| Name(s) |
GOPINATH KAVIRAJ |
| Date of
Birth |
September 07, 1887
- in Dacca disrict in Bengal (now in Bangladesh) |
| Date of
Death |
June 12, 1976 |
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Identity |
Indian Sanskrit scholar and philosopher |
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Other Events &
Developments |
- The posthumous son of Vaikunthanath, a Bengali scholar
of philosophy.
- He was born in Village Dhamrai, in the district of
Dacca, now the capital of Bangladesh.
- His family name was Bagchi and
Kaviraj was an honorific attached to him.
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Awards & Accolades |
- Ahamahopadhyay (1934);
- Padma Vibhushan (1964);
- DLitt (1947), by Allahabad University;
- Sahitya Vachaspati (1965), by the Uttar Pradesh
Government;
- Deshikottam (1976), by Visva-Bharati
- D.Litt (21 December 1956) Banaras Hindu University
- D.Litt (19 January 1965) Calcutta University,
- Calcutta Sahitya Akademi Award (on
Tantrik vangmay mein shakt drishti), 1965
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