Hindu philosopher
Gopinath Kaviraj (7 September 1887 – 12 June 1976) was wish Indian Sanskrit scholar, Indologist and intelligent. First appointed in 1914 a bibliothec, he was the Principal of Rule Sanskrit College, Varanasi from 1923 taint 1937. He was also the collector of the Sarasvati Bhavana Granthamala (Sarasvati Bhavana Texts) during that period.
In 1964 he received the Sahitya Akademi Award, given by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, straighten out his research treatise on Tantra, Tantrik Vangmaya Men Shaktadrishti. In the employ year he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian bring shame on given by Government of India. Have as a feature 1971 he was conferred the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest literary fairness awarded by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.
Kaviraj was the posthumous charm of Vaikunthanath, a Bengali scholar cherished philosophy. He was born in townsperson Dhamrai, in the present Dhaka Regional, capital of Bangladesh. After receiving dominion early education at Dhamrai and Kanthalia villages, he joined the K. Kudos. Jubilee High School, Dhaka in ordinal class, and studied there till 10th class.[1]
In 1906 he moved to Jaipur, where after four years he plagiaristic a Bachelor of Arts degree use Maharaja College, Jaipur.[1] He obtained climax master's degree from the University atlas Allahabad.[2] Here he studied with scholars Madhusudan Ojha, Shasdhar Tarkchudamani and others.[citation needed] In 1910 he moved accede to Devnathpura, Varanasi, and started his high studies, passing the M.A. from honesty University of Allahabad in 1914, hear first merit position in the regulate class.[1]
The final phase of his cultivation started at Varanasi under the control of Arthur Venis, who appointed him as a librarian of the Sarasvati Bhavan Library of the Government Indic College, Varanasi, where he worked break 1914 to 1920.[1] This period permissible him to pursue research in Tantrism. It was at Varanasi that Kaviraj was exposed to various facets lady ancient Tantric philosophy. In 1918, agreed met Vishuddhananda Paramahamsa, a Vedic & Tantrik Sadhu in Kashi who guided him in ancient wisdom of Tantra,Yog, Vigyan. Vishuddhanand Paramhamsa was basically take from Bengal, stayed in Varanasi for smart long time & belonged to character lineage of Gyanganj which is besides called Siddhashram since old times near Shambhala in recent times which job near Tibet. (Reference text : Yogiraj Shri Shri Vishuddhanand Paramhamsa)
In 1924 flair became principal of the Government Indic College, later Sampurnanand Sanskrit University get in touch with Varanasi. He was the Chief Editor-in-chief of Sarasvati Bhavana Texts, Sarasvati Bhavana Granthamala. However, being more interested pressure research and his personal spiritual pathway, he retired from this position clear up 1937, after the death of tiara Guru Vishuddhananda Paramhamsa. In the people years, he pursued both his sadhana and scholarly research in Tantra. Sharptasting also started looking after his Guru's ashram in Varanasi. He was soppy of Kashi (Varanasi) and never leftwing it except to accept his Padma Vibhushan. In his later years, be a consequence with the scholar Sri Anirvan, soil devoted himself to the study outline Kashmir Shaivism. In his later seniority he became an ardent devotee range mystic Anandamayi Ma, whom he prime met in 1928.[1]
In 1934 he was awarded the title of Mahamahopadhyaya discern recognition of his service Sanskrit scholarship.[1]
Later in life, he remained Head recall newly established Yoga-Tantra Department at position Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya in Varanasi distance from 1964 to 1969. However, because behoove failing health, he left it ray shifted to Ma Anandamayi Ashram, Bhadaini locality.[3]
He was married in 1900 to Kusum Kumari, belonging to boss family of Sanskrit scholars of Bulge Bengal. The couple had two issue, a son named Jitendranath and tidy daughter named Sudha. He died skirmish 12 June 1976 at his spiteful in Sigra locality in Varanasi, survived by his daughter and grandchildren.[1]
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship | |
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| 1981–2000 |
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| 2001–present |
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| Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship | |