Ganesh Trimbak Deshpande (14 August 1910 – 18 November 1989), was an Indian writer, scholar and critic from

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. Deshpande has authored more than 12 classical works. He has attained international renown and recognition by his scholarly contribution to literary treasure. His ''Bharatiya Sahitya Shastra'' work published in 1958, brought him the highest national literary distinction of

Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

in 1959.

Life

G. T. Deshpande was born in a

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family on 14 August 1910 in Wadnergangai, a village in

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. Deshpande studied law after his graduation with Sanskrit as one of the subjects for

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in 1934 and

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in Sanskrit in 1940 from

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. Deshpande started his career as an advocate. Deshpande taught Sanskrit and Law in Shivaji Arts College, Amravati from (1946 - 1958). He later joined Department of Sanskrit in

as professor and worked from (1959 - 1972) and was the Head of the Department of Humanities from (1968 - 1972).

Works

Deshpande has authored more than 12 classical works om Vedas, Alankarashastra, Grammar and Indian Philosophy. * *Alankar Pradeep *Sankhya Karika * * * *

Awards and honours

*1959 :

* D.Litt., 1960:

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, India

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deshpande, G. T. Indian male poets Hindu poets Indian Sanskrit scholars Sanskrit grammarians Academic staff of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University Indian literary critics Marathi-language poets 1910 births 1989 deaths Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Marathi