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Home/Memorials/India/Darjeeling/Rahul Sankrityayan

Rahul Sankrityayan

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Biography of Rahul Sankrityayan

9. Apr 1893 – 14. Apr 1963(70 years)Died in:Darjeeling, West Bengal

Indian scholar and author (1893 – 1963)

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Pandaha, Uttar Pradesh

Darjeeling, West Bengal

Nationality

British Raj

Buddhism

Occupation(7)

linguist autobiographer biographer Buddhist monk freedom fighterupāsakatravel writer

Awards(2)

Sahitya Akademi Award Padma Bhushan

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Faculty of Oriental Studies of the St. Petersburg University

Rahul Sankrityayan (* 9. April 1893 in Pandaha; † 14. April 1963 in Darjeeling) was an indian scholar and author (1893 – 1963). He was 70 years old. He worked at Faculty of Oriental Studies of the St. Petersburg University. His faith was Buddhism. His awards include Sahitya Akademi Award and Padma Bhushan.

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1893

Born in Pandaha, Uttar Pradesh

1963

Died in Darjeeling, West Bengal

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