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Ramanuja Devanathan
ரா. தெவனாதன்
Devanathan in 2015
Born(1959-04-02)2 April 1959[1]
Aheendrapuram (Cuddalore District) Tamil Nadu, India
Died7 January 2017(2017-01-07) (aged 57)
Mumbai, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Professor, Vice Chancellor, Researcher

Ramanuja Devanathan (2 April 1959 – 7 January 2017) was a renowned Sanskrit scholar from India. He was the head of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan at Jammu and the former Vice Chancellor of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University, under Government of Rajasthan. He was the Registrar of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi.[2]

In 2013, Devanathan was the recipient of Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF)'s 32nd annual award.[3] He was also the editor of 2007 edition of English-Sanskrit Dictionary, originally written by Sir Monier Monier-Williams.[4]

Devanathan reading Ramacharita Manas on Ramnavami at his college in 2016।

Devanathan died on 7 January 2017, in Mumbai while traveling on work.[5]

Academic career

References

  1. ^ http://www.jrrsanskrituniversity.ac.in/vc.pdf. Retrieved 9 Jan 2017. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Acharya urges for extensive research on Vedic texts". The Hindu. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ^ Pawar, Yogesh (3 March 2013). "World's first silver museum opens in Udaipur today". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. ^ English-Sanskrit Dictionary. Neeta Prakashan. 2007. ISBN 978-8172026622.
  5. ^ An Obituary to an Outstanding Sanskrit Scholar: Ramanuja Devanathan