Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi
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Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi was a prominent Indologist of the 20th century. He hailed from Maharashtra
, India
.
chair at Morris College in Nagpur
. He was appointed principal of the same college in 1942. During 1947-1950, he served as the principal of Vidarbha
Mahavidyalaya in Amraoti.
In the 1957-1966 period, Mirashi worked as the Honorary Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture, and Head of the Department of Post-Graduate Teaching in Humanities at Nagpur University.
, Marathi
, and Hindi
, and more than 275 papers in various Indological journals.
His Inscriptions of the Kalchuri-Chedi Era (1955), Inscriptions of the Vakatakas (1963), and Inscriptions of the Silaharas (1977) were published in the renowned Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Series of the Archaeological Survey of India.
Mirashi's other important works comprise four volumes of Literary & Historical Studies in Indology, Kalidasa
, and Bhavabhuti
.
In 1941, the then Viceroy of India, Linlithgow
, honored Mirashi with the Mahamahopadhyaya title. In 1966, the then President of India
S. Radhakrishnan awarded him a Certificate of Honor for proficiency in Sanskrit learning. In 1970, Mirashi got nominated as the Honorary Correspondent of the Archaeological Department of the Government of India.
Universities of Saugar and Nagpur conferred D. Litt., honoris causa, on him in 1958 and 1960 respectively. He was elected General President of the Numismatic Society of India (1951), the All India Oriental Conference (1959), and the Indian History Congress (1961). The Numismatic Society of India elected him its Honoary Fellow in 1959, and the Epigraphical Society of India did the same in 1974.
The Sahitya Akademi
of India elected Mirashi one of its fellows in 1973. The President of India conferred on him Padma Bhushan
title in 1975.
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...
.
Career
After a brilliant educational career at the University of Bombay, Mirashi was appointed in 1919 to the SanskritSanskrit
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...
chair at Morris College in Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
. He was appointed principal of the same college in 1942. During 1947-1950, he served as the principal of Vidarbha
Vidarbha
Vidarbha is the eastern region of Maharashtra state made up of Nagpur Division and Amravati Division. Its former name is Berar . It occupies 31.6% of total area and holds 21.3% of total population of Maharashtra...
Mahavidyalaya in Amraoti.
In the 1957-1966 period, Mirashi worked as the Honorary Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture, and Head of the Department of Post-Graduate Teaching in Humanities at Nagpur University.
Authorship
Mirashi wrote thirty research works in EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
, and Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
, and more than 275 papers in various Indological journals.
His Inscriptions of the Kalchuri-Chedi Era (1955), Inscriptions of the Vakatakas (1963), and Inscriptions of the Silaharas (1977) were published in the renowned Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Series of the Archaeological Survey of India.
Mirashi's other important works comprise four volumes of Literary & Historical Studies in Indology, Kalidasa
Kalidasa
Kālidāsa was a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language...
, and Bhavabhuti
Bhavabhuti
Bhavabhuti was an 8th century scholar of India noted for his plays and poetry, written in Sanskrit. His plays are considered equivalent to the works of Kalidasa...
.
Honors
Mirashi received a large number of honors for his research work.In 1941, the then Viceroy of India, Linlithgow
Linlithgow
Linlithgow is a Royal Burgh in West Lothian, Scotland. An ancient town, it lies south of its two most prominent landmarks: Linlithgow Palace and Linlithgow Loch, and north of the Union Canal....
, honored Mirashi with the Mahamahopadhyaya title. In 1966, the then President of India
President of India
The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
S. Radhakrishnan awarded him a Certificate of Honor for proficiency in Sanskrit learning. In 1970, Mirashi got nominated as the Honorary Correspondent of the Archaeological Department of the Government of India.
Universities of Saugar and Nagpur conferred D. Litt., honoris causa, on him in 1958 and 1960 respectively. He was elected General President of the Numismatic Society of India (1951), the All India Oriental Conference (1959), and the Indian History Congress (1961). The Numismatic Society of India elected him its Honoary Fellow in 1959, and the Epigraphical Society of India did the same in 1974.
The Sahitya 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...
of India elected Mirashi one of its fellows in 1973. The President of India conferred on him 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 in 1975.