Gopinath Kaviraj
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Gopinath Kaviraj (7 September 1887 - 12 June 1976) was a Sanskrit scholar and philosopher. Kaviraj was the posthumous son of Vaikunthanath, a Bengali scholar of philosophy. His family name was Bagchi and Kaviraj was an honorific attached to him.
After his MA from Allahabad University in 1913, he served as a librarian for some time. A few years later, he was initiated by Vishuddhananda, a famous tantric and philosopher. In 1924, he became principal of Sanskrit College in Kolkata. But being more interested in research and personal spiritual path, he retired from this position.
He was soon recognized as the foremost scholar of Indian religion and philosophy. In his later years he devoted himself to the study of Kashmir Shaivism which he considered the fount of later Indian philosophy. His scholarship and insights have profoundly changed the understanding of Indian philosophy.
[edit] Bibliography
- Sri Sri Vishuddhanand Prasanga - An account of the life and mysterious activities of his Spiritual Guru Visuddhananda Paramhansa. It also reveals many Secrets of Tantra and Yoga, and refers to Gyanganj
- Tantric Sadhana
- Bharatiya Sadhanar Dhara
- Sri Krishna Prasanga
- Mrityubijnan O Karmorahasya
- Tripurarahasyam
- Goraksasiddhantasamgrahah
- Sahityachinta
- Siddhabhoomi Gyanganj - in Bengali. A translated Version in Hindi was published in India by Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan
[edit] Awards
- Mahamahopadhyay (1934)
- Padma Bhushan (1964)
- DLitt (1947), by Allahabad University
- Sahitya Vachaspati (1965), by the Uttar Pradesh government
- Deshikottam (1976), by Visva-Bharati
