Rahul Sankrityayan
1893–1963Buddhist scholar, polyglot and travel writer (1893–1963); 'Father of Hindi travel literature'
Sanskrit writer and scholar
Vidyadhar Shastri
1901–1983, born Churu, writes in Sanskrit, poet
Vidyadhar Shastri (1901–1983) was a Sanskrit poet and a scholar of Sanskrit and Hindi. He was born in the city of Churu in Rajasthan (India), received the degree of Shastri from Punjab University (Lahore), a Master of Arts in Sanskrit from the University of Agra and resided at the city of Bikaner during the bulk of his scholarly and academic endeavours. In 1962, he was conferred the honour of Vidyavachaspati by the President of India.
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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
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