Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra (born 1943) is a

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author, poet, lyricist, playwright and a former Vice-Chancellor of the

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. He is the recipient of India's highly prestigious award

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2020 for his work in the field of literature and education.

Personal life

He was born in Dronipur in

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in Uttar Pradesh, to Pandit Durgaprasad Mishra and Abhiraji Devi. His Dīkṣā

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is Jagadguru Rāmabhadrācārya, whose epic poem Gītarāmāyaṇam was released by him on 14 January 2011.

Career

He has served as the head of department of Sanskrit in

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. He has also been a visiting professor at the

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, the oldest university of

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. Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra is the winner of Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit for the year 1988. He is popularly known as ''Triveṇī Kavi''. He has composed many books in Sanskrit,

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and Bhojpuri. After retirement, he settled in

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Works

His works include: * ''Ikshugandha'' * ''Aranyani'' * ''Abhiraja-Yasobhushanam'' * ''Dhara-Mandaviyam'' * ''Janaki-Jivanam'' * ''Madhuparni'' * ''Samskrit Sahitya Mein Anyokti'' * ''Sapta-Dhara'' * ''Poetry and Poetics'' * ''Abhiraja-Sahasrakam'' * ''Natya-Panchagavyam'' * ''Natya-Panchamritam'' * ''Vag-Vadhuti'' * ''Mridvika'' * ''Srutimbhara'' * ''Bali-Dvipe Bharatiya Samskritih'' * ''Vimsa-Satabdi-Samskrita-Kavyamritam'' (ed.) * ''Sejarah Kesusatraan Sanskerta'' (History of Sanskrit in Bahasa Indonesia) * ''Suvarna-Dvipiya Rama-Katha'' * ''Samskrita-Satakam''

Awards and honours

* Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit in 1988 for his collection of short stories ''Ikshugandha''. * Certificate of Honour from the President of India in 2002. * Valmiki Samman * Vachaspati Samman * Vishva Bharati Samman by Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Sansthan *

Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize or Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation is a literary honour in India, presented by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, given to "outstanding translations of creative and critical works" in 24 m ...

2013.

References

Living people Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Sanskrit 1943 births Indian male poets 20th-century Indian poets Poets from Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Indian male writers Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation {{India-poet-stub