Dr A.N. Upadhye (6 February 1906 – 08 Oct 1975) was a scholar of

Prakrit Prakrit ( ) is a group of vernacular classical Middle Indo-Aryan languages that were used in the Indian subcontinent from around the 5th century BCE to the 12th century CE. The term Prakrit is usually applied to the middle period of Middle Ind ...

, Jainology and dedicated himself to Jaina studies and wrote many books on Jainology. He got recognition and was appreciated in India as well as in Abroad. He was the President of 46th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana which was held at

Shravanabelagola Shravanabelagola (pronunciation: ) is a town located near Channarayapatna of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is from Bengaluru. The Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola is one of the most important tirthas ...

in 1967. Kannada Sahitya Sammelana India, Accessed on 11 November 2014

Early life

He was born in the family of Jaina Priests ( Upadhyaya) on 6 February, 1906 in Sadalga in Chikkodi Taluka of

Belgaum Belgaum (Kannada ISO 15919, ISO: ''Bēḷagāma'', ), officially known as Belagavi (also Belgaon), is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located near its northern western border in the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters ...

District. His primary education in Kannada was provided by his parents.

Education

Dr Adinath Neminath Upadhye completed his primary education in Sadalaga and Secondary Education at Gilginchi Artal High School, Belgaum. He then went on to receive his

Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...

with Honours from

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in Sanskrit and Prakrit languages. Later, he moved to Pune for Post-Graduation and joined

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. In 1930, he completed a

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from the same university in Sanskrit and Prakrit languages.Dr. A.N. Upadhye - His Life And Accomplishments
India, Accessed on 11 November 2014

Career

Dr. A. N. Upadhye began his career as a Lecturer of

at Rajaram College, Kolhapur in 1930. He served full 32 years in Rajaram College and received D.Litt. Degree from

in 1939. He dedicated himself as Springer Research Scholar of Bombay University from 1939 to 1942. He retired from Rajaram College in 1962 after 32 years of loyal service. Later, he joined

Shivaji University Shivaji University, established in 1962, is a state university located at Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. The university, with a campus spread over , is named in honour of Chatrapati Shivaji. It was inaugurated on 18 November 1962 by Dr. Radh ...

as a Professor Emeritus from 1962 to 1971, during this period he served as Dean of Arts Department as well. He worked closely with Dr. A. G. Pawar, then Vice-Chancellor of

and also worked hard to lay a strong foundation for newly formed University.

Final Years and Death

In 1971, Upadhye became a founding professor and Head of the Jaina Chair at the

University of Mysore The University of Mysore is a public state university in Mysore, Karnataka, India. The university was founded during the reign of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV and the premiership of Sir M. Visvesvaraya. The university is recognised by t ...

. In this role, he was the driving force behind the establishment of the University's post-graduate Department of Jainalogy and Prankrit. His life and work was portrayed in the Marathi book "Charitra Tyanche Paha Jara". Within days of retiring from Mysore University, Upadhye died of a heart attack on 08-Oct-1975 at his home in Kolhapur.

Bibliography

* Hariṣeṇa. '' Bṛhatkathākoṣa'', ed. A. N. Upadhye, Bombay, 1943. * Haribhadra. '' Dhūrtākhyāna'', ed. A. N. Upadhye, Bombay, 1944. *

Devasena Devasena (, , ) is the Hindu goddess of aspirations, and the consort of the war god Kartikeya (Murugan). She is also known as Devayanai, Deivanai, and Deivayanai in Tamil texts. Her name is also spelled as Teyvanai or Tevayanai (). Devasen ...

. '' Darśanasāra'', ed. A. N. Upadhye, Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Institute 15 (1935):198–206. * Siddhasena Divākara. '' Dvātriṃśikā'', in A. N. Upadhye (1971). *Śubhacandra. '' Jñānārṇava'', ed. H. L. Jain, Kailashchandra Siddhantacharya and A. N. Upadhye, Sholapur, 1977. *Svāmikumāra. '' Kārttikeyānuprekṣā'', ed. A. N. Upadhye, Agas, 1978. *Yogīndu. '' Paramātmaprakāśa'', ed. A. N. Upadhye, Bombay, 1937. * Kundakunda. ''

Pravacanasāra ''Pravacanasāra'' is a text composed by Jain monk Kundakunda in the second century CE or later. The title means "Essence of the Doctrine" or "Essence of the Scripture", and it largely deals with the correct ascetic and spiritual behavior b ...

'' with Amṛtacandra’s commentary, ed. A. N. Upadhye, Bombay, 1935. *'' Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama'', vols 2 and 3, ed. H. Jain, A. N. Upadhye and K. Siddhantashastri, Sholapur, 1976 and 1980 *Jaṭāsiṁhanāndin, Varāṅgacaritra, ed. by A. N. Upadhye *Rāmapāṇivāda, Kaṁsavaho, ed. by A. N. Upadhye *Līlāvatī, Kutūhala, ed. by A. N. Upadhye

References

External links

Dr. A.N. Upadhye - His Life And Accomplishments

Digjainwiki - Digambar Jain Wiki Portal and article on Dr. A.N. Upadhye
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