Satya Vrat Shastri

Key facts

Born

29 September 1930

Died

14 November 2021

Sector

Literature & writing

Profession

Jnanpith Award recipient in Sanskrit. Indian academic

Gender

Male

Biography

Satya Vrat Shastri was an Indian Sanskrit scholar, writer, grammarian and poet. He wrote three Mahakavyas, three Khandakavyas, one Prabandhakavyas and one Patrakavya and five works in critical writing in Sanskrit. His important works are Ramakirtimahakavyam, Brahattaram Bharatam, Sribodhisattvacharitam, Vaidika Vyakarana, Sarmanyadesah Sutram Vibhati, and "Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures" in seven volumes.

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Timeline

1. 1930Born
2. 1968Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
3. 1997Awarded the Order of the Direkgunabhorn
4. 1999Awarded the Padma Shri in literature and education
5. 2006Awarded the Jnanpith Award
6. 2010Awarded the Padma Bhushan
7. 2021Dies