Mahamhopadhyay Sadhu Bhadreshdas to be Honored with Saraswati Samman 2024 for Exceptional Sanskrit Contributions

Synopsis

The esteemed Saraswati Samman 2024 will be awarded to Mahamhopadhyay Sadhu Bhadreshdas for his remarkable Sanskrit work, Swaminarayana Siddhanta Sudha. The award recognizes his significant contributions to preserving India's Vedic knowledge and philosophical traditions.

Key Takeaways

Saraswati Samman 2024 awarded to Sadhu Bhadreshdas.
His book Swaminarayana Siddhanta Sudha presents profound philosophical insights.
Sadhu Bhadreshdas is a celebrated Sanskrit scholar and monk.
He has received numerous prestigious awards for his scholarship.
The award recognizes contributions to Indian literature.

New Delhi, March 27 (NationPress) The esteemed Saraswati Samman 2024, awarded by the K.K. Birla Foundation, will be presented to the distinguished Sanskrit scholar Mahamhopadhyay Sadhu Bhadreshdas for his exceptional work titled Swaminarayana Siddhanta Sudha in Sanskrit.

This decision was reached during a session of the Saraswati Samman Chayan Parishad, led by Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri (Retd).

The council consists of notable members such as Prof Ramdeo Shukla, Dr Buddhi Nath Mishra, Dr Kiran Budkuley, Dr C. Mrunalini, Prof Kalidas Misra, Prof Lalit Mangotra, Maalan Narayanan, Prof Milind Govindrao Joshi, Dr Manabendra Mukhopadhyay, Vijay Verma, Priyavrat Bhartia, and Dr Suresh Rituparna, the Director of the K.K. Birla Foundation.

Sadhu Bhadreshdas, a globally recognized Sanskrit scholar and an ordained monk of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), was born on December 12, 1966, in Nanded, Maharashtra.

With a remarkable academic background, including an M.A., Ph.D., D.Litt., and an honorary Doctor of Science from IIT Kharagpur, he is celebrated as a prominent figure in Indian philosophy.

His significant efforts in safeguarding and promoting India's traditional Vedic knowledge system in contemporary times have earned him numerous prestigious accolades, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR).

Additionally, he has been honored with the Vedanta Martanda Award from Silpakorn University, Thailand.

Currently, he is the President of the BAPS Research Institute. His book Swaminarayana Siddhanta Sudha, published in 2022, has been awarded the Saraswati Samman 2024 and elaborates on the Prasthanatrayi, articulating the comprehensive philosophical vision of AksharaPurushottama Darshana in a manner that is both simple and deeply impactful for readers around the globe.

This work demonstrates that the heritage of philosophical exploration in India is not merely a historical narrative but a vibrant tradition that continues to inspire new philosophical innovations. Engaging with this text reveals the expansive potential of the Sanskrit language in articulating profound philosophical concepts.

The Saraswati Samman is a notable literary accolade initiated in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. It is awarded annually for an exceptional literary piece written in any Indian language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India, authored by an Indian citizen and published within the last decade. The award includes a prize of Rs 15 lakh, a citation, and a plaque.