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Sanskrit writer

Biswanarayan Shastri

1925–2002, born Narayanpur, writes in Sanskrit, writer, literary critic

Biswanarayan Shastri (1918–2002) was Indian politician who was an Indologist, Sanskrit scholar, author, educationist and a public servant. He was elected from Lakhimpur, Assam to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Indian National Congress.

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Books on record

On Open Library

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Awards

1987Sahitya Akademi Award for Avinasi

Elsewhere

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Also writing in Sanskrit

Rahul Sankrityayan

1893–1963Buddhist scholar, polyglot and travel writer (1893–1963); 'Father of Hindi travel literature'

Aurobindo Ghosh

1872–1950Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)