Brij Bihari Chaubey
Brij Bihari Chaubey (Sanskrit: व्रजविहारिचतुर्वेदी, 1 July 1940 – 11 May 2014),[1] was a Vedic and Sanskrit scholar based in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. He was awarded the President's Certificate of Honour by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in 2004.[2]
Personal life[]
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Early life and education[]
Brij Bihari Chaubey was born on 1 July 1940 in the village Javahin in district Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.[2] His primary education was in Ballia. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from the in 1959 and 1961 respectively.[2] His teachers included Baladeva Upadhyaya and Siddheshwar Bhattacharya,[1] under whom he completed his PhD in 1964. His dissertation was titled Treatment of Nature in the Rgveda.[2]
Teaching career[]
Chaubey worked as a lecturer in the Institute of Oriental Philosophy, Vrindavan, from 1965 to 1967. In 1967, he joined the in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. He worked at the institute for 35 years, as a lecturer, reader, professor, and finally as the director. He retired in 2002.[2]
Chaubey died on 10 May 2014 in Hoshiarpur, after being ill for some time.[2]
Awards and recognition[]
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Awards[]
Chaubey was awarded numerous awards by various institutes, including-[2]
- 1974. The V. Raghavan Award by the Akhil Bharatiya Prachya Vidya Sammelan.
- 1995. The Sanskrit Sahitya Vishishta Puraskara by the Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Sansthan, Lucknow.
- 2000. The Veda Vidvan Puraskara by the Maharshi Sandipani Veda Vidya Pratishtan, Ujjain.
- 2004. The Acharya Parashuram Dvivedi Smriti Puraskara by the Hindi Pracharini Sabha, Ballia.
- 2004. The President's Certificate of Honour by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the then President of India.
- 2008. The Shastrimani award by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.
- 2010. The Guru Gangeshwaranand Veda Vedanga Puraskara.
- 2010. The Vishishta Puraskara by the Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Sansthan, Lucknow.
Recognition[]
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Works[]
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Chaubey authored 29 books and around 125 papers.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Tripathi (ed.) 2012, p. 44.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "वेद में रिसर्च के लिए राष्ट्रपति पुरस्कार प्राप्त डॉ. बृज बिहारी चौबे नहीं रहे" [Dr. Braj Bihari Chaubey, winner of Presidential Award for research in Vedas, no more]. Dainik Bhaskar. 10 May 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
Works Cited[]
- Tripathi, Radha Vallabh, ed. (2012). संस्कृतविद्वत्परिचायिका – Inventory of Sanskrit Scholars (PDF). New Delhi, India: Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan. ISBN 978-93-8611-185-2. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
External links[]
- Works by or about Caube, Vrajabihārī in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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