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Rahul Sankrityayan

Indian Buddhist scholar, polyglot and travel writer (1893–1963); 'Father of Hindi travel literature'
Person Human Q3351937

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[36]
Date of birth
April 9, 1893
Date of death
April 14, 1963
Place of birth
Pandaha
Place of death
Darjeeling
Country of citizenship
British Raj, India, Dominion of India[11][12][13]
Occupation
linguist, autobiographer, biographer, Buddhist monk, freedom fighter, upāsaka, travel writer, traveler, Indologist, scholar, opinion journalist, monk, essayist, writer, historian, university teacher[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Employer
Faculty of Oriental Studies of the St. Petersburg University[25]
Religion or worldview
Buddhism[33]
Member of political party
Communist Party of India (Marxist), Congress Socialist Party[37][38]
Award received
Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi, Padma Bhushan in literature & education[31][32]
Notable work
Madhya Asia Ka Itihas, Volga Se Ganga, Meri Jeevan Yatra, Naiki Duniya, Mehrarun ke Durdasa[26][27][28][29][30]
Spouse
Kamala Sankrityayan[10]
Genre
travel literature[39]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Sanskrit, Pali, Bhojpuri, Tibetan, Hindi, Arabic, Russian, Natalie Clifford Barney, English[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]
Family name
Pandey[40]
Given name
Kedarnath[41]
Influenced by
The Buddha, Karl Marx[34][35]
Name in native language
राहुल सांकृत्यायन[51]
Writing language
Hindi, Bhojpuri, Tibetan[52][53]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kedarnath Pandey en Rahul Sankrityayan fa راهول سانکریت‌یایان fr Rāhula Sāṅkr̥tyāyana hi केदारनाथ पांडे hi महापंडित राहुल सांकृत्यायन hi राहुल संकृत्यायन hi राहुल सांकृत्यायन ru Рахул Санкритьяян ru Санкритьяян, Рахул uk Рахул Санкрітяян zh 羅睺羅•桑克特雅揚
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000083741226
VIAF cluster ID
39432384
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84151327
GND ID
118990071
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Rahul Sankrityayan bust Darjeeling.JPG ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
07fjyv
BIBSYS ID
90578452
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
Sāṅkr̥tyāyanaRāhula1893-1963
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12242912k
CiNii Research ID
1140845216777603456
DDB person (GND) ID
118990071
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118990071
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Europeana entity
agent/base/76023
FAST ID
136525
Freebase ID
/m/07fjyv
Goodreads author ID
5048959
ISFDB author ID
294992
IdRef ID
031408850
IxTheo authority ID
184121841
J9U entity ID
987007267565605171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118990071
Libraries Australia ID
35753181
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02084271
NLA Trove people ID
1071859
NUKAT ID
n2016000227
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000116436
National Library of Latvia ID
000280064
National Library of Russia ID
7762939, 7762945
National Virtual Library of India ID
314843, 201922
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069500177
Open Library ID
OL7165A
Quora topic ID
Rahul-Sankrityayan-2
RERO ID (legacy)
A000143927
Rekhta Gujarati author ID
rahul-sankrityayan
Rekhta author ID
rahul-sankrityayan
SBN author ID
TO0V478700
Wellcome Collection concept ID
qvzt6aph
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjhxhRGDm9b4GcDWD4H4q
Yale LUX ID
person/0754a444-af0c-49bc-a81f-169ce079f494

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
Buddhist monk, linguist, freedom fighter, biographer, autobiographer, travel writer
Languages spoken, written or signed 5
Hindi, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Pali, Bhojpuri
Country of citizenship 3
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Award received 2
Padma Bhushan, Sahitya Akademi Award
Influenced by 2
Karl Marx, The Buddha
Writing language 2
Hindi, Bhojpuri
Employer 1
Faculty of Oriental Studies of the St. Petersburg University
Family name 1
Pandey
Genre 1
travel literature
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Place of death 1
Darjeeling
Religion or worldview 1
Buddhism
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Volga Se Ganga
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Summary

Rahul Sankrityayan was born on April 9, 1893[1], in Pandaha[2]. He died on April 14, 1963[3], in Darjeeling[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], autobiographer[6], biographer[7], Buddhist monk[8], and freedom fighter[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Volga Se Ganga[54], a literary work[55], founded in 1942[56].

FAQs

Where was Rahul Sankrityayan born?

Rahul Sankrityayan's place of birth was Pandaha[2].

Where did Rahul Sankrityayan die?

Rahul Sankrityayan died in Darjeeling[4].

Who was Rahul Sankrityayan married to?

Rahul Sankrityayan's spouses include Kamala Sankrityayan[10].

What did Rahul Sankrityayan do for work?

Rahul Sankrityayan worked as a linguist[5], autobiographer[6], biographer[7], Buddhist monk[8], and freedom fighter[9].

What awards did Rahul Sankrityayan receive?

Honors received include Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi[31] and Padma Bhushan in literature & education[32].

Related Entities

India Karl Marx The Buddha

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  46. [46] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Spouse → Kamala Sankrityayan
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