Ved Prakash Upaddhay

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Sanskrit Mahamahopadhyaya[1][2][3]
Rashtrapatisammanita[4]
Acharya[4]
Shastrachudamani[4]

Ved Prakash Upadhyay
Born (1947-02-07) 7 February 1947 (age 76)
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
OccupationSanskrit Scholar, Author, Lecturer, Emeritus Professor (Punjab University),[5] Educator and scholar on Hinduism
Known forKalki Avatar and Muhammad
Parent(s)Ramjivan/Ramsjivan Sumitradevi Upadhyay, Pratimadevi Tripathi
AwardsPresident award of India 2018, Sanskrit Sahityalangkar Award from Haryana Sanskrit Academy
Academic work
InstitutionsSanskrit Language, Hinduism, Veda
Notable worksKalki Avatar and Muhammad

Ved Prakash Upadhyay or Ved Prakash Upaddhay (born 1947) is an Indian Sanskrit and Hinduism scholar, author, lecturer, professor, educationist and social activist.[6] He is the author of many books on Sanskrit literature and Hinduism.[6] His mostly known for his work Kalki Avatar and Muhammad.[7] He got many national and international honours for his contributions including President award of India in 2018.[6][8]

Early life[edit]

Ved Prakash Upadhyay was born on 2 February 1947 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.[6] His father was Saryuparin Vedic scholar Pt.Shriramjeevan Upadhyay.[6][9]

Education[edit]

Upadhyay is a scholar of D.Phil. in Sanskrit Vedas and D.Litt. in Dharmashastra Hindu Law, Vedas, Philosophy, Theology, Literature, Tantra, Justice and Punishment etc.[6]

Career[edit]

He served for 40 years at Panjab University, Chandigarh and retired as Professor and Head of Sanskrit Department.[6][8][10] He then taught Sanskrit medium for three years in the classes of Shastri, Acharya and Abhascharya at Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, New Delhi.[6][8] More than 60 students have done PhD under him.[1] He was made the President of Adarsh Sanskrit Shodha Sanstha of Himachal Pradesh by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and he is the chairman of the institution still now.[6][8][4] Impressed by his brilliant research work, he was honored and rewarded at the national and international level by many national and international institutions.[6][8] Apart from this, he participated in more than 100 Sanskrit classical conferences, presided over 26 international conferences and research seminars, published 100 research papers and under his direction, 70 research students did M.Phil. and 60 have done Ph.D.[6][8] At present, he is also the chairman and member of several committees.[8][11][12] He has also given radio talks several times, whose aim has been to make Sanskrit universal. Haryana Sanskrit Academy as a member of many important committees of Haryana Government,[13] Upadhyay has been an active contributor and has been working as a consultant in Hariprabha research magazine. He is performing the responsibility as the custodian of the Gurukul Mansadevi complex.[6]

Awards and receiptions[edit]

On the basis of these achievements, eight gold medals and 33 honors were also received by him. Overwhelmed by his devotion, contribution, publicity and dissemination towards Sanskrit, Doordarshan has also aired a one-hour special personality program on 22 March 2012 for his important contribution.[6] Minister of State for Human Resources Mahendra Nath Pandey conferred Vidvadhushan Award in Kashi Vidwat Parishad and Manavdhikar Ratna Award by Fiji Ambassador Prabhakar Jha on behalf of International Human Rights Protection Bureau.[6] In 2017, he received the Sanskrit Sahitya Alangkar Award from the Haryana Sanskrit Academy.[14] In 2017, he received the Sahitya Ratna Padak from the Punjabi Language Department[15] and in 2019 he received the President Award of India 2018 for his contribution to Sanskrit language.[8][6][16]

Works[edit]

Upaddhyay published 15 research and original books.[6][8] Some of them are:

  • कल्कि अवतार और मुहम्मद साहब (Kalki Avatar and Muhammad)[7] (1970)
  • नरशंस और अंतिम ऋषि (Narasamsa and the last sage)[17]
  • हिन्दू विधि एवं स्त्रोत (Hindu Law and Sutras), International Law Agency, Allahabad, 1986[18]
  • हिंदी साहित्य का इतिहास, काव्यशास्त्र एवं लिपि (History of Hindi Literature, Poetry and Script), Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan, Varanasi, 2014)[19]
Doctorate thesis under him
  • Om Prakash Sharma, Savita in Vedic literature. Panjab, 1977-83. [20]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "संस्कृत के विद्वान डॉ. वेदप्रकाश 24 जून को पहुंचेंगे पंचकूला, 60 से अधिक विद्यार्थियों को करवा चुके पीएचडी ( Sanskrit scholar Dr. Ved Prakash will reach Panchkula on June 24, PhD who has done more than 60 students)". Punjab Kesari. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "@shrivarakhedi, Hon'ble VC, CSU congrats dr. Ved Prakash Upadhyay on achieving Sanskrit - Mahamahopadhyay (27-05-2022, Prayagraj) and First and Highest Award of Haryana Government (2022)". Twitter. Central Sanskrit University twitter page. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Jaipuria, Pt Gopal Sharma & Dr Sewaram (6 May 2023). The Wonders of Loshu-Grid. X-30, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-II New Delhi-110020: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. p. Preface. ISBN 978-93-5684-641-8. Retrieved 5 August 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Authority – Vaidika Sanshodhana Mandala". Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Saṁskṛtavimarśaḥ (in हिन्दी). Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan. 2013. pp. 151–161. Retrieved 21 July 2023. व्याकरणशास्त्र में पाणिनिपूर्व अनुक्त वैयाकरण: एक अनुशीलन - वेदप्रकाश उपाध्याय (Pre-Panini Unstated Grammar in Grammar: An Analysis - Vedprakash Upadhyay)
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 "डॉ. वेद प्रकाश उपाध्याय को राष्टऊपति सम्मान (Presidential Award to Dr. Ved Prakash Upadhyay)". aggarjanpatrika.com. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Srivastava, Ram Pal. अवतारवाद - एक नई दृष्टि (in हिन्दी). Sankalp Publication. p. 192. ISBN 978-93-91173-57-9.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 "डॉ वेद प्रकाश उपाध्याय को मिलेगा राष्ट्रपति सम्मान-2018 (Dr. Ved Prakash Upadhyay will receive President's Award-2018)". khaskhabar. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  9. ↑ Bhartiya, Bhawanilal (1991). Ārya lekhaka kośa: Āryasamāja tathā r̥shi Dayānanda vishayaka lekhana se juṛe sahastrādhika lekhakoṃ ke jīvana evaṃ kāryavr̥tta kā vistr̥ta vivaraṇa (in हिन्दी). Dayānanda Adhyayana Saṃsthāna. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Department of Sanskrit Panjab University Chandigarh ਪੰਜਾਬ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ पंजाब विश्वविद्यालय चंडीगढ़ पंजाब यूनिवर्सिटी चंडीगढ़ Chandigarh India". sanskrit.puchd.ac.in. Punjab University. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "The Astrological Magazine". Raman Publications. 1996: 637. Retrieved 5 August 2023. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. ↑ "ਹਰਿਆਣਾ ਸੰਸਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਅਕੈਡਮੀ 'ਚ ਸਮਾਗਮ (Event at Haryana Sanskrit Academy)". Punjabi Tribune. Panchkula. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "प्रो. वेदप्रकाश उपाध्याय जी का व्याख्यान ("Lecture by Prof. Ved Prakash Upadhyay")". Youtube. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  14. ↑ Bhatt, Kamlesh (24 April 2021). "डा वेद प्रकाश उपाध्याय और डा जगदीश प्रसाद सेमवाल को संस्कृत साहित्य अलंकार सम्मान - Ved Prakash Upadhyay and Jagdish Prasad Semwal award for Sanskrit literature (Dr. Ved Prakash Upadhyay and Dr. Jagdish Prasad Semwal were honored with Sanskrit Sahitya Alankar Samman)". Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Sahitya Ratna Awards announced". The Tribune (Chandigarh). 4 December 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "Presidential Awards Scheme". Central Sanskrit University. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  17. ↑ Haque, M. Zeyaul. "A Hindu view of Islam". The Milli Gazette. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  18. ↑ Tripāṭhī, Pratibhā (1993). Aparādha evaṃ daṇḍa: smr̥tiyoṃ evam dharmasūtroṃ ke pariprekshya meṃ (in हिन्दी). Rākā Prakāśana. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  19. ↑ Agnihotri, Dr Brijendra (21 December 2021). Hindi Sahitya Ka Nikash (in हिन्दी). Book Rivers. p. 422. ISBN 978-93-5515-098-1. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  20. ↑ Singh, Sutinder; Chawla, Surinder; Rani, Meena (1986). Bibiliography Of Doctoral Dissertation 1982-83 (SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES). New Delhi: ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN UNIVERSITIES NEW DELHI. p. 212. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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