Bhaskaracharya Tripathi, ( hi, भास्कराचार्य त्रिपाठी), is a

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poet who was the recipient of the 2003 Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit for his work Nirjharini.

Early life and education

He was born on 1 July 1942 in Pandar, Jasra, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his M.A. and D.Phil. in Sanskrit at

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Career

He was a Sanskrit professor in the Government Ramanand Sanskrit College in

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and later became Chairman of the Shri Ekrasanand Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya at

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in Uttar Pradesh. He started writing in 1958. He retired from the Dept. of Higher Education of Madhya Pradesh in 2004. He has been the founder Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Sanskrit Academy. He has more than 12 books to his credit and has delivered scholarly lectures in 24 seminars and conferences. He was the editor of Sanskrit literary magazine ''Durva'', and presently edits ''Sanskrit Pratibha'' of Sahitya Academy, New Delhi. He was a part of the 13th World Sanskrit Conference held in Edinburgh, Scotland, and participated in the ''Kavisammelana''. He was also a part of the 2005 All India Sanskrit Convention. He was the member of the first Academic council of the Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University.

Works

Bhaskaracharya Tripathi has written 12 books. Some of them are listed below. *Ajaasati (Hindi Rupantaryukta Jantukathaamayam Sanskritkavy am) Nilimpkaavyam 4 Spandah *Arinaashaka-Durgaasatakam (Pranetaa – Aachaarya Raamgulaam) *Laghu-Raghu (Prathamaavatirna Sarvalaghu Sanskritakaavya Hindi Rupaantarasamanvitam) *Saaketasaurabham (Mahaakaavyam) *Akshara (Bhaskar Bharti) *Baalaraamaayana (Rajasekhara Virachita Mahaanaataka) (2 Vols.) *Nilimpa-Kaavyam (5 Vols.) *Sanskrit ki Pahachaan

Awards

He has received many awards, including the Nirjhariṇī Award by the Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Academy for his work ''Mṛtkūṭam kāvyaśatam'', the Paṃ jagannātha Award by the Delhi Sanskrit Academy, the Cārūdeva śāstrī award for his work ''Saṃskṛta jīvanam'', Madhya Pradesh Sanskrit Academy's Bhoj Award for ''Bāla rāmāyaṇam'' and the Vachaspati Award by the

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for Sāketa saurabham. He was also awarded the "Certificate of Honour" by the President of India

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on 10 July 2008.

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