Arknath Chaudhary is an Indian scholar of Sanskrit. He served Central Sanskrit University as Director and Shree Somnath Sanskrit University, Veraval, Gujarat as Vice-Chancellor.
Career
Chaudhary is a specialist in Sanskrit Vyakaran.[1]
He served three campuses of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan as Principal.Template:Citation needed
Chaudhary comes from Rudrapur village in the Madhubani district of Bihar state in India.[2] He served several organizations in Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesha, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Maharasthra, Gujarat and Rajasthan.Template:Citation needed
Chaudhary spent a lengthy tenure with Rasthriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Jaipur where he joined as lecturer and was promoted to Professor and Principal. He was given charge of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Mumbai and Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Lucknow later. He organized the biggest Sanskrit conference in association with the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India.Template:Citation needed
Education
Chaudhary is an Acharya in Vyakararan and MA in Darshan Shashtra. He was university topper in Darshan Shashtra.
Publications
He has written over 21 books filling more than 8,000 pages, and published 35 research papers on the subjects of Vyakaran, Sahitya, Darshan, Tantra and Ved.
Some of the popular titles published by Dr. Chaudhary are:
- Laghu Siddhant Kaumudi vyakhya
- Madhya Siddhant Kaumudi vyakhya
- Vaiyakaran Kaumudi vyakhya
- Meghadootam (Translation)
- Nitishatakam
- Tarkbhasha
- Tarksangrah
- Lalita Sahasranamw
- Nighantu Shabdkosh
Awards and recognition
- Sanskrit Shiksha, awarded by Governor of Rajasthan, on behalf of MHRD, Govt. of Rajasthan in July 2012
- Veereshwar Shashtri Vyakaran Samman, awarded by Chief Minister, Rajasthan, on behalf of Rajasthan Sanskrit Academy
- Shiksha Ratna Award, awarded by Governor of Gujarat, on behalf of Akashdeep Group of Schools and Colleges
- Shashtra Mahodadhi Award, by Vedic Sanskriti Sangh, Jaipur
- Nimbark Sanskriti Award, awarded by Education Minister, Govt. of Rajasthan, on behalf of Hariseva Sanskrit Samiti, Bhilwara
References
- Home. shreesomnathsanskrituniversity.info.
- Staff Corner. shreesomnathsanskrituniversity.info.
- Experts pitch for skill-based education, Kamat, Prakash. The Hindu(22 February 2016).
- Sardar Patel University VALLABH VIDYANAGAR SENATE.
- देश में मिथिला की एक अलग पहचान : प्रो. अर्कनाथ 13749880. www.jagran.com.
- जयपुर के प्रो. अर्कनाथ चौधरी सोमनाथ संस्कृत विवि में कुलपति नियुक्त(16 July 2015).
- कौशल विकास से जुड़े संकृत, पाठ्यक्रम में भी बदलाव की आवश्यकता: प्रो. अर्कनाथ चौधरी. www.patrika.com(24 December 2017).
- शैक्षणिक गुणवत्ता और अनुसंधान पर विशेष कार्य की जरूरत. www.jagran.com.
- Former minister exhorts pupils to learn Sanskrit. timesofindia.indiatimes.com(26 February 2018).
External links
- Home. shreesomnathsanskrituniversity.info.
- Staff Corner. shreesomnathsanskrituniversity.info.
- Caudharī, Arkanātha. WorldCat Identities.
- YUVA MAHOTSAVA (27th-29th November, 2009).
- RSKS Jaipur Campus. rsksjaipur.ac.in.
- RSkS Lucknow Campus/Authorities. rskslucknowcampus.org. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- 'Pramukh Swami Maharaj Dwaram' Shilanyas, Somnath Sanskrut University. BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.
- The Assam Tribune Online, Trade, TI. www.assamtribune.com.
- Smriti Irani visits Somnath Mandir in Gujarat. DeshGujarat(3 April 2016).
- Kalidasa comes alive in Sanskrit seminar.
- 58th Akhil Bharatiya Kalidas Samaroh Inaugurated: Kalidasa's creations are replete with sympathy for human being, sensibility towards nature, says Governor - Free Press Journal. www.freepressjournal.in.
- Experts pitch for skill-based education, Kamat, Prakash. The Hindu(22 February 2016).