Kala Nath Shastry
Devarshi Kala Nath Shastry is a celebrated Sanskrit scholar!
He was honoured by the President of India in 1998.
He is not only an Indologist and a prolific writer of Sanskrit, Hindi and English but also a linguist. He has contributed richly to the campaign of evolving technical terminology in Indian languages and adding to richness of Hindi.
He is well known for his inter-literary translations of monumental works of Philosophy and literature in these languages and Prakrit, Vraj Bhasha, Rajasthani etc.
He has continued the rich tradition of introducing modern genres and modes of expression in an ancient language like Sanskrit. His father late Mathura Nath Shastry was also known in the history of Sanskrit literature.
Kala Nath Shastry has authored more than a dozen books and edited equal number in Sanskrit, Hindi and English. He has contributed more than a thousand articles in Hindi and Sanskrit in reputed journals of India. He has also contributed poems, plays, short dramas etc in Sanskrit, Hindi and English.
As a literary historian, critic and commentator he has made a mark on the creative literary scene of Sanskrit in the second half of the twentieth century. In the history of modern Sanskrit literature he is known as a distinguished fiction writer who has introduced a modern idiom in creative Sanskrit writing through his novels, short stories and personal essays.
His books on the 20th century Sanskrit literature form the foundation of the history modern Indian literature. He was chairman of the Rajasthan Sanskrit Academy(1995-1998) and Director of Sanskrit Education and Bhasha Vibhag(1976-1994).
His contribution to the development of Sanskrit and Hindi languages has been valued and recognized.
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