Vijayveer Vidyalankar, a leading Sanskrit scholar has been chosen for the 25{+t}{+h}Yudhvir Foundation Memorial award for his work on the ‘Rasa Siddhant and the Vedas’.
The award carries a citation and cash of Rs.1 lakh. It will be presented to him by Rajya Sabha Member K. Keshav Rao at FTAPCCI Bhavan, Red Hills here on Saturday.
Mr. Vidyalankar, who graduated from Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar and received his Ph.D. in Hindi from Osmania University in 1976 served as a lecturer in Pandit Narendra Prachya Mahavidyalaya and retired as its principal in 2002.
Recipient of several awards, he had supervised the translation of 12 Telugu books into Hindi and his writings include Vipanchika, Dakshin Mein Ram Katha and Vedic Vichar. His major works are the exposition of the Indian theory of aesthetics (Nava Rasas) in Ras Siddhanth Vivechan, the preparation of the index of the mantras of all the four Vedas in their original order and the translation of the Yajur Veda from Sanskrit into Hindi verse.
The Yudhvir Foundation was set up in 1991 to commemorate the life and work of late Yudhvir, a freedom fighter, social worker and a renowned journalist. The Foundation honours those who contribute to national integration, social service and service in any field of human endeavour.
Some of the award winners in the past are Pandit Jasraj and Shyam Benegal.
