Mithila Prasad Tripathi
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Mithila Prasad Tripathi is a Sanskrit
poet who won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit for 2010 for his poetry.
The Sahitya Akademi is India's national academy of letters that awards the Jnanpith Award
, India's highest literary award, and the Sahitya Akademi Award for each language is considered the second-highest literary award in India and the highest award for that language.
He was the director of Kalidasa Akademi in Ujjain
from 2007 to 2010.
He is also the chairman of Maharshi Patanjali Sanskrit Pratishthan, Bhopal, and was on the advisory board of the World Samskrit Book Fair held in January 2010.
Additionally, he has served on the Madhya Pradesh
Sanskrit Board and on the Board of Management of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan
.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
poet who won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit for 2010 for his poetry.
The Sahitya Akademi is India's national academy of letters that awards the Jnanpith Award
Jnanpith Award
The Jnanpith Award is a literary award in India. Along with the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, it is one of the two most prestigious literary honours in the country...
, India's highest literary award, and the Sahitya Akademi Award for each language is considered the second-highest literary award in India and the highest award for that language.
He was the director of Kalidasa Akademi in Ujjain
Ujjain
Ujjain , is an ancient city of Malwa region in central India, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River , today part of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative centre of Ujjain District and Ujjain Division.In ancient times the city was called Ujjayini...
from 2007 to 2010.
He is also the chairman of Maharshi Patanjali Sanskrit Pratishthan, Bhopal, and was on the advisory board of the World Samskrit Book Fair held in January 2010.
Additionally, he has served on the Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
Sanskrit Board and on the Board of Management of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan
Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan
Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan is an educational organization in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1970 to propagate, develop and encourage Sanskrit learning and research. It is a deemed university and is fully funded by the government of India...
.