KATHMANDU, Aug 27: Former Vice-Chancellor of Nepal Sanskrit University Acharya Purna Chandroupadhya Dhungel is to be felicitated with the World Sanskrit Special Honour on the occasion of the Sixth World Sanskrit Day.
A meeting of the Sixth World Sanskrit Day Execution Council held on Friday took a decision to this effect, the Council's Coordinator Prof Dr Madhav Prasad Pandey told RSS.
Dhungel, a veteran scholar of eastern philosophy and Sanskrit, served as the Vice Chancellor of Nepal Sanskrit University from 2057 BS to 2061 BS.
‘Sanskrit dying in its own land’
Dhungel holds Master's Degrees in seven subjects including Sanskrit Grammar, Justice, Vedanta, Literature, Astrology, Sankhya Yog, Puran and History.
Dr Nirmalmani Adhikari, a member of the organizing committee of the World Sanskrit Day, said that Dhungel is to be conferred with the Special Honour for his extraordinary contributions to the Sanskrit language and knowledge. He also helped to carry out research for more than 100 researchers in Nepal and India.
Last year, Prof Dr Dirgharaj Ghimire was honored with the Special Honour.
Likewise, the Council said that Assistant Professor Govinda Ghimire (Akash Nilam) is to be given an Aruni Sanskrit Fellowship worth Rs 100,000.
The Special Honour and Fellowship will be provided on the main event of the Sixth World Sanskrit Day to be held on August 31.
