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{{Short description|Indian scholar and linguist (1932–2022)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ramyatna Shukla
| honorific_prefix = [[Acharya]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|1|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bhadohi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|9|20|1932|1|15|df=y}}
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| education = PhD, D.Lit.
| alma_mater = [[Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya]] Indian Institute of Oriental Heritage
| occupation = Scholar, Linguist
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| known_for = Contributions to [[Sanskrit language]] and [[Sanskrit literature]]
| notable_works = ''Vyakaran Darshne Shristi Prakriya Vimarsha''
| title = President of Kashi Vidvat Parishad
| spouse =
| children =
| father = Ramniranjan Shukla
| mother = Maina Devi
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (2021) President Award (1998) Keshav Award [[K. K. Birla Foundation|Vachaspati Award]] [[Vishwa Bharti Award]]
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[[File:IMC-2.jpg|thumb|250x250px|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrTPgKjGtEA Padma Shree Awardee-2021]]]
'''Ramyatna Shukla''', also written '''Ram Yatna Shukla''' (1932−2022) was an Indian scholar and linguist of the [[Sanskrit Language]] from [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and contributed to conserving ancient and Sanskrit texts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Alakha |title=SSVV को अंतरराष्ट्रीय विश्वविद्यालय बनाने की उठी मांग |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/career/story-demand-for-making-ssvv-an-international-university-by-prof-ramyatna-shukla-3827567.html |publisher=Hindustan |date=1 February 2021 |language=Hindi}}</ref> He was the President of [[Kashi Vidvat Parishad]], a body of scholars and saints in India. He was also known as '''Abhinav Panini''', named after Sanskrit philologist and grammarian [[Pāṇini]]. He contributed to inventing new methods of [[Sanskrit grammar]] and [[Vedanta]] teaching and modernization. He was the recipient of [[Padma Shri]] in 2021. He ran a program to connect the new generation with [[Sanskrit]] by providing free education.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shukla |first1=Raghavendra |title=मुफ्त में संस्कृत की शिक्षा दे रहे हैं आचार्य रामयत्न शुक्ल, अब मिला पद्मश्री सम्मान |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/acharya-ramayatan-shukla-giving-sanskrit-education-for-free-gets-padma-shri-award/videoshow/80470262.cms |publisher=[[Navbharat Times]] |date=27 January 2021}}</ref>

== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
Acharya Ramyatna Shukla was born on 15 January 1932 at Village Kala Tulshi which is situated in [[Bhadohi district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He holds a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] from [[Sampurnanand Sanskrit University|Sampurna Nand Sanskrit University]], [[Varanasi]] and a [[Doctor of Letters|D.Lit.]] from the Indian Institute of Oriental Heritage, [[Kolkata]]. His father, Ramniranjan Shukla, was also a renowned scholar of Sanskrit and His mother Maina Devi was House wife. Acharya Ramyatna Shukla had also learned [[Yoga]], [[Vedas]] and [[scriptures]] from [[Swami Karpatri]] and Swami Chetan Bharati.<ref name=source/>

=== Career ===
[[File:President Award-1998.jpg|thumb|200px|right|President Award in 1998]]
He established Uttar Pradesh Nagkoop Sastrath Samiti and Sanatan Sanskriti Samvardhan Parishad, both organisations are engaged in uplifting the [[Sanskrit|Sanskrit language]] and moral values of society.<ref name=source>{{cite news |last1=Bhadauria |first1=Yogesh |title=नहीं रहे व्याकरण के पुरोधा पद्मश्री रामयत्न शुक्ल, 90 वर्ष की आयु में काशी में ली अंतिम सांस |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/up-varanasi-padmashree-ramayatna-shukla-passes-away-mourning-among-scholars-of-kashi/articleshow/94340386.cms |publisher=[[Navbharat Times]] |date=21 September 2022}}</ref>

He served as the HOD and Dean of [[Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya]] in 1992. As an educator, he served as the principal, lecturer and visiting faculty of various institutes, including [[Banaras Hindu University]], [[French Institute of Pondicherry]] and [[Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University]].
He has authored many books and his research paper has been published in numerous publications and magazines. ''Vyakaran Darshne Shristi Prakriya Vimarsha'' is one of his notable works.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Vyakaran Darsane Srishti Prakriya Vimarsh of Acharya Ram Yatna shukla |url=https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/vyakaran-darsane-srishti-prakriya-vimarsh-of-acharya-ram-yatna-shukla-mzd836/ |website=Exotic India |publisher=Luminous Books}}</ref> He died on 20 September 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Anurag |title=महामहोपाध्याय पद्मश्री प्रो. रामयत्न शुक्ल का तिरोधान, प्रधानमंत्री मोदी और केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री अमित शाह ने शोक जताया |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi-city-era-of-kashi-scholarly-and-scholarly-tradition-came-to-an-end-mahamahopadhyay-padmashree-prof-ramyatna-shukla-death-23085417.html |publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]] |date=20 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PM condoles the demise of Prof Ram Yatna Shukla, President Kashi Vidvat Parishad |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1861035 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |date=20 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=UP Guv, CM remember Padma Shri Prof Shukla |url=http://www.uniindia.com/up-guv-cm-remember-padma-shri-prof-shukla/north/news/2826580.html |publisher=[[United News of India]] |date=22 September 2022}}</ref>

== Honours ==
He is the recipient of over 25 awards and a few notable awards include the President Award, Keshav Award, Vachaspati Award and Vishwabharti award. He was given the title of [[Mahamahopadhyaya]]. In 2021, Ramyatna Shukla was awarded the fourth highest civilian honour of India [[Padma Shri]] in the social work category.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pamdma Shri Prof. Ram Yatna Shukla |url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/Content/CitationsForTickets/2021/202199.pdf |website=Padmaawards.gov.in |publisher=Indian government |date=2019}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Pāṇini]]

== References ==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Social Work}}
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[[Category:20th-century Indian linguists]]
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[[Category:Banaras Hindu University people]]
[[Category:Academic staff of Banaras Hindu University]]
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