Bhikhan Lal Atreya

Bhikhan Lal Atreya

Born
1897
Village- Bandar Judda Uttar Pardesh (India)

Occupation
Writer
Scholar
Academic

Bhikhan Lal Atreya (1897–1967) was an Indian writer and scholar, known for his writings on the Hindu scripture, Yogavasishtha. He was a professor of philosophy at Banaras Hindu University and did academic research on parapsychology and mysticism. The Yogavāsistha and Its Philosophy, The essence of Yogavāsiṣṭha and An Introduction to Parapsychology are some of his notable books. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1957, for his contributions to literature and education.

Selected bibliography

• The Yogavāsistha and Its Philosophy{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Indian Bookshop(1939)
• An Introduction to Parapsychology: Collected Papers on Psychical Research{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Kumar Publication(1952)
• The Spirit of Indian Culture{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. International Standard Publications(1952)
• The essence of Yogavāsiṣṭha{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Dershana printers(1962)
• Bhāratīya nīti-śāstra kā itihāsa{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Hindī Samiti(1964)
• Philosophical reflections{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Oriental Publishers & Distributors(1977)
• The Philosophy of the Yoga-vasistha: A Comparative, Critical and Synthetic Survey of the Philosophical Ideas of Vasistha as Presented in the Yoga-Vasistha Maha-Ramayana{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Darshana Printers(1981)
• Vāsiṣṭhadarśanam{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sampūrṇānanda Saṃskr̥ta Viśvavidyālaye(2002)

See also

• Yogavasishtha

External links

• Back Matter. The Phylon Quarterly({Template:Year).

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