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HONOURS AND AWARDS

Pictured are some of the many awards and decorations bestowed on Prof. Dr. Satya Vrat Shastri, and many more honors are being awarded all the time....



ON SRIRAMAKIRTIMAHAKAVYAM:

(1) Literary Award in Sanskrit from the Bharatiya  Bhasha Parishad, Calcutta in 1992
(2) Indira Beharay Gold Medal from the Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune in 1992

(3) Panditaraja  Jagannatha Padya Racana Puraskara from the Delhi Sanskrit  Academy, Delhi in 1993.

(4) Kalidasa Puraskara from the Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Academy, Lucknow in 1994.

(5) Pandita Kshama Row  Prize from the Row Dayal Trust, Bombay in 1994.

(6) First  All India Award from the Rajasthan Sanskrit Academy, Jaipur in 1995.

(7) Vachaspati Puraskara from the K.K.Birla Foundation, New Delhi in 1995.

(8) Dayawati Modi Vishva Sanskriti Sammana from the Modi Kala Bharati, New Delhi in 1995.

(9) All India Kalidasa Puraskara from the Madhya Pradesh Sanskrit Academy, Bhopal in 1997.

(10) Ramakrishna Jaidayal Dalmia Shreevani Alankarana from RJ Dalmia Trust, New Delhi, in 2002. Dr. Satya Vrat Shastri was conferred Ramkrishna Jaidayal Dalmia Shreevani Alankarana (Decoration), the highest in India for contribution to Sanskrit language and literature, on February 27, 2002. His Holiness Swami Vasudevanand, Shankaracharya of Jyotishpith was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The Shankaracharya presented the following to Dr. Satya Vrat Shastri on the occasion: The Citation and The Idol of Shreevani (Sarasvati) after whom the Decoration is named.

ON OVERALL CONTRIBUTION:


(11) Receiving the Sahitya Akademi Award in Sanskrit from His Excellency Dr. Zakir Hussain, President of India. 1968

With Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterji, President Sahitya Akademi after receiving the Sahitya Akademi Award, 1968

Mrs Usha Satyavrat along with the children viewing the Sahitya Akadami Award presented to her husband in 1968


Delivering an address after receiving blessing from late Bharati Tirtha Shankacharya of Sringeri, 1970

(12) Honour from Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi Administration Delhi in 1974

(13) Honour from Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Board in 1974

(14) Honour from Royal Nepal Academy, Kathmandu, 1979

(15) National Lecturer of U.G.C.  in 1982-83

(16) Medallion of Honour from the Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium in 1985



(17) Shiromani Sanskrit Sahityakar Award of the languange department of Govt. of Punjab from Sri Basant Singh Khalsa, Minister of Education, in 1985.



(18) Receiving the President of India Certificate of Honour from H.E.Shri Zail Singh, President of India in 1985



(19) Visista Samskrta Sahitya Award from Uttar Pradesh; Sanskrit Academy, Lucknow, from Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, the Vice President of India in 1988.
(20) Gita Ratna Award at IX International Gita Conference, New Delhi in 1991.


(21) Samskrta Seva Sammana from the Delhi Sanskrit Academy, Delhi in 1992.


(22) Fellowship of the International Institute of Indian Studies, Ottawa, Canada in  1993.


(23) Honorary Doctorate from the Silpakorn University, Bangkok, presented by H.R.H. Thailand's Princess Maha-chakri Sirindhorn on  July 19, 1993


(24) Honour: "Authorita Academiche Italiano Straniere", the Civil and Academic Authority of Italy for Foreigners  from the Government of Italy in 1994.

(25) Vagdevibhusana title from Vanmaya-vimarsa, Delhi 1994

(26) Kalidasa Award from the International Institute of Indian Studies,Ottawa, Canada, in 1994.

(27) Deva-vani-ratna Honour from Devani Parishad, New Delhi in  1994.

(28) Special Award from Centro Pimontese di Studi Sui Medioed Estremo Oriente (CESMEO), Torino, Italy in  1995.

(29) Honour from the Gadja Madah University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 1995

(30) Selected Shastra Chudamani Scholar by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (National Institute of  Sanskrit, Government of India) in 1996.

(31) Manasa Sammana from the Tulasi Manas Pratisthana and Tulasi Academy, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, 1997.


(32)  Royal Decoration: "Most Admirable Order of the Direk Gunabhorn" from His Majesty the King of Thailand in  1997.


(33) Honour from the Govt. of Maharashtra in 1998.


(34) Degree of Mahamahopadhyaya, Honoris Causa, from Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth (Deemed  University), Tirupati 1999.



(35) Padma Shri from the President, Govt of India, 1999.



(36) Honour from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 1999



(37) Honour from Delhi Sanskrit Akademy, Delhi 1999


(38) Degree of Vidyavachaspati, Honoris Causa, from Gurukul Maha vidyalaya, Jwalapur (Hardwar), 1999


(39) Honour from Mm. Pandit Naval Kishore Kankar Sanskrit Seva Parishad, Jaipur, 1999.



(40) Honorory Doctorate from the University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania, 2001



(41) Bharatiya Kalidasa Samaroha Award, Ujjain, India, 2000


(42) Certificate of Excellence from the Biblioteca Judeteane "Antim Ivireanul" Valcea, 2001

(43) Certificate of Excellence from the Spiru Haret University, Ramnicu-Valcea, Romania, 2001

(44) Honour from the Mihai Eminescu International Academy, Bucharast, Romania, 2001


(45) Golden Prize from the CESMEO, The International Institute for Advanced Asian Studies, Torino, Italy, 2001


(46) Veda Shastra Visharada Title from Swami Vishveshteerth of Pejawar Adhokshaja Math, Udupi, 2002.


(47) Dr. Satya Vrat Shastri receiving the degree of Vidyamartanda (D.Litt.) Honoris Causa from Gurukul Kangri University, Hardwar, India, on April 25, 2002


(48) Mahakavi Kalidasa Sanskrit Jivanavrati Rashtriya Award 2002,

(49) Honour from All India Oriental Conferance, 41 Session, Puri, Orissa in 2002

(50) Shrimati Chandrawati Joshi Sanskrit Bhasha Puraskara from Jnana Kalyana Datavya Nyasa, Delhi, 2003.

(51) Vedanga Puraskara from Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan, Ujjain, 2003.

(52) Acarya Umasvami Puraskara from Kundakunda Bharati Trust, New Delhi, 2003.

(53) Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya, Ramtek, Nagpur. 2004

(54) First International Himadri Uttranchal Sanskrit Sammana from Uttranchal Sanskrit Akadmi, Hardwar in 2004.


(55) Dr. Satya Vrat Shastri receiving the first Dr. Shashibhanu Vidyalankar Rashtriya Puraskara from the Dr. Shashibhanu Vidyalankar Dharmarth Trust, Hardwar (To the left ): Dr. Ram Nath Vedalankar, Ex-Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Gurukul Kangri University, Hardwar. (To the right) iDr, Ved Prakash Shastri,  the present Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Gurukul Kangri University, Hardwar. To the extreme left is Dr. Jayadev Vedalankar, the founder of the Trust.
(56) Dr. Shashibhanu Vidyalankar Rashtriya Puraskara, Dr. Shashibhanu Vidyalankar Dharmartha Trust, Hardwar , 2006.
(57) Degree of Vachaspati (D.Litt.), Honoris Causa, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, New Delhi , 2007
(58) Life Time Achievement Award Vidyaratna, Purbanchal Academy of Oriental Studies, Kolkata, 2008.
(59) Elected General President, All India Oriental Conference, 45th Session, Tirupati.

(60) Sardar Patel Award-2008, Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel Foundation, New Delhi.
(61) Jnanpith Award, Bharatiya Jnanpith, New Delhi , 2008.

(62) D Litt Degree Honoris Causa, Deccan College , Pune, 2009


HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand is Guest-of-Honor at the Jnanpith Award Ceremony- 19th August, 2009, New Delhi India.
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