Highest Civilian Award by French Government Given to an Indian
Shri NS Ramanuja Thathachary (NSR Swamy) has been awarded for his immense contribution to Sanskrit. He received this honor for his lucid commentary on the great "Shabda Bodha Mimamsa" - a Sanskrit work.
NSR Swami, aged 84, hails from Navalpakkam, a village near Vandavasi, Thiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu. He has been conferred with the prestigious "Chevalier" award from the French Government. He is the fourth Indian to receive this award, following the footsteps of Dr. C.V. Raman, Dr. M.S. Subhalakshmi, and Dr. Sivaji Ganesan.
Now, he has been declared to receive this honor from the French Government for his contributions to Sanskrit literature. Swami is an expert in Advaitham, Visishtadwaitam, and Dwaitam. He was the first Vice Chancellor of Rashtriya Samskrita Vidyapeeth, Tirupathi, and is currently an emeritus professor at the French Institute of Indology, Pondicherry, which is managed by Paris University, France.
He is one of the rarest Sanskrit scholars to have written commentaries on all three schools of theology: Dwaitham, Advaitham, and Vishistadvaitham.
Background of Navalpakkam Sri Ramanuja Tatacharya
Navalpakkam Sri Ramanuja Tatacharya (DOB April 16, 1928) is a senior authority in the fields of Nyaya, Vyakarana, Mimamsa, and Vedanta. He comes from a highly respectable family in the village of Navalpakkam in North Arcot District, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its dedication to the study of the Vedas and Sastras and for the devoted practice of their teachings. Being the illustrious son of the late Krishnasvami Tatacharya, a doyen of Sanskrit learning, his studies began under his father and continued at Sri Venkateswara Oriental College in Tirupati, Sanskrit College in Sriperumbudur, and the University of Madras. By the age of 16, he became a full-fledged Naiyayika, after which he attained proficiency in Vyakarana, Mimamsa, and Vedanta effortlessly.
Works and Contributions
Tatacharya's works can be classified under four heads: critical editions, commentaries, independent works, and research papers. His critical editions include the Tattvachintamani of Gangaesa with the commentary Prakasa of Rucidattamisra, and the two commentaries Nyayasikhamani of Ramakrishnananda and Tarkachudamani of Dharmarajadhvarindra on Prakasa. Jnapakasangraha of Nagesa is another significant critical edition. Among his commentaries are Balabodhini on the Panchalakshana Gadadhari, Vivarana on the Vyadhikarana Gadadhari, Bhavabodhini on the Pakshata Gadadhari, Bhavadipika on the Avayava Gadadhari, Balapriya on the Prakasika of Nilakantha on the Tarkasangraha Dipika of Annambhatta, Rajivollasa on the Dinakari on the Siddhanta Muktavali, Vivrti on the Jnapakasangraha of Nagesa, Bhagavadgunaratnapetika on the Gopalasahasranamastotra, and Tatparyaprakasika on the Satadushani of Vedanta Desika. His independent works include Pratyaksha-tattva-cintamani-vimarsa, Jnapakasangraha-parisishta, and Sabdabodhamimamsa. As an honorary professor at the French Institute of Pondicherry, he completed the project "An inquiry into Indian theories of verbal cognition," published in four volumes. His research papers are too numerous to enumerate.
He wrote a commentary in felicitous Sanskrit on the Panchalakshnana Gadadhari. In 1981, when Kanchi Periyavaal, the Senior Sage of Kanchi, was camping at Satara, he remarked, "I am keeping my life long solely with the desire to see the commentaries of Tatacharya on the texts of Gadhadhari. If NSR Swami does not interpret these texts through his commentaries, they would, in course of time, cease to have anything but a matter of historical interest." As graciously directed by him, Tatacharya wrote commentaries on the Gadhadhari on the Vyadhikarana, Pakshata, and Avayava.
Recognition and Honors
In recognition of his scholarship, the President of India conferred the Certificate of Honour for Proficiency in Sanskrit on him, and many religious institutions have honored him with awards. His Sathabishekam is being celebrated on April 12 at his native village, Navalpakkam. His simple living, high thinking, and austere habits have won the admiration of scholars. I would like to offer my most respectful salutations to my revered Guru on this occasion through these columns.
To his credit, Swami has received many prestigious awards for his contributions to Sanskrit literature, including the President's Award for excellence in Sanskrit literature, the Sri Vani Dalmia Alankar Award (first recipient), and the Mahamahopadyaya. All pitadhipathis of India have honored NSR Swami.
As a jewel to his crown, the French Government has announced the award of Chevalier to Swami for his contributions to Sanskrit literature.
Regards.
From India, Madras
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12Shri NS Ramanuja Thathachary (NSR Swamy) has been awarded for his immense contribution to Sanskrit. He received this honor for his lucid commentary on the great "Shabda Bodha Mimamsa" - a Sanskrit work.
NSR Swami, aged 84, hails from Navalpakkam, a village near Vandavasi, Thiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu. He has been conferred with the prestigious "Chevalier" award from the French Government. He is the fourth Indian to receive this award, following the footsteps of Dr. C.V. Raman, Dr. M.S. Subhalakshmi, and Dr. Sivaji Ganesan.
Now, he has been declared to receive this honor from the French Government for his contributions to Sanskrit literature. Swami is an expert in Advaitham, Visishtadwaitam, and Dwaitam. He was the first Vice Chancellor of Rashtriya Samskrita Vidyapeeth, Tirupathi, and is currently an emeritus professor at the French Institute of Indology, Pondicherry, which is managed by Paris University, France.
He is one of the rarest Sanskrit scholars to have written commentaries on all three schools of theology: Dwaitham, Advaitham, and Vishistadvaitham.
Background of Navalpakkam Sri Ramanuja Tatacharya
Navalpakkam Sri Ramanuja Tatacharya (DOB April 16, 1928) is a senior authority in the fields of Nyaya, Vyakarana, Mimamsa, and Vedanta. He comes from a highly respectable family in the village of Navalpakkam in North Arcot District, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its dedication to the study of the Vedas and Sastras and for the devoted practice of their teachings. Being the illustrious son of the late Krishnasvami Tatacharya, a doyen of Sanskrit learning, his studies began under his father and continued at Sri Venkateswara Oriental College in Tirupati, Sanskrit College in Sriperumbudur, and the University of Madras. By the age of 16, he became a full-fledged Naiyayika, after which he attained proficiency in Vyakarana, Mimamsa, and Vedanta effortlessly.
Works and Contributions
Tatacharya's works can be classified under four heads: critical editions, commentaries, independent works, and research papers. His critical editions include the Tattvachintamani of Gangaesa with the commentary Prakasa of Rucidattamisra, and the two commentaries Nyayasikhamani of Ramakrishnananda and Tarkachudamani of Dharmarajadhvarindra on Prakasa. Jnapakasangraha of Nagesa is another significant critical edition. Among his commentaries are Balabodhini on the Panchalakshana Gadadhari, Vivarana on the Vyadhikarana Gadadhari, Bhavabodhini on the Pakshata Gadadhari, Bhavadipika on the Avayava Gadadhari, Balapriya on the Prakasika of Nilakantha on the Tarkasangraha Dipika of Annambhatta, Rajivollasa on the Dinakari on the Siddhanta Muktavali, Vivrti on the Jnapakasangraha of Nagesa, Bhagavadgunaratnapetika on the Gopalasahasranamastotra, and Tatparyaprakasika on the Satadushani of Vedanta Desika. His independent works include Pratyaksha-tattva-cintamani-vimarsa, Jnapakasangraha-parisishta, and Sabdabodhamimamsa. As an honorary professor at the French Institute of Pondicherry, he completed the project "An inquiry into Indian theories of verbal cognition," published in four volumes. His research papers are too numerous to enumerate.
He wrote a commentary in felicitous Sanskrit on the Panchalakshnana Gadadhari. In 1981, when Kanchi Periyavaal, the Senior Sage of Kanchi, was camping at Satara, he remarked, "I am keeping my life long solely with the desire to see the commentaries of Tatacharya on the texts of Gadhadhari. If NSR Swami does not interpret these texts through his commentaries, they would, in course of time, cease to have anything but a matter of historical interest." As graciously directed by him, Tatacharya wrote commentaries on the Gadhadhari on the Vyadhikarana, Pakshata, and Avayava.
Recognition and Honors
In recognition of his scholarship, the President of India conferred the Certificate of Honour for Proficiency in Sanskrit on him, and many religious institutions have honored him with awards. His Sathabishekam is being celebrated on April 12 at his native village, Navalpakkam. His simple living, high thinking, and austere habits have won the admiration of scholars. I would like to offer my most respectful salutations to my revered Guru on this occasion through these columns.
To his credit, Swami has received many prestigious awards for his contributions to Sanskrit literature, including the President's Award for excellence in Sanskrit literature, the Sri Vani Dalmia Alankar Award (first recipient), and the Mahamahopadyaya. All pitadhipathis of India have honored NSR Swami.
As a jewel to his crown, the French Government has announced the award of Chevalier to Swami for his contributions to Sanskrit literature.
Regards.
From India, Madras
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