Prashasya Mitra Shastri

Dr. Prashasya Mitra Shastri is a Sanskrit poet and author who won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit in 2009 for his Anabheepsitam, a collection of short stories.[1] He also won the Kalidas Puraskar awarded by the Madhya Pradesh government's Kalidas Sanskrit Akademi. The award includes a letter of commendation and a cash prize of Rs 51000. He won the award for his contributions to Sanskrit literature and the two story collections and a collection of poetry he published in the year 2007–08. He has also won awards from the Sahitya Academies of Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.[2] He was the organiser for a three-day Rishi Balidaan Samaaroh in memory of Dayanand Saraswati in Ajmer in 2009.[3] He is especially known for his light verse and stories featuring satire and irony.[4][5]

He has been in the Sanskrit Department at the Feroze Gandhi College, Raebareli since 1973, where he is currently a Reader.[6]

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References

  1. "Poets dominate 2009 Sahitya Akademi Awards". The Hindu. Dec 24, 2009.
  2. "डा. प्रशस्य मित्र शास्त्री को कालिदास पुरस्कार". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Raebareli. October 19, 2009.
  3. "तीन दिवसीय ऋषि बलिदान समारोह का आगाज". Pressnote.in (in Hindi). Ajmer. October 24, 2009.
  4. 1 2 Satyavrat Sastri (2006). Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures: Modern Sanskrit literature. Yash Publications. pp. 14, 24. ISBN 978-81-89537-06-7. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  5. Jagdamba Prasad Sinha (1993). Prabhākara-Nārāyaṇa-Śriḥ: Studies in Indology and musicology : Dr. P.N. Kawthekar felicitation volume. Pratibha Prakashan. p. xviii. ISBN 978-81-85268-28-6. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  6. Sanskrit Department Overview
  7. Satya Vrat Shastri: Foreword
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  9. Table of contents

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