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{{Infobox people
| name = Hansanarayan Bhattacharya
| native_name = হংসনারায়ণ ভট্টাচার্য
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| birth_date = 1928
| birth_place = Bidyapur, [[Kalna City|Kalna]], [[Purba Bardhaman district|Purba Bardhaman]]
| death_date = {{death date|df=yes|2002|03|14}}
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| occupation = Sanskrit researcher
| alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]]
| notable_works = ''Jatra Gane Motilal Ray''<br/>''Hinduder Debdebi - Udvab O Kramabikash''
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| spouse = Sandharani Bhattacharya
| parents = Siddheshwar Bhattacharya (Father) <br /> Narayani Debi (Mother)
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'''Hansanarayan Bhattacharya''' (1928 - 14 March 2002), a researcher of [[Sanskrit]] and [[Bengali literature]], was born in Mirhat (now [[Baidyapur]]) village, [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Life and career==
Bhattacharya passed the [[Master of Arts]] examination thrice – in [[Sanskrit]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[history of India]] with distinction respectively. He completed his [[Doctor of Philosophy|doctoral studies]] from [[Calcutta University]]; his research area was in [[Jatra (theatre)|Yatragan]]. He also studied [[Sanskrit grammar]], [[Bengali poetry|kabyo]]{{typo help inline|date=June 2021}} and [[vedanta]]. He worked as a professor for nearly 34 years. He was the [[Dean (education)|Dean]] of the Bengali and Literature department of [[Nabadwip Vidyasagar College]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=হংসনারায়ণ ভট্টাচার্য, এক নিরলস গবেষক|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/editorial/a-book-by-hangsha-narayan-bhattacharya-still-a-valuable-work-on-hindu-god-and-goddesses-1.1009124|access-date=2021-05-14|website=www.anandabazar.com|language=bn}}</ref>

==Notable works==
One of his notable works is ''Hindu Debdevi- Udvob o Kromovikash (হিন্দুদের দেবদেবী - উদ্ভব ও ক্রমবিকাশ)''. He has written over 250 article on his research, poems, travelogues and other areas in many journals.<ref>হিন্দুদের দেবদেবী - উদ্ভব ও ক্রমবিকাশ</ref>

Bhattacharya's work has been documented by the [[Indian Institute of Science]]'s [[Digital Library of India]].<ref name="Digital Library Archive 1">{{cite web |url=http://www.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/247284/browse?order=ASC&rpp=20&sort_by=-1&value=1957&etal=-1&offset=80&type=published |title=Browsing Bengali by Date of Publication "1957" |newspaper=[[Digital Library of India]] |date= |author= |access-date= September 29, 2016}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}</ref> His work has also been widely cited by Bhattacharya's peers and successors.<ref name="The daily star">{{cite web |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/2003/09/05/page01.htm |title=Puja Special.... |newspaper=Archive.thedailystar.net |date= |author= |accessdate=September 29, 2016 |archive-date=October 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001184056/http://archive.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/2003/09/05/page01.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="WorldCat">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83-129584/ |title=Bhaṭṭācārya, Haṃsanārāẏaṇa 1928- (WorldCat Identities) |newspaper=[[WorldCat]] |date= |author= |accessdate= September 29, 2016}}</ref>

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[[Category:Sanskrit scholars from Bengal]]

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