Arknath Chaudhary is an Indian scholar of

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. He served

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as Director and

Shree Somnath Sanskrit University Shree Somnath Sanskrit University (SSSU) is a public university located in Gujarat, India. It was created by the Gujarat State government through the Shree Somnath Sanskrit University Act in 2005 for the research and teaching of Sanskrit literat ...

, Veraval,

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Career

Chaudhary is a specialist in Sanskrit Vyakaran. He served three campuses of

Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan Central Sanskrit University, formerly Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, is a central university (India), central university located in New Delhi, India, to promote Sanskrit. Established in 1970, it functions under the Ministry of Human Resource Dev ...

as Principal. Chaudhary comes from Rudrapur village in the

Madhubani district Madhubani district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar, India, and is a part of Darbhanga division. Its administrative headquarters are located in Madhubani. The district has an area of and has a population of 4,487,379 (as of 2011 ...

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state in India. He served several organizations in

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, Punjab, Maharasthra, Gujarat and

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. 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,

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Education

Chaudhary is an

Acharya In Indian religions and society, an ''acharya'' (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ; Pali: ''ācariya'') is a preceptor and expert instructor in matters such as religion, or any other subject. An acharya is a highly learned person with a tit ...

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 Sahitya literally means literature in Sanskrit. It is also used to refer to the lyrics of a Carnatic music Carnatic music, known as or in the Dravidian languages, South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South ...

, Darshan,

Tantra Tantra (; sa, तन्त्र, lit=loom, weave, warp) are the esoteric traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism that developed on the Indian subcontinent from the middle of the 1st millennium CE onwards. The term ''tantra'', in the Indian ...

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

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