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EMBARGO: NOT TO BE PUBLISHED OR BROADCAST BEFORE THE MORNING OF 15TH AUGUST, 2005
Keeping the tradition on the eve of Independence Day, 28 eminent scholars of classical languages were honoured and awarded for their meritorious contribution to the classical language belong to. Of these awardees, 18 scholars belong to Sanskrit whereas 2 Pali/Prakrit and 4 each to Arabic and Persian languages.
The award of Certificate of Honour is given every year on the eve of Independence Day by the President of India to the scholars as lifetime achievement in their field for keeping the tradition of these languages alive. The award includes a monetary grant of Rs. 50,000/- per annum for life, apart from a Sanad and a shawl.
The following are the recipients of Presidential award of Certificate of Honour:
SANSKRIT
1. Prof. Vishuddhanand Mishra
2. Prof. Gaya Charan Tripathi
3. Prof. Shukdev Chaturvedi
4. Dr. Rajendra Ishverlal Nanavati
5. Dr. Ram Pratap
6. Dr. Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya
7. Prof. V. Venkataraja Sarma
8. Dr. Prem Narayan Dwivedi
9. Dr. (Mrs.) Sindhu S. Dange
10. Shri S. Sundararajan
11. Dr. Hariram Acharya
12. Shri N. Srinivasa Ganapadigal
13. Dr. Jagannath Pathak
14. Prof. Kailaspati Tripathi
15. Dr. Chittaranjan Basistha
PALI/PRAKRIT
1. Prof. Dr. Sukomal Chaudhuri
ARABIC
1. Dr. Mohd. Shamsul Haque Shamsi
2. Dr. K.M. Mohamed
3. Prof. Abdul Bari
PERSIAN
1. Dr. Muhammed Riyazuddin Khan
2. Prof. Azarmi Dukht Safavi
3. Syed Manal Shah Alquadri
In addition to the above awards, Maharishi Badrayn Vyas Samman is given to 6 young scholars of Sanskrit, Pali/Prakrit, Arabic and Persian who have made a breakthrough in the in the inter-disciplinary studies involving contribution of these languages or the ancient Indian wisdom to the process of synergy between modernity and tradition. This award carries a one time cash award of Rs. 1 lakh along with a sanad and a shawl for the recipients. It is also presented by the President of India.
The following are the awardees of Maharishi Badrayn Vyas Samman:
SANSKRIT
1. Dr. Ajay Kumar Mishra
2. Dr. Poornima Kelkar
3. Dr. Mitali Deb
PALI/PRAKRIT
1. Dr. Siddharth Singh
ARABIC
1. Dr. Syed Rashid Naseem
PERSIAN
1. Shri Mukesh Kumar Sinha.
SK/SPS/NVN/NSR
EMBARGO: NOT TO BE PUBLISHED OR BROADCAST BEFORE THE MORNING OF 15TH AUGUST, 2005
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