Jnanpith Award
1 appearances
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Edition 58 (2023) Winner
Rambhadracharya
らむばどらちゃーりや
Rāmbhadrācārya
Aliases:
Giridhar Mishra / Rambhadradas
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-01-14 （Shandikhurd (formerly known as Sachipuram), Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India）
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Sanskrit, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Awadhi, Braj, English, French
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Residence History
- Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh → Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Career
- Occupations
- Hindu spiritual leader, educator, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, playwright, Katha artist
- Active Years
- 1950-
- Affiliations
- Tulsi Peeth, Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University
- Memberships
- Ramanandi sect
- Influenced By
- Ishvardas (Mantra), Ramprasad Tripathi (Sanskrit), Ramcharandas (Sampradaya)
- Influenced
- Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra, Dhirendra Krishna Shastri
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adarsh Gaurishankar Sanskrit College | — | Vyakarana | Uttara Madhyama | 1967-1971 | India |
| Sampurnanand Sanskrit University | — | Vyakarana | Shastri (BA) | 1971-1974 | India |
| Sampurnanand Sanskrit University | — | Vyakarana | Acharya (MA) | 1974-1976 | India |
| Sampurnanand Sanskrit University | — | Sanskrit grammar | Vidyavaridhi (PhD) | 1976-1981 | India |
| Sampurnanand Sanskrit University | — | Sanskrit grammar | Vachaspati (DLitt) | post-doctorate | India |
Adarsh Gaurishankar Sanskrit College
Vyakarana
Degree:
Uttara Madhyama
Period:
1967-1971
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
India
Studied Sanskrit grammar
Sampurnanand Sanskrit University
Vyakarana
Degree:
Shastri (BA)
Period:
1971-1974
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
India
Topped the class
Sampurnanand Sanskrit University
Vyakarana
Degree:
Acharya (MA)
Period:
1974-1976
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
India
Acharya in all subjects
Sampurnanand Sanskrit University
Sanskrit grammar
Degree:
Vidyavaridhi (PhD)
Period:
1976-1981
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
India
Thesis: Deliberation on non-Paninian usages in Adhyatma Ramayana
Sampurnanand Sanskrit University
Sanskrit grammar
Degree:
Vachaspati (DLitt)
Period:
post-doctorate
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
India
Thesis: Investigation into verbal knowledge of every Sutra of Panini's Ashtadhyayi
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Śrībhārgavarāghavīyam | Sanskrit | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Padma Vibhushan | — | — | President of India | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Jnanpith Award | — | — | Bharatiya Jnanpith | 受賞 |
Sahitya Akademi Award
2005
Work:
Śrībhārgavarāghavīyam
Category:
Sanskrit
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Padma Vibhushan
2015
Organization:
President of India
Result:
受賞
Jnanpith Award
2024
Organization:
Bharatiya Jnanpith
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Śrībhārgavarāghavīyam
2002 Sanskrit epic poemSanskrit epic poem based on Ramayana
BhaktiRama worship
Arundhatī
1994 Hindi epic poemHindi epic poem
Mythology
Aṣṭāvakra
2010 Hindi epic poemEpic on Ashtavakra
Philosophy
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Daṇḍaka styleVariety of metresExtempore poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- PatriotismService to disabledTulsidas studies
Health
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Blindness1950年3月24日以降（生後2ヶ月）Learns and composes without Braille by listening, founded university for disabled
Legacy
Authored over 240 books, renowned for works on Tulsidas and Sanskrit, founded institutions for disabled, Jnanpith Awardee
Quotes
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Humanity is my temple, and I am its worshiper. The disabled are my supreme God, and I am their grace seeker.
Source: Autobiography
Trivia
- Blind since 2 months old, authored 240+ books without Braille
- Speaks 22 languages
- Founded world's first university exclusively for disabled