Baldev Upadhyaya

Baldev Upadhyaya
Born(1899-10-10)10 October 1899
Died10 August 1999(1999-08-10) (aged 99)
NationalityIndian
Alma materBanaras Hindu University
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Baldev Upadhyaya (10 October 1899 – 10 August 1999) was a Hindi, Sanskrit scholar, literary historian, essayist and critic. He wrote numerous books, collections of essays and a historical outline of Sanskrit literature. He is noted for discussing Sanskrit literature in the Hindi language. Earlier books related to Sanskrit literature were often written either in Sanskrit or in English.

Life

He was born on 10 October 1899 in the village Sonbarsa in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, British India. His father was Pt. Ram Suchit Upadhyaya, who was a great scholar of the Bhagavata Puraṇa, and his mother was Murti Devi. He had two brothers.[citation needed]

Upadhyaya's early education was in Govt. High School, Ballia, except for a session 1911–1912, when he was admitted to the 6th standard at Bengali Tola Inter College, Benares. He passed his M.A. from Banaras Hindu University (1922) and Sahityacharya from Govt. Sanskrit College, Benares.[citation needed]

He married Shivmuni Devi, daughter of Pt. Dev Krishna Ojha, granddaughter of Pt. Yogesh Dutt Ojha, a Sanskrit scholar and author of Paribhashendu Shekhar, which was published from Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi.

He died on 10 August in his centenary year 1999 at Varanasi. He had two sons. One of his son named Dr. G. S. Upadhyaya is retired from IIT Kanpur, where he was a professor in Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering. Dr. G. S. Upadhyaya also have been the head of department. The grandson of Baldev Upadhyaya named Dr. Anish Upadhyaya is currently professor in Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, UP.

Students

His students include Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Vidya Niwas Mishra, Vibhuti Narayan Singh, Sitaram Chaturvedi, Kalu Lal Shrimali, Rewa Prasad Dwivedi, J. N. Chaturvedi, Triloki Nath Chaturvedi, and Vishnu Kant Shastri.[citation needed]

Major works

In 1922 he was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Sanskrit at Banaras Hindu University. After serving the institution for 38 years he retired as Head of the Department in 1960. In 1968 he was again appointed as director and professor emeritus of the Research Institute at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University. He also served as president, Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Academy, Lucknow.

When he was director of the Research Institute, he was the chief editor of the book series, Sarasvati Bhavana Granthamala, and the Sanskrit journal Sarasvati Sushama. He wrote many books which are the outcome of original studies and are authoritative in the respected fields. He also edited about 25 books.

Awards and honours

  • Mangla Prasad Puraskar, 1942
  • Dalmia Puraskar, 1946
  • Shravan-Nath Puraskara
  • Sahitya Varidhi, Prayag, 1972
  • D.Litt., 1977
  • Certificate of Honour, Awarded by Zakir Hussain, President of India 1968.
  • Kalidas Sahitya Ratna, Ujjain, 1982
  • Vishva Sanskrit Bharati Award, U.P. Sanskrit Academy, 1983.
  • Padma Bhushan Awarded by Giani Zail Singh, President of India, 1984.
  • Umaswami Award, Kunda Kunda Bharati Ch. Trust, New Delhi, 1994[citation needed]
  • Mahamahopadhyaya, 1997[citation needed]
  • Rama Krishna Dalmiya Sri Vani Award, Ramkrishna Dalmiya Trust, New Delhi[citation needed]

Books

Upadhyaya had chosen Hindi as his medium for writing books. There were no authoritative books on all branch of Sanskrit literature.

Name of Book Publisher Year
Rasika Govinda Aur Unki Kavita Hindi Nagari Pracharini Sabha, Ballia. 1926
Sukti Muktavali Haridas Company, Mathura 1932
Sanskrit Kavi Charchā Master Khedilal, Varanasi 1932
Bhartiya Darshana Sharda Mandir, Varanasi 1942
Sanskrit Sahitya Ka Itihas Sharda Mandir, Varanasi 1944
Dharma aur Darshana Sharda Mandir, Varanasi 1945
Sanskrit Vangmaya Sharda Mandir, Varanasi 1945
Vaidika Kahaniya Sharda Mandir, Varanasi 1946
Bauddha Darsana Mimansa Sharda Mandir, Varanasi 1946
Arya Sanskriti Ke Muladhara Sharda Mandir, Varanasi 1947
Bhartiya Sahitya Shastra Prasad Parisad, Varanasi 1948
Bhagvata Sampradaya Nagari Prachatini Sabha, Varanasi 1954
Vaidika Sahitya Aur Sanskriti Sharda Sansthan, Varanasi 1955
Sanskrit Alochana U.P. Sanskrit Sansthan, Lucknow 1956
Kavyanushilana Ramesh Book Deopt, Jaipur 1956
Bhartiya Vangmaya Mein Sri Radha Bihar Rastrabhasha Parishad, Patna 1963
Sanskrit Sukavi Samikchha Chaukamba Vidya Bhavan, Varanasi 1963
Purana Vimarsha Chaukamba Vidya Bhavan, Varanasi 1965
Sanskrit Shashtron Ka Itihas Chaukamba Vidya Bhavan, Varanasi 1969
Bhartiya Dharma Aur Darshana Chaukamba Vidya Bhavan, Varanasi 1977
Sanskrit Sahitya Ka Sanksipta Itihas Sharda Sansthan, Varanasi 1978
Kashi Ki Panditya Parampara Sharda Sansthan, Varanasi 1985
Bhartiya Dharma aur Darshana Ka Anushilan Sharda Sansthan, Varanasi 1985
Vimarshachintamanih Sharda Sansthan, Varanasi 1987

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