]

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In 2018, the Government of India conferred upon him the Padma Shri award in recognition of his contributions to literature and education.[3][4]

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Academic career

Vagish Shastri was born in Khurai, a town in the present-day state of Madhya Pradesh, in 1934. He received his early education in Khurai, Vrindavan, and Benaras (now Varanasi). In 1959, he completed a master's degree in Vyākaraṇa Āchārya (Sanskrit grammar) and began teaching at Tikmani Sanskrit Grammar College in Varanasi.

In 1964, he earned a PhD (Vidyāvāridhi) in grammar and historical linguistics.[5] He received a diploma in German in 1966, followed by a D.Litt. (Vāchaspati) in 1969 from Sampurnanand Sanskrit University.

In 1970, he was appointed Director and Professor at the Research Institute of Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, where he served for approximately three decades.[6][7]

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Contributions

Shastri began writing essays at the age of 19.[5] His research and essays on Sanskrit grammar, linguistics, and tantric philosophy have been featured in national and international journals.[5] He served as secretary-president at the fifth World Sanskrit conference and was chief editor of the Sarasvati Bhavana Granthamala. He also edited over 300 manuscripts, which were later published as books.[5] Additionally, he was the chief editor of the Sanskrit journal Sarasvati Susama. His writings covered grammatical and philological research, drama, history, poetry, satire, historical research, and metaphysics.[8][9]

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Honors and awards

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  • Padma Shri (2018) – awarded by Ram Nath Kovind[10]
  • Senior Research Fellowship (1964–67) – University Grants Commission
  • Kālidasa Award (1966–67) – Highest literary Award, Uttar Pradesh
  • Honored 6 times by Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Academy (1968, 1971, 1981, 1985, 1995 and 1996)
  • Mahāmahopādhyāya, Śri Kashi Pandit Parishad (1982)
  • Bāņa Bhaţţ Award, Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Academy (1990)
  • Veda-Vedānga Award, Rajasthan Sanskrit Academy (1994)
  • Anusansdhan Puraskāra (Research Award) – Utkal Pāti trust (1995)
  • Swami Vishnu Tirth Sammāna (Spiritual writing Award) – Indore (2002)
  • Special Award – Govt. of Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Sansthan (2005)
  • Certificate of Honour for Sanskrit (2013) – awarded by the President of India[11]
  • Sauhard Samman – Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow (2014)
  • Yash Bharati Samman – Highest Honour of U. P. Govt, Government of Uttar Pradesh (2015)
  • Vishva Bharati Samman (2013) – Highest Honour in Sanskrit Work, by U. P. Sanskrit Samsthan, Lucknow
  • Mahakavi Kalidas Sanskrit Vrati Samman (2016) – Highest Honour in Sanskrit Work, by Kavikulguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Nagpur
  • Rashtriya Chatrasal Samman (2017) – by Bundeli Sahitya Parishad, Bhopal
  • Sanskrit Sadhana Samman – "Maharshi Ved Vyas Samman 2017" (2017) – by Delhi Sanskrit Academy, New Delhi
  • Honorary D.Litt., Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi (2018)

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