Mandan Mishra: Difference between revisions

What links here Related changes Page information Get shortened URL
Created by Monkbot
Last edited March 22, 2026
Newer edit →
VisualWikitext
imported>Monkbot
m Task 18 (cosmetic): eval 1 template: hyphenate params (3×);
 
Updated and refined page content
Line 1: Line 1:
{{EngvarB|date=July 2016}}
{{Short description|Indian Sanskrit scholar (1929–2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{refimprove|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox person
'''Dr. Mandan Mishra''' was a noted [[Sanskrit]] scholar from [[India]] and founder of Shri [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]] Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha. In 2000 he was awarded [[Padma Shri]] by [[Government of India]] for his excellent and devoted work in the field of Sanskrit.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref>
| name = Mandan Mishra
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|06|07|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Hanutiya, Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|11|15|1929|06|07|df=yes}}
| occupation = Sanskrit scholar, academic administrator
| known_for = Founding Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (2000)
}}


== Early life ==
'''Mandan Mishra''' (7 June 1929 – 15 November 2001) was an Indian [[Sanskrit]] scholar and the founder of [[Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha]], a deemed university in New Delhi. He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]] in 2000 for his contributions to Sanskrit education.&lt;ref name="Padma Awards"&gt;{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}&lt;/ref&gt;


He was born on 7 June 1929 in a small village (Hanutiya) around 50&nbsp;km away from [[Jaipur]] in Rajasthan who made it very big in the world for his dedicated work in Sanskrit. His father was a Hindu Scholar and mother a house wife. He is the eldest of the 5 brothers and 2 sisters. He was married to bharti mishra. He took his last breath on 15 November 2001. He was survived with 1 daughter (recently expired) and 3 sons.his eldest son shri bhaskar mishra is a professor in Sanskrit at the lal bahadur shastri university. His second son shri ravi mishra (with three children two daughters and a son Akshat Mishra who is serving as Awards Head at Franchise India Holdings Limited.)  is serving as the general manager in jk tyres and the third son shri Arun Mishra is a businessman. Dr. Mandan Mishra took his primary education from Amarsar and high education under the guidance of Shri Pattabhiramshastriji. The relationship and the principle of this teacher-student is famous all over the world.
==Early life and education==
Mandan Mishra was born on 7 June 1929 in Hanutiya village near [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]. His father Kanhiya Lal Mishra was a Hindu scholar and his mother Manni Devi was a homemaker. The eldest of five brothers and two sisters, he completed his primary education in Amarsar before studying under Shri Pattabhiramshastriji.&lt;ref name="SLBSRSV"&gt;{{cite web |title=Dr. Mandan Mishra |url=https://www.slbsrsv.ac.in/administration/vidyapeetha-officials/vice-chancellor/dr-mandan-mishra |website=Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University |access-date=30 March 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;


== His career ==
He earned his MA in Sanskrit from [[Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya|Gurukul Kangri University]], Haridwar, and later obtained his PhD in [[Mīmāṃsā]] from the [[University of Rajasthan]], Jaipur.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book |last1=Dwivedi |first1=R.C. |title=Studies in Mimamsa |date=2016 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-1109-6 |page=428}}&lt;/ref&gt; He married Bharti Mishra and had one daughter and three sons.


He was the only Vice-Chancellor of such repute that almost all presidents and Prime Ministers of India appreciated his knowledge and dedication towards Sanskrit language. Under his guidance and leadership a group went to USA to promote Sanskrit as a language.
==Career==
===Early career===
Mishra began as a lecturer at Maharaja Sanskrit College in Jaipur. In 1956, he joined the All India Sanskrit Literature Association (founded by [[Madan Mohan Malaviya]]), becoming its Minister-in-Chief in 1959.&lt;ref name="SLBSRSV"/&gt;


Dr. Mandan Mishra started his career asa lecturer in Maharaja Sanskrit College, Jaipur. He was later upgraded as a Professor. Dr. Mandan Mishra was elected as Minister in 1956 and Minister-in-Chief in 1959 to All India Sanskrit Literature Association, a representative Association of Sanskrit established by Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya. By then All India Sanskrit Literature Association was in dire need of a young leader like Dr. Mishra. He put in a new column of energy to the Association and opened branches in all the States. Shastri ji obtained the services of Dr. Mandan Mishra from the Government of Rajasthan for his great task and appointed him as a permanent Director of the Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Sanskrit Vidhyapeetha.
===Establishment of Sanskrit Vidyapeetha===
In 1961, following a session of the All India Sanskrit Literature Association in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] attended by President [[Rajendra Prasad]], plans were made to establish a Sanskrit institution in Delhi. At the request of [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]] and [[Narhar Vishnu Gadgil]], Mishra was transferred from Rajasthan government service to establish what would become Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Sanskrit Vidyapeetha in 1962.&lt;ref name="SLBSRSV"/&gt;


World Sanskrit Century plan was commissioned under his direction and that gave rise to a new era of Sanskrit in the country. An historical session of all India Sanskrit Literature Association could also be materialised in Calcutta in 1961, which was inaugurated by the first President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad, due to his noble efforts and initiative. This session came out as a milestone for the development of Sanskrit and concluded with the noble decision of establishing a Sanskrit Vidyapeetha in New Delhi.
Mishra successfully advocated for increased government funding for Sanskrit institutions, raising the maximum allowance from ₹1,000 to more substantial support.&lt;ref name="SLBSRSV"/&gt;


On the insistence of Dr. [[Rajendra Prasad]] eminent personalities like the then chairperson of the association Shri Narahari Vishnu, Governor of Punjab, Shri Balawant Nagesh Dattar, Minister of State for Home, Government of India, Shri Shanti Prasad, a great Industrialist etc. sought the services of Dr. Mishra in New Delhi from [[Government of Rajasthan]] as a result of which he came to Delhi and founded Sanskrit Vidyapeetha in New Delhi in 1962.
===Leadership roles===
When the Vidyapeetha became a deemed university in 1989, Mishra served as its first Vice-Chancellor until 1995. From 1996-1999, he was Vice-Chancellor of [[Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya]], Varanasi.&lt;ref name="SLBSRSV"/&gt;


There was no provision of providing assistance to Sanskrit Institutions during that time. Each Institution would then be getting a maximum of Rs. 1000/- as assistance per annum from Delhi Government. With Dr. Mishra's noble effort, Delhi administration decided to extend 95% assistance to all the Sanskrit Institutions. As a result of which, each Sanskrit Institution today is getting lakhs of rupees as assistance from Government. Dr. Mishra took with himself the confidence of all the institutions simultaneously along with him.
He also established the Shri Pattaviram Shastri Veda Mimansa Research Centre in Varanasi and led academic delegations abroad, including to the United States, to promote Sanskrit.&lt;ref name="SLBSRSV"/&gt;


Fortunately Prime Minister of India Shri [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]] accepted the chairmanship of All India Sanskrit Literature Association and Dr Mishra was again elected as its Minister-in-Chief. On a request from Shri Shastriji, Dr. Mishra do away with the desire of an imminent foreseeable power in politics which would otherwise be bestowed upon him on the basis of his 17 years of selfless Service in Rajasthan and the reputation he had won amongst social sectors and public at large and dedicated his entire life for Sanskrit.
==Death and legacy==
Mishra died on 15 November 2001. The institution he founded continues as a leading center for Sanskrit studies, now renamed Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=About University |url=https://www.slbsrsv.ac.in/about-university |website=Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University |access-date=30 March 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;


After unexpected demise of Shri Shastriji, with Dr. Mishra's effort and request from Dr. Sampurnanandaji, Smt. Indira Gandhi took over as President of the Association and Vidyapeetha and in the honour of Shri Shastri he renamed the Vidyapeetha as Lal Bahadur Shastri Sanskrit Vidyapeetha and dedicated it to the [[Government of India]]. Dr. Mishra remained the founder director of the Institution. His consistent efforts bring in Delhi Vidyapeetha adequate progress and it became a deemed university in 1989.
==Awards==
* [[Padma Shri]] (2000) - India's fourth highest civilian award&lt;ref name="Padma Awards"/&gt;


On 23 June 1989 the Government appointed Dr. Mishra as its first Vice-Chancellor. He started his life's journey from an evening school and got his first retirement as vice-chancellor in June 1994 and again Uttar Pradesh Administration appointed Dr. Mishra as vice-chancellor of Sampurnananda Sanskrit University, Varanasi on 1 January 1996 which glorifies Dr. Mishra's personality.
==External links==
* {{official website|https://www.slbsrsv.ac.in/}}


More than three years of his tenure there would remain remarkable in history of the University forever. He conducted timely examinations, regular sessions, publication of 115 books, completion of Saraswati temple and its enlighten ceremony, conducting two religious observance ceremony in the presence of two presidents of India, Shri Sankar Dayal Sharma and Shri K. R. Narayanan as chief guests are rare incidents in the history of the University. Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi's presence was also remarkable there.
==References==
 
Dr. Mishra founded Shri Pattaviram Shastri Veda Mimansa Research Centre in Varanasi paying as a homage to popular master sheer Acharya Shri Pattaviram Shastri that is in operation from a newly constructed grand building in Varanasi. Kanchi Sankaracharya also nominated him as the founder chairman of the centre.
 
== Passing ==
 
He died serving the Rajasthan Government as Vice-Chancellor, Rajasthan Sanskrit University.
 
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* [http://slbsrsv.ac.in/panditmadan.asp?dep=sanskrit]
* [http://www.delhieducation.net/universities/Deemed/LBS-RSV/]


{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Literature & Education}}
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Literature &amp; Education}}
{{Authority control}}


{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mishra, Mandan}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mishra, Mandan}}
[[Category:20th-century Indian educational theorists]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian scholars]]
[[Category:University of Rajasthan faculty]]
[[Category:Indian Sanskrit scholars]]
[[Category:1929 births]]
[[Category:1929 births]]
[[Category:2001 deaths]]
[[Category:2001 deaths]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education]]
[[Category:People from Jaipur district]]
[[Category:People from Jaipur district]]
[[Category:Indian Sanskrit scholars]]
[[Category:University of Rajasthan alumni]]
[[Category:Academic staff of the University of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Scholars from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Scholars from Rajasthan]]

Revision as of 17:49, 13 July 2025


Mandan Mishra
Born(1929-06-07)7 June 1929
Hanutiya, Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Died15 November 2001(2001-11-15) (aged 72)
OccupationSanskrit scholar, academic administrator
Known forFounding Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha
AwardsPadma Shri (2000)

Mandan Mishra (7 June 1929 – 15 November 2001) was an Indian Sanskrit scholar and the founder of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, a deemed university in New Delhi. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2000 for his contributions to Sanskrit education.<ref name="Padma Awards">"Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.</ref>

Early life and education

Mandan Mishra was born on 7 June 1929 in Hanutiya village near Jaipur, Rajasthan. His father Kanhiya Lal Mishra was a Hindu scholar and his mother Manni Devi was a homemaker. The eldest of five brothers and two sisters, he completed his primary education in Amarsar before studying under Shri Pattabhiramshastriji.<ref name="SLBSRSV">"Dr. Mandan Mishra". Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University. Retrieved 30 March 2025.</ref>

He earned his MA in Sanskrit from Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, and later obtained his PhD in Mīmāṃsā from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.<ref>Dwivedi, R.C. (2016). Studies in Mimamsa. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 428. ISBN 978-81-208-1109-6.</ref> He married Bharti Mishra and had one daughter and three sons.

Career

Early career

Mishra began as a lecturer at Maharaja Sanskrit College in Jaipur. In 1956, he joined the All India Sanskrit Literature Association (founded by Madan Mohan Malaviya), becoming its Minister-in-Chief in 1959.<ref name="SLBSRSV"/>

Establishment of Sanskrit Vidyapeetha

In 1961, following a session of the All India Sanskrit Literature Association in Calcutta attended by President Rajendra Prasad, plans were made to establish a Sanskrit institution in Delhi. At the request of Lal Bahadur Shastri and Narhar Vishnu Gadgil, Mishra was transferred from Rajasthan government service to establish what would become Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Sanskrit Vidyapeetha in 1962.<ref name="SLBSRSV"/>

Mishra successfully advocated for increased government funding for Sanskrit institutions, raising the maximum allowance from ₹1,000 to more substantial support.<ref name="SLBSRSV"/>

Leadership roles

When the Vidyapeetha became a deemed university in 1989, Mishra served as its first Vice-Chancellor until 1995. From 1996-1999, he was Vice-Chancellor of Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi.<ref name="SLBSRSV"/>

He also established the Shri Pattaviram Shastri Veda Mimansa Research Centre in Varanasi and led academic delegations abroad, including to the United States, to promote Sanskrit.<ref name="SLBSRSV"/>

Death and legacy

Mishra died on 15 November 2001. The institution he founded continues as a leading center for Sanskrit studies, now renamed Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University.<ref>"About University". Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University. Retrieved 30 March 2025.</ref>

Awards

  • Padma Shri (2000) - India's fourth highest civilian award<ref name="Padma Awards"/>

External links

References

Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mandan_Mishra&oldid=448158"
Discover more