Laxmanshastri Balaji Joshi
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Laxmanshastri Balaji Joshi (Devanagari
: लक्ष्मणशास्त्री बाळाजी जोशी) (January 27, 1901 – May 27, 1994) was a Marathi
writer from Maharashtra
, India
.
on January 27, 1901.
He had been granted the title Tarkatirtha (तर्कतीर्थ) by an institution.
In 1954, he presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan
, which was held in New Delhi
. In 1955, he received a Sahitya Akademi Award
for his work Waidik Sanskruticha Wikas (वैदिक संस्कृतीचा विकास).
He served as the first president of Maharashtra State Board of Literature and Culture when it was established in 1960, and starting from that year, served for a large number of years as the president of the project of compiling a 20-volume Marathi encyclopedia under the sponsorship of the above Board.
In 1973, he received the National Sanskrit Pandit Award, and in 1976, the government of India conferred on him the Padma Bhushan
title for excellence in Literature and Education.
In 1989, Joshi received a Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
, the highest award for lifetime achievement given by the Akademi
, which is India's National Academy of Letters.
Devanagari
Devanagari |deva]]" and "nāgarī" ), also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...
: लक्ष्मणशास्त्री बाळाजी जोशी) (January 27, 1901 – May 27, 1994) was a Marathi
Marathi people
The Marathi people or Maharashtrians are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, that inhabit the Maharashtra region and state of western India. Their language Marathi is part of the southern group of Indo-Aryan languages...
writer from Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Biography
He was born in the town of Pimpalner in Dhule DistrictDhule district
Dhule district is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Dhule is the administrative headquarters of the district.The Dhule district previously comprised tracts of land predominantly inhabited by tribal population...
on January 27, 1901.
He had been granted the title Tarkatirtha (तर्कतीर्थ) by an institution.
In 1954, he presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan
Marathi Sahitya Sammelan
Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan is a conference for literary discussions by Marathi writers. Though the conference has sometimes been held in a town outside the Indian state of Maharashtra, it is typically held annually in one of the towns in Maharashtra where Marathi is the mother tongue...
, which was held in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
. In 1955, he received a Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
for his work Waidik Sanskruticha Wikas (वैदिक संस्कृतीचा विकास).
He served as the first president of Maharashtra State Board of Literature and Culture when it was established in 1960, and starting from that year, served for a large number of years as the president of the project of compiling a 20-volume Marathi encyclopedia under the sponsorship of the above Board.
In 1973, he received the National Sanskrit Pandit Award, and in 1976, the government of India conferred on him the Padma Bhushan
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
title for excellence in Literature and Education.
In 1989, Joshi received a Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
The Sahitya Akademi Fellowship is a literary honour in India. Awarded by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to the "immortals of literature," and limited to twenty one individuals at any given time, it is the highest literary honour conferred by the Government of India...
, the highest award for lifetime achievement given by the Akademi
Sahitya Akademi
The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
, which is India's National Academy of Letters.
Literary work
The following is a list of Joshi's major works:- Waidik Sanskruticha Wikas
- Dharmakosh (in 16 volumes) (editor)
- Wichara-Shilpa
- Adhunik Marathi Sahitya
- Samiksha Ani Rasa-Siddhant
- Critique of Hinduism and other Religions
- Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts