Hansanarayan Bhattacharya

Hansanarayan Bhattacharya (1928 - 14 March 2002), a researcher of Sanskrit and Bengali literature, was born in Mirhat (now Baidyapur) village, West Bengal, India.

Hansanarayan Bhattacharya
হংসনারায়ণ ভট্টাচার্য
Born1928
Died(2002-03-14)14 March 2002
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
OccupationSanskrit researcher
Notable workJatra Gane Motilal Ray
Hinduder Debdebi - Udvab O Kramabikash
SpouseSandharani Bhattacharya
Parent(s)Siddheshwar Bhattacharya (Father)
Narayani Debi (Mother)

Life and career

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Bhattacharya passed the Master of Arts examination thrice – in Sanskrit, Bengali and history of India with distinction respectively. He completed his doctoral studies from Calcutta University; his research area was in Yatragan. He also studied Sanskrit grammar, kabyo[check spelling] and vedanta. He worked as a professor for nearly 34 years. He was the Dean of the Bengali and Literature department of Nabadwip Vidyasagar College.[1]

Notable works

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One of his notable works is Hindu Debdevi- Udvob o Kromovikash (হিন্দুদের দেবদেবী - উদ্ভব ও ক্রমবিকাশ). He has written over 250 article on his research, poems, travelogues and other areas in many journals.[2]

Bhattacharya's work has been documented by the Indian Institute of Science's Digital Library of India.[3] His work has also been widely cited by Bhattacharya's peers and successors.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "হংসনারায়ণ ভট্টাচার্য, এক নিরলস গবেষক". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  2. ^ হিন্দুদের দেবদেবী - উদ্ভব ও ক্রমবিকাশ
  3. ^ "Browsing Bengali by Date of Publication "1957"". Digital Library of India. Retrieved September 29, 2016.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Puja Special..." Archive.thedailystar.net. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "Bhaṭṭācārya, Haṃsanārāẏaṇa 1928- (WorldCat Identities)". WorldCat. Retrieved September 29, 2016.