Atmaprajnananda Saraswati (born 1955) is a published[6] author[7] of books on the Vedas, Upanishads and Sanskrit. She is a traditional Dashanami Sannyasini of Acharya Sankara-Bhagavatpada Order. After a gurukula study of around 12 years, she took sannyasa in March 2008 from her spiritual guru Swami Dayananda Saraswati(Arsha Vidya). [8]
Atmaprajnananda Saraswati | |
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| Born | 1955 India |
| Occupation | Writer, Researcher, |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Alma mater | Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar Utkal University |
| Genre | Indian Philosophy |
| Notable works | Nomenclature of the Vedas,[1][2] Om: The Sound Symbol,[3] Rishikas of the Rigveda[4] |
| Notable awards | Vedanta Shiromani .[5] |
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Education edit
Atmaprajnananda Saraswati[9] is a first class science graduate (1975) from Sri Venkateswara University. She is an MBA from XIMB, Bhubaneswar (1988–91), M.A (Sanskrit) and Ph.D. (Sanskrit) from Utkal University (2012).
Books authored edit
- Dasasanti, 2008
- Rupasiddhi, 2008
- Nomenclature of the Vedas.2012 D.K. PrintWorld(P) Ltd. New Delhi. pp. xxvi, 234 p. ISBN 9788124606445.
- Rsikas of the Rgveda. 2013 D.K. PrintWorld(P) Ltd. New Delhi. pp. xvi, 151p. ISBN 9788124606568.
- Om: the Sound Symbol, 2014, Munshiram Manoharlal, Delhi, ISBN 9788121512596.
- Vision of Advaita Vedanta in Taittiriya Upanishad With Special Reference to Shankarabhashya, 2016, D.K. PrintWorld (P) Ltd. New Delhi, ISBN 978-8124608531.
Discography - Chanting (Vedic and non-Vedic) edit
- Vedic Chants
- Sri Rudram
- Kathopanishad
- Mundakopanishad
- Taittiriya Upanishad
- Srimad Bhagavadgita
- Sri Vishnusahasranama
- Sri Lalitasahasranama
- Saundaryalahari
- Stotra Chants
Award and recognition edit
Bollywood Actor Jackie Shroff handing over "Vedanta Shiromani" Title to Swamini Atmaprajnananda Saraswati. (right) [10] In January 2017, she was awarded with "Vedanta Shiromani" Title by Times Internet Ltd for her contribution in the domain of Vedanta(Upanishada). The award was handed over by Mr. Jackie Shroff.
- Jaipur Literature Festival, Jan 2018 along with Philip Lutgendorf, Arundhathi Subramaniam.[11][12][13][14][15]
Atmaprajnananda was a speaker in the JLF 2018. In her session moderated by Philip A. Lutgendorf, she Introduced her book "Rshikas of the Rgveda" in which twenty-seven women poets had their work represented.[15] She also clarified that - “Vedas are the sourcebook for all discipline".[16]
References edit
- ^ Book Review, Prabuddha Bharata (2012). Nomenclature of the Vedas (PDF) (1st ed.). 645. ISBN 9788124606445. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
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- ^ Book Review, Prabuddha Bharata (2013). Rishikas of the Rigveda (PDF) (1st ed.). 192. ISBN 9788124606568. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 14, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ "Speaking Tree honours excellence in spirituality and wellness". The Times Group. Retrieved 30 January 2017.[dead link]
- ^ THE MAVERICK MONK
- ^ Sunday Edition, Sambad (2017-01-01). "'Bhimabhoink Mahima Dharmara mulakatha Vedantara darshana sahita samana" (in Odia). Bhubanewsar: The Sunday Section on sambada. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Spiritual Guru Dayanand Saraswati Gets Padma Bhushan
- ^ Friday Edition, Speaking Tree (February 15, 2020). "'THE MAVERICK MONK ' Editorial by NARAYANI GANESH". speakingtree.in. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Speaking Tree honours excellence in spirituality and wellness. (Page 13)". The Times Group. e-paper. 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2017-01-30.[dead link]
- ^ DNA India The women of the Vedas
- ^ Indian Women Mystics
- ^ "JLF Speaker". Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival announces first list of 60 speakers for 2018 edition". India Education Diary. 28 November 2017.
- ^ a b "JLF '18 to feature 200 sessions including Bridget Jones' Diaries novelist Helen Fielding". Everything Experiential.
- ^ "ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival 2018: Pico Iyer, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, Noble laureate Muhammad Yunus take centerstage". Zee News. 26 January 2018.