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	Gurtu initially worked as a Sanskrit teacher in the Government Sanskrit School in [[Tral]], Kashmir, and simultaneously he also earned a degree of M.A. in Sanskrit. He then earned an M.A. degree in Hindi as well. He was associated with the [[Jammu]] & Kashmir Research and Publication Department of the Government of Jammu & Kashmir, Government [[Souer College]] & [[Amar Singh College]], Srinagar (under the [[University of Kashmir]]).<ref name=pundit/>		Gurtu initially worked as a Sanskrit teacher in the Government Sanskrit School in [[Tral]], Kashmir, and simultaneously he also earned a degree of M.A. in Sanskrit. He then earned an M.A. degree in Hindi as well. He was associated with the [[Jammu]] & Kashmir Research and Publication Department of the Government of Jammu & Kashmir, Government [[Souer College]] & [[Amar Singh College]], Srinagar (under the [[University of Kashmir]]).<ref name=pundit/>

	Professor Gurtu died on 18 December 2008, from ~~Alzheimers~~ disease.<ref name=pundit>{{cite web \|url=http://panunkashmir.org/blog/tributes/nilkanth-gurtu-the-last-kashmiri-pundit/ \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|accessdate=2011-02-01 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120730152345/http://panunkashmir.org/blog/tributes/nilkanth-gurtu-the-last-kashmiri-pundit/ \|archivedate=2012-07-30 }}, Kashmir Sentinel, Nilkanth Gurtu: The Last Kashmiri Pundit, Prof. M.L. Koul, Retrieved 1 February 2011.</ref>		Professor Gurtu died on 18 December 2008, from Alzheimer's disease.<ref name=pundit>{{cite web \|url=http://panunkashmir.org/blog/tributes/nilkanth-gurtu-the-last-kashmiri-pundit/ \|title=Kashmir Sentinel » Nilkanth Gurtu: The Last Kashmiri Pundit \|accessdate=2011-02-01 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120730152345/http://panunkashmir.org/blog/tributes/nilkanth-gurtu-the-last-kashmiri-pundit/ \|archivedate=2012-07-30 }}, Kashmir Sentinel, Nilkanth Gurtu: The Last Kashmiri Pundit, Prof. M.L. Koul, Retrieved 1 February 2011.</ref>

	== Partial list of published works ==		== Partial list of published works ==
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Professor Nilkanth Gurtoo: typo fixing, replaced: Alzeimer → Alzheimer

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'''Nilkanth Gurtoo''' (1925–2008) was a [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] [[Sanskrit]] & [[Shaiva]] scholar and professor who translated many philosophical texts into [[Hindi]] or English.<ref name=pundit/>

== Professor Nilkanth Gurtoo ==
Nilkanth Gurtoo was born in [[Srinagar]], Kashmir, India on 2 January 1925. He learned advanced texts of Sanskrit grammar and linguistics from [[Pandit]] Lalkak Langoo, Pandit Harbhatta Shastri and Pandit Sarvadananda Handoo, Pandit Maheshwar Nath Nehru and Pandit Jankinath Dhar. He also qualified for the traditional degrees of [[Wisdom in Buddhism|Prajna]], [[Visharada]] and [[Shastri]] in Sanskrit from [[Government Sanskrit College, Srinagar]] (affiliated with the [[University of Punjab]] in [[Lahore]]). After qualifying for the [[Prabhakar]] degree he earned a B.A. degree in Sanskrit. He learned the nuances of Kashmir Shaivism from Professor Balajinnath Pandit and [[Swami Lakshman Joo]].<ref name=pundit/>

Gurtu initially worked as a Sanskrit teacher in the Government Sanskrit School in [[Tral]], Kashmir, and simultaneously he also earned a degree of M.A. in Sanskrit. He then earned an M.A. degree in Hindi as well. He was associated with the [[Jammu]] & Kashmir Research and Publication Department of the Government of Jammu & Kashmir, Government [[Souer College]] & [[Amar Singh College]], Srinagar (under the [[University of Kashmir]]).<ref name=pundit/>

Professor Gurtu died on 18 December 2008, from Alzheimers disease.<ref name=pundit>{{cite web |url=http://panunkashmir.org/blog/tributes/nilkanth-gurtu-the-last-kashmiri-pundit/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-02-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120730152345/http://panunkashmir.org/blog/tributes/nilkanth-gurtu-the-last-kashmiri-pundit/ |archivedate=2012-07-30 }}, Kashmir Sentinel, Nilkanth Gurtu: The Last Kashmiri Pundit, Prof. M.L. Koul, Retrieved 1 February 2011.</ref>

== Partial list of published works ==
* Paratrisikavivarana with Hindi translation and commentary, Motilal Banarsidass, [[New Delhi]]. (1985).
* Spandakarika with [[Bhatta Kallata|Kallata]]'s [[vritti|vrtti]] translated into Hindi with commentary, Motilal Banarsidass, New Delhi. (1981).
* Harsesvaramahatmayam translated into English with detailed annotations, [[Penman Publishers]], Delhi. (2000).
* Parmarthasara with Hindi translation of Yogaraja's commentary with an elaborate introduction, Penman Publishers, Delhi. (2004).
* Sambapancasika with Ksemaraja's commentary translated into Hindi, Penman Publishers, Delhi. (2002)
* Sivastotravali of [[Utpaladeva]] with Ksemaraja's commentary and Hindi translation by Swami Lakshman Joo. Edited by Nilkanth Gurtoo, Ishwar Ashram Trust, Srinagar (Kashmir).
* Parapravesika of Ksemaraja explained into Kashmiri and edited by Makhanlal Kukiloo, Ishwar Ashram Trust, Srinagar, Kashmir. (1996).
* Kashmira-saiva-darsana-brhat-kosa (in two volumes) (edited jointly with Prof [[Yashpal Khajuriya]] and Prof [[Balajinnath Pandit]]). Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Jammu (J&K). (2001-2005).

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