Ministry of Human Resource Development14-August, 2008 17:27 IST
Press Note-: President to Award the Certificate of Honour to Scholars of Sanskrit, Pali/Prakrit, Arabic and Persian

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BEFORE THE MORNING OF

15TH AUGUST, 2008

 

The President is pleased to award the Certificate of Honour to the following scholars of Sanskrit, Pali/Prakrit, Arabic and Persian:

SANSKRIT

1.       Prof. K. Hayavadana Puranik

2.       Dr. Vishnubhatla Subrahamanya Sastry

3.       Dr. Uma Ramana Jha

4.       Prof. (Dr.) Mrs. Aruna Goel

5.       Shri Nar Deo Shastri

6.       Dr. M.E. Rangachar

7.       Dr. Keshavrao Musalgaonkar

8.       Smt. Saroja Bhate

9.       Pandit Baikuntha Bihari Nanda

10.   Pandit Satya Narayan Shastri

11.   Shri Ananthakrishnan Sivaramakrishna Sastry

12.   Shri Janardan Pandey

13.   Pandit Purushottama Tripathi

14.   Shri Bhabani Prasad Bhattacharya

15.   Dr. Sitanath Acharya

PALI/PRAKRIT

1.       Prof. Gokul Chandra Jain

ARABIC

1.       Dr. Zohurul Bari Azmi

2.       Muhammad Burhanuddin Sambhali

3.       Dr. Taqi Ud Din Nadwi

PERSIAN

1.       Dr. Idris Ahmad

2.       Dr. Syeda Bilqis Fatima Husaini

3.       Prof. Marghoob Banihali

In addition, the President is also pleased to award the Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman to the following scholar of Sanskrit:

SANSKRIT

1.       Prof. K. Ramasubramanian

The distinction is conferred once a year on the Independence Day in recognition of substantial contribution in the field of Sanskrit, Pali/Prakrit, Arabic and Persian.

Deptt. Of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development

PIB, New Delhi, Dated: August 14, 2008/Sravana 23, 1930

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HB/KKP/SB


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