Vidya niwas mishra biography of rory

Indian journalist and scholar

Vidya Niwas Mishra (28 January 1926 – 14 February 2005) was an Indian scholar, a Hindi-Sanskrit littérateur, and a journalist.

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He was honoured with Padma Bhushan.

Life

He was born on 14 January 1926^[1] at Pakardiha in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh. He had his education at Allahabad University and Gorakhpur University. After his M.A. in Sanskrit from Prayag University^[2] he involved himself in the work of compiling the Hindi dictionary under the direction of the legendary scholar Rahul Sankrityayan.

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A scholar of Hindi and Sanskrit languages, he was also a writer. He authored, edited and translated over hundred books in Hindi and English. He also edited several journals and magazines. He twice served as the president of the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan and was also the chairman of the Sahitya Parishad.

He was a visiting professor at the California and Washington universities, and director of the Kula