Satyanarayana Rajguru (1903-1997) was an Indian litterateur, epigraphist and historian.
He was a curator and epigraphist at the
Odisha State Museum and was a recipient 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 ...
,
''Bharati Bhushan'' award, Ganjam Sahitya Sammilani award,
Odisha Sahitya Academy Award and ''Sarala Sanman''.
The
Government of India
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awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award of
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 ...
in 1974.
Biography
Born on 19 August 1903 to Harikrushna Rajguru and Sunamani Devi
in the Indian state of
Odisha
Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
, Rajguru passed the ''Oriya and Sanskrit'' title examination from
Andhra University
Andhra University is a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926. It is graded as an A++ institution by NAAC receiving a score of 3.74 on a scale of 4.
History
King Vikram Deo Verma, the Mah ...
and started his career in 1929 as the manager of ''Parala Padmanabha Rangalaya'',
the first theatre in Odisha, founded by Padmanabha Narayan Deb, erstwhile Raja of the state of Parala.
During his tenure there, he was associated with the activities of
Utkal Sammilani
Utkala Sammilani () The Utkal Sabha Sammilani was a welfare organization formed on August 16, 1882, in Cuttack, Odisha primarily meant for the unification of Odia (Oriya)-speaking tracts and promotion of elected local self- Government. It is an ...
and assisted
Krushna Chandra Gajapati in the formation of Odisha state in 1937; he is known to have submitted a thesis on the state reorganization.
Rajguru, after his tenure as the president of the
Ganjam District
Ganjam is a district in the Indian state of Odisha. Ganjam's total area is 8,206 km² (3,168 mi²).
The district headquarters is Chhatrapur. Ganjam is divided into three sub-divisions: Chhatrapur, Berhampur, and Bhanjanagar.
As of ...
Education Council (1942–45), worked as an assistant at the Kalinga Historical Research Society at
Bhawanipatna
Bhawanipatna is a city and the headquarter of Kalahandi district in the state of Odisha, India. Bhawanipatna has numerous temples dedicated to different deities of the Hindu pantheon.
Geography and climate
Bhawanipatna is located at . It h ...
from 1947 and later, joined
Odisha State Museum to work as a curator (1950–61) and later as an epigraphist (1963–70).
He was a member of the working committee of Odisha Sahitya Academy and the chairman of
Paralakhemundi Municipality.
He was a life member of
Berhampur University and was awarded DLitt by the university.
Rajguru is known to have done notable research on the history of Odisha
and is credited with findings on the early of life of
Jayadeva
Jayadeva (; born ), also spelt Jaideva, was a Sanskrit poet during the 12th century. He is most known for his epic poem ''Gita Govinda'' which concentrates on Krishna's love with the ''gopi'', Radha, in a rite of spring. This poem, which presen ...
, the thirteenth century
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 and the author of
Gita Govinda
The ''Gita Govinda'' (; IAST: ''gītagovindam'') is a work composed by the 12th-century Hindu poet, Jayadeva. It describes the relationship between Krishna, Radha and ''gopis'' (female cow herders) of Vrindavan.
The ''Gita Govinda'' is organiz ...
.
He translated ''The Palanquin Bearers'', a poem by
Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu (Birth name, née Chattopadhyay) (; 13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949) was an Indian political activist and poet who served as the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Governor of United Provinces, after Independence Day (India), Indi ...
into
Odia language
Odia (;["Odia"](_blank)
''Lexico''. , ISO 15919, ISO: , ; formerly rendere ...
under the name, ''Palinki Bahaka''
and has published several other works, some of which are prescribed text for university studies.
* Mo Jeevana Sangrama (autobiography)
* Swapane Chumban
* Janani Utkal
* Radhavisek
* Odia Lipira Krama Bikash
* History of Gangas
* The Korasanda Copper Plate Grant of Visakhavarmma
* History of Eastern Gangas of Kalinga
* Heirographic Letters of Naraj
* The Odras and their Predominency
* The Historical Research in Orissa
* The Konduli Copper Plate Grant of Narasimha Deva of Saka 1305
* Sumandal Plates of Dharmaraj
* Ranpur plates of Dharmaraja
* Historical Background of Gopinath & Radha Krishna
* Oriya Inscription on a Stone Image
* South Indian Inscriptions
Satyanarayana Rajguru died on 11 June 1997 at the age of 93, his wife Taramani Devi preceding him in death by one year.
He is survived by his sons Gopeshwar Rajguru, Radha Raman Rajguru and Sitakant Rajguru.
Honours, awards and recognition
Rajguru was awarded the civilian honour
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 ...
in 1974 by the
Government of India
The Government of India (ISO 15919, ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of States and union t ...
.
He received the
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 ...
for his autobiography, ''Mo Jeevana Sangrama'' in 1996.
He was also a recipient of ''Bharati Bhushan'' award from
Andhra Mahasabha, Ganjam Sahitya Sammilani award (1968) and Odisha Sahitya Academy award (1968).
He was a recipient of ''Sarala Sanman'' (1989) from Sarala Sansad.
References
Further reading
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1903 births
1997 deaths
Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Odia
Poets from Odisha
20th-century Indian translators
Indian epigraphers
Museum people
20th-century Indian poets
20th-century Indian linguists
Andhra University alumni
Indian male poets
Scientists from Odisha
20th-century Indian male writers
Recipients of the Utkal Ratna Samman