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Sanskrit scholar gets Jnanpith

Aug 21st, 2009 | By Leonard Fernandes | Category: News

Source: Indian Express
Prof Satyavrat Shastri was awarded the 42nd Jnanpith Award on Wednesday, the first time India’s highest literary honour has gone to a Sanskrit scholar. The award was handed to Shastri by the princess of Thailand Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, herself an eminent Sanskrit scholar and former student of Shastri.
Shastri has several literary achievements to [...]