Rahul Sankrityayan
Rahul Sankrityayan (born Kedarnath Pandey; 9 April 1893 – 14 April 1963) was an Indian writer and a polyglot who wrote in Bhojpuri and Hindi. He played a pivotal role in giving travelogue a 'literary form'. He was one of the most widely travelled scholars of India, spending forty-five years of his life on travels away from his home.
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Statue of Sankrityayan in Darjeeling | |
| Born | Kedarnath Pandey 9 April 1893 Pandaha, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
| Died | 14 April 1963 (aged 70) Darjeeling, West Bengal, India |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Subject | Sociology, Indian nationalist history, Indology, Buddhism, Tibetology, lexicography, philosophy, grammar, textual editing, folklore, science, drama, politics
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| Notable awards | 1958: Sahitya Akademi Award 1963: Padma Bhushan |
| Spouse | Santoshi, Ellena Narvertovna Kozerovskaya, Kamala Sankrityayan |
Born Hindu, he turned into a Buddhist monk (Bhikkhu) but eventually ended a Marxist atheist. Sankrityayan was an Indian patriot, having been arrested and jailed for three years for his anti-British writings and speeches. He is referred to as the 'Greatest Scholar' for his scholarship. He was a polymath and polyglot. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1963.
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