Shripad Krishna Belvalkar (1881 in
Narsobawadi
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Wit ...
– 8 January 1967 in
Poona
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) was an Indian scholar of
Sanskrit
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, educator, historian, and writer, best known for his translations and editions of the ''
Uttararamacarita'', the ''
Kavyadarsha'', and the ''
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita (; sa, श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता, lit=The Song by God, translit=śrīmadbhagavadgītā;), often referred to as the Gita (), is a 700- verse Hindu scripture that is part of the epic ''Mahabharata'' (c ...
'', and his research on
Sanskrit grammar,
Indian philosophy
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and
Indology
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. He served as honorary secretary of the
Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, frequently collaborated with
Ramachandra Dattatrya Ranade, and his works have since become a part of the ''
Harvard Oriental Series
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''.
References
1881 births
1967 deaths
Indian scholars
Indian educators
Indian historians
Indian writers
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