| Name |
Dr. PANDURANG VAMAN KANE |
| Date
of Birth |
May 07, 1880
(Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, India) |
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Date of death |
May 08, 1972 |
|
Identity |
Indian Indologist and
Sanskrit Scholar |
|
Date-wise Events |
- 1956:
He was awarded the
Sahitya Akademi award for History of Dharmasastra Volume IV.
- 1963: He was decorated
with BHARAT RATNA Award by the Govt of
India.
- 1974: Asiatic Society
of Bombay has established MM. Dr. P.V. Kane Institute
for Post Graduate studies and Research to promote,
encourage and facilitate research in oriental studies.
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General |
- Pandurang Vaman Kane, a
great Sanskritist wedded to social reform, continued the
earlier tradition of scholarship. His monumental work
entitled the "History of the Dharmasastra", published in
five volumes in the twentieth century, is an encyclopedia of
ancient social laws and customs. This enables us to study
the social processes in ancient India.
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Dr. Kane was rewarded
as Mahamahopadhyay (abbreviated as MM) (The greatest among
the great teachers).
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According to him it is
difficult to find an English equivalent of the word
“Dharma.”
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His output in the form
of writings across the three languages of English, Sanskrit
and Marathi spans nearly 15,000 pages.
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History of Dharmasastra researched the evolution of code of
conduct in ancient and mediaeval India by looking into
several texts and manuscripts compiled over the centuries.
The work is known for its expanse and depth – ranging across
diverse subjects such as the Mahabharat, Puranas and
Kautilya – including references to previously obscure
sources.
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Former Vice Chancellor, Bombay University.
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Former Honorary Member, Bharrtiya Vidya Bhawan.
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Member Indian
Parliament, Rajya Sabha, India.
- MM Dr. P.V. Kane Gold MedalIt is given once every
three years to a scholar for outstanding contribution to
the study of Vedic, Dharmashastra or Alankara
Literature.
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