Acharya Vishva Bandhu
Born1897
India
Died1973
Occupation(s)Vedic scholar
Educationist
Writer
Known forVedic studies
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Acharya Vishva Bandhu was an Indian Vedic scholar, writer, educationist and the principal of Dayanand Brahma Mahavidyalaya, an institution under the management of D. A. V. College Trust and Management Society.[1] He was best known for his contributions in fostering Vishveshvaranand Vishwa Bandhu Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies, an Indological institution founded by two sanyasins, Vishveshvaranand and Nityanand, in 1903.[2] He served as the director of the institution[3] and also contributed to the establishment of Lal Chand Research Library of DAV College, Chandigarh.[4] He was the editor of Vedic Texto-Linguistic Studies and A Vedic Word Concordance, two treatises dealing with the textual and linguistic aspects of the Vedas.[5] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1968, for his contributions to Indian education.[6]

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  1. ^ "About Vishveshvaranand Vishwa Bandhu Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies". Vishveshvaranand Vishwa Bandhu Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies. 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. ^ "A Brief History". Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Mahendra Kulasrestha (2006). The Golden Book of Rigveda. Lotus Press. p. 228. ISBN 9788183820103.
  4. ^ "Indology Section (LalChand Research Library)". DAV College, Chandigarh. 2016. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Reviews". Triveni Journal India. 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.


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