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

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

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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Jagadguru Rāmabhadrācārya Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya (born Giridhar Mishra on 14 January 1950) is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, educator, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, playwrigh ...

, 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 The Sahitya Akademi Award is an annual award, given by the Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters), to writers in 24 Indian languages. The award was instituted and first awarded in 1955. , the award carries a monetary reward of , ...

for the year 1988. He is popularly known as ''Triveṇī Kavi''. He has composed many books in Sanskrit,

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and

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. 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 ...

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 and education {{India-poet-stub