Mithila Prasad Tripathi is a

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

poet who won the

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 2010 for his poetry. The Sahitya Akademi is India's national academy of letters that awards the

Jnanpith Award The Jnanpith Award is the oldest and the highest Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature". Instituted in 1961, the award is bestowed only on Indian ...

, India's highest literary award, and the Sahitya Akademi Award for each language is considered the second-highest literary award in India and the highest award for that language. He also won

Rashtrapati Award Rashtrapati Awards used to be given by the President of India, in some cases the Prime Minister of India, for achievements in the field of sports, art, military, literature, cinema, culture, science and technology, or Scouting. The award-giving ...

in 2017, for his work in Sanskrit Language. He was the director of Kalidasa Akademi in

Ujjain Ujjain (, , old name Avantika, ) or Ujjayinī is a city in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Pradesh by population and is the administrative as well as religious centre of Ujjain ...

from 2007 to 2010. He is also the chairman of Maharshi Patanjali Sanskrit Pratishthan,

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, and was on the advisory board of the World Samskrit Book Fair held in January 2010. Additionally, he has served on the

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Sanskrit Board and on the Board of Management of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan.Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan Annual Report 2008–09
/ref> On Independence Day 2013, he was awarded a Certificate of Honour by the president of India, for contribution to Sanskrit. Prof. Tripathi also served as Vice Chancellor in Maharshi Panini Sanskrit University,

providing education in Mythological fields.

Works

* ''Balmiki Aur Prakrat Apbhransh Ram Sahitya'', 2009. .

References

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