Rahul Sankrityayan
1893–1963Buddhist scholar, polyglot and travel writer (1893–1963); 'Father of Hindi travel literature'
author and philosopher
Anandavardhana
0820–0890, writes in Sanskrit, poet
Ānandavardhana was a Kashmiri court poet and literary critic, honored with the title of Rajanak during King Avantivarman’s reign. Anandavardhana authored the Dhvanyāloka, or A Light on Suggestion (dhvani), a work articulating the philosophy of “aesthetic suggestion”.
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Also writing in Sanskrit
Sanjib Chattopadhyay
b. 1936writer
Satya Vrat Shastri
1930–2021Jnanpith Award recipient in Sanskrit. Indian academic
Aurobindo Ghosh
1872–1950Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)
Keshab Chandra Dash
b. 1955writer
B. N. Krishnamurti Sharma
1909–2005Sanskrit writer