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.
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]
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.[1] 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.
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.[2]
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.[3]
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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 Baldev UpadhyayaBorn 1899 10 10 10 October 1899Ballia North Western Provinces British IndiaDied10 August 1999 1999 08 10 aged 99 Varanasi Uttar Pradesh IndiaNationalityIndianAlma materBanaras Hindu UniversityAwardsPadma Bhushan Contents 1 Life 2 Students 3 Major works 4 Awards and honours 5 Books 6 ReferencesLife EditHe 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 1 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 EditHis 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 EditIn 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 2 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 3 Awards and honours EditMangla 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 4 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 EditUpadhyaya had chosen Hindi as his medium for writing books There were no authoritative books on all branch of Sanskrit literature Name of Book Publisher YearRasika Govinda Aur Unki Kavita Hindi Nagari Pracharini Sabha Ballia 1926Sukti Muktavali Haridas Company Mathura 1932Sanskrit Kavi Charcha Master Khedilal Varanasi 1932Bhartiya Darshana Sharda Mandir Varanasi 1942Sanskrit Sahitya Ka Itihas Sharda Mandir Varanasi 1944Dharma aur Darshana Sharda Mandir Varanasi 1945Sanskrit Vangmaya Sharda Mandir Varanasi 1945Vaidika Kahaniya Sharda Mandir Varanasi 1946Bauddha Darsana Mimansa Sharda Mandir Varanasi 1946Arya Sanskriti Ke Muladhara Sharda Mandir Varanasi 1947Bhartiya Sahitya Shastra Prasad Parisad Varanasi 1948Bhagvata Sampradaya Nagari Prachatini Sabha Varanasi 1954Vaidika Sahitya Aur Sanskriti Sharda Sansthan Varanasi 1955Sanskrit Alochana U P Sanskrit Sansthan Lucknow 1956Kavyanushilana Ramesh Book Deopt Jaipur 1956Bhartiya Vangmaya Mein Sri Radha Bihar Rastrabhasha Parishad Patna 1963Sanskrit Sukavi Samikchha Chaukamba Vidya Bhavan Varanasi 1963Purana Vimarsha Chaukamba Vidya Bhavan Varanasi 1965Sanskrit Shashtron Ka Itihas Chaukamba Vidya Bhavan Varanasi 1969Bhartiya Dharma Aur Darshana Chaukamba Vidya Bhavan Varanasi 1977Sanskrit Sahitya Ka Sanksipta Itihas Sharda Sansthan Varanasi 1978Kashi Ki Panditya Parampara Sharda Sansthan Varanasi 1985Bhartiya Dharma aur Darshana Ka Anushilan Sharda Sansthan Varanasi 1985Vimarshachintamanih Sharda Sansthan Varanasi 1987References Edit Sanskrit Sadhana Vidya Niwas Mishra Ayas Bharati Publication Saharanpur 1990 Baldev Upadhyaya Felicitation Volume Ed G C Tripathi Journal of the Ganganath Jha Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth Allahabad 1983 Shemushi Ed Vidya Niwas Mishra Sharda Niketan Varanasi 2000 Padma Awards PDF Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 15 October 2015 Retrieved 21 July 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baldev Upadhyaya amp oldid 1138708548, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
