REWA PRASAD DWIVEDI

May 23, 2021

Prime Minister Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of noted Sanskrit scholar, Pandit Rewa Prasad Dwivedi Ji.

About:

  • Rewa Prasad Dwivedi (born 1935 – 2021) was a Sanskrit scholar, poet, writer, teacher, and critic.

  • His original works include poetry as epics and lyrics, plays, and prose. He wrote new literature under the pseudonym "sanatana", meaning 'the eternal'.

  • His most significant works, Sitacaritam and Svatantryasambhavam are two epic poems. He has written extensively on Sahityasastra (Poetics) and produced such great works as Kavyalankarakarika, Natyanusasanam, and Sahityasarirakam.

  • In the early 1980s, Dwivedi organized the World Sanskrit Conference at Banaras Hindu University.

  • He was honoured with Sahitya Akademi Award, 1991 for his Svatantryasambhava, an epic poem.

Source : PIB

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