Sachchidananda Vatsyayan

Indian writer (1911–1987)

Person Human Q2420084

Facts

21 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[31]
Date of birth: March 7, 1911, 1911^[11]
Date of death: April 4, 1987, 1988^[12]
Place of birth: Kushinagar, Kasia^[10]
Place of death: New Delhi
Country of citizenship: India, Dominion of India^[15]^[16]
Occupation: poet, journalist, literary critic, novelist, revolutionary, short story writer, writer^[17]^[18]
Educated at: Madras Christian College, Forman Christian College, University of Madras^[19]^[20]^[21]
Religion or worldview: Hinduism^[30]
Award received: Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi, Jnanpith Award, Golden Wreath^[27]^[28]^[29]
Notable work: Shekhar: Ek Jivani, Angan Ke Paar Dwar, Tar Saptak, Trishanku, Kitni Naavon Mein Kitni Baar^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]
Father: Hiranand Sastri^[13]
Spouse: Kapila Vatsyayan^[14]
Genre: poetry^[32]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Hindi^[35]
Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)^[34]
Family name: Vats^[33]
Name in native language: अज्ञेय^[36]
Subject named as: agjej^[37]
Writing language: Hindi^[38]

🏷️ Also known as

en Sachchidananda Vatsyayan en Agyeya ar ساتشيداناندا فاتسيايان cs Híránand Sačšidánand Vátsjájan Agjéj hi सच्चिदानंद हीरानंद वात्स्यायन 'अज्ञेय' hi सच्चिदानन्द हीरानन्द वात्स्यायन hi सच्चिदानंद हीरानंद वात्स्यायन hi अज्ञेय hi सच्चिदानंद हीरानंद वात्सायन अज्ञेय hi सच्चिदानंद हीरानंद वात्स्यायन "अज्ञेय" pl Agjej ru Агьея ru Саччидананд Хирананд Ватсьяян

🔖 Identifiers · 45

ISNI: 0000000121008878
VIAF cluster ID: 41979666, 85413310
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n50016740
GND ID: 119083132
BIBSYS ID: 90866368
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 131731157
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: ajneya
CONOR.BG ID: 16826981
CONOR.SR ID: 10599
CiNii Research ID: 1140000791642003712
Concise Literary Encyclopedia ID: 1-0784
DDB person (GND) ID: 119083132

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De Agostini ID: Aghyeya
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 119083132
ELNET ID: a11335439
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID: agjej
Europeana entity: agent/base/67991
FAST ID: 5259
Freebase ID: /m/03zdww
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Agyeya
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 1851998
Gujarati Vishwakosh entry: અજ્ઞેય-સચ્ચિદાનંદ-હીરાન
IdRef ID: 029154952
IxTheo authority ID: 079875475
J9U entity ID: 987007463458805171
Kallías ID: PE00135435
Libraries Australia ID: 35578324
Libris-URI: zw9cdw2h3068v1n
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA08912456
NL CR AUT ID: xx0017840
NLA Trove people ID: 1002087
NUKAT ID: n2016078714
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000403694
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:ljS;=B5
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810541197705606
National Virtual Library of India ID: 781k (394k–1.4M, n=4)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 12394077X, 123940842
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3866314
Open Library ID: OL2558A
Penguin India author ID: agyeya
SBN author ID: TO0V371198
SELIBR ID: 200325
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 637868
Topic's main category: Category:Agyeya
Yale LUX ID: person/c10ffab2-3915-4c4a-b099-98423c38366f

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🔗 Connections

Occupation 7

writer, poet, journalist, revolutionary, novelist, literary critic, short story writer

Award received 2

Jnanpith Award, Golden Wreath

Country of citizenship 2

India, Dominion of India

Educated at 2

University of Madras, Madras Christian College

Father 1

Hiranand Sastri

Genre 1

poetry

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Hindi

Parent of 1

Hiranand Sastri

Place of birth 1

Kushinagar

Place of death 1

New Delhi

Religion or worldview 1

Hinduism

Sex or gender 1

male

Spouse 1

Kapila Vatsyayan

Spouses 1

Kapila Vatsyayan

Writing language 1

Hindi

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Summary

Sachchidananda Vatsyayan was born on March 7, 1911^[1], in Kushinagar^[2]. He died on April 4, 1987^[3], in New Delhi^[4]. He worked as a poet^[5], journalist^[6], literary critic^[7], novelist^[8], and revolutionary^[9].

FAQs

Where was Sachchidananda Vatsyayan born?

Sachchidananda Vatsyayan's place of birth was Kushinagar^[2].

Where did Sachchidananda Vatsyayan die?

Sachchidananda Vatsyayan passed away in New Delhi^[4].

Who were Sachchidananda Vatsyayan's parents?

Sachchidananda Vatsyayan's father was Hiranand Sastri^[13].

Who was Sachchidananda Vatsyayan married to?

Sachchidananda Vatsyayan's spouses include Kapila Vatsyayan^[14].

What did Sachchidananda Vatsyayan do for work?

Sachchidananda Vatsyayan worked as a poet^[5], journalist^[6], literary critic^[7], novelist^[8], and revolutionary^[9].

Where did Sachchidananda Vatsyayan go to school?

Sachchidananda Vatsyayan was educated at Madras Christian College^[19], Forman Christian College^[20], and University of Madras^[21].

What awards did Sachchidananda Vatsyayan receive?

Honors received include Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi^[27], Jnanpith Award^[28], and Golden Wreath^[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — place of birth (P19): Kushinagar. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — place of birth (P19): Kasia. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-11-12. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — place of death (P20): New Delhi. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-16. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-04. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — father (P22): Hiranand Sastri. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — spouse (P26): Kapila Vatsyayan. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — country of citizenship (P27): India. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — country of citizenship (P27): Dominion of India. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — educated at (P69): Madras Christian College. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — educated at (P69): Forman Christian College. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — educated at (P69): University of Madras. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — occupation (P106): poet. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — occupation (P106): journalist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — occupation (P106): literary critic. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — occupation (P106): novelist. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — occupation (P106): revolutionary. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — occupation (P106): short story writer. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — occupation (P106): writer. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-06-08. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — genre (P136): poetry. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — religion or worldview (P140): Hinduism. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — award received (P166): Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi. sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-03-07. sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — award received (P166): Jnanpith Award. jnanpith.net. jnanpith.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — award received (P166): Golden Wreath. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — date of birth (P569): March 7, 1911. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — date of birth (P569): 1911. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-06-08. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — date of death (P570): April 4, 1987. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — date of death (P570): 1988. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-06-08. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — family name (P734): Vats. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — notable work (P800): Shekhar: Ek Jivani. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — notable work (P800): Angan Ke Paar Dwar. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — notable work (P800): Tar Saptak. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — notable work (P800): Trishanku. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — notable work (P800): Kitni Naavon Mein Kitni Baar. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — described by source (P1343): Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Hindi. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — name in native language (P1559): अज्ञेय. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — subject named as (P1810): agjej. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Sachchidananda Vatsyayan — writing language (P6886): Hindi. wikidata.org.

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