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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
A. N. Jani was born on 20 November 1921 in [[Baroda]], [[British Raj|British India]].<ref name="JOOI">{{cite journal|title=Mm. Pro. Dr. Arunoday Natvarlal Jani|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1mJjAAAAMAAJ&q | A. N. Jani was born on 20 November 1921 in [[Baroda]], [[British Raj|British India]].<ref name="JOOI">{{cite journal|title=Mm. Pro. Dr. Arunoday Natvarlal Jani|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1mJjAAAAMAAJ&q=arunodaya+natvarlal+jani|journal=Journal of the Oriental Institute|year=2001|volume=50|publisher=Oriental Institute|location=Baroda|page=367|oclc=1774243}}</ref><ref name="Dutt1999">{{cite book|editor-last=Dutt|editor-first=Kartik Chandra|title=Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA495|year=1999|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-260-0873-5|page=495}}</ref> He completed his MA in 1946, and received PhD in 1954 from the [[Bombay University]]. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on the ''[[Naishadha Charita|Naiṣadhīyacaritam]]'', an epic poem written by 12th century Sanskrit poet [[Shriharsha]]. In 1962, he studied Diploma in German from the [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda|M. S. University]], and received Certificate in French in 1964 from the same university. He worked as a professor and later head of the department of Sanskrit at M. S. University during 1967–1980. He was appointed a director of Oriental Institute, Baroda during 1975–1981.<ref name="Dutt1999"/><ref name="Datta1983">{{cite book|last1=Datta|first1=B.|last2=Sharma|first2=U. C.|last3=Vyas|first3=Nitin J.|title=Aruṇa-bhāratī: Professor A.N. Jani Felicitation Volume : Essays in Contemporary Indological Research|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K5UtAAAAMAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Professor A.N. Jani Felicitation Volume Committee, Oriental Institute|location=Baroda|page=xvii–xxviii|oclc=13369078}}</ref> | ||
He cultivated interest in the different school of [[Indian philosophy]] from his professor G. H. Bhatt. Among Jani's notable students include [[Shripad Narayan Pendse|S. N. Pendse]], who studied his BA under Jani.<ref name="Datta1983"/> | He cultivated interest in the different school of [[Indian philosophy]] from his professor G. H. Bhatt. Among Jani's notable students include [[Shripad Narayan Pendse|S. N. Pendse]], who studied his BA under Jani.<ref name="Datta1983"/> | ||
Jani died on 16 May 2003.<ref name="JOOI"/> His son Jaydev Jani, known as Rasaraja, was a poet.<ref name="Panda2000">{{cite book|last=Panda|first=Ravindra Kumar|title=Studies in Sanskrit Śāstras|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eKbWAAAAMAAJ&q | Jani died on 16 May 2003.<ref name="JOOI"/> His son Jaydev Jani, known as Rasaraja, was a poet.<ref name="Panda2000">{{cite book|last=Panda|first=Ravindra Kumar|title=Studies in Sanskrit Śāstras|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eKbWAAAAMAAJ&q=arunodaya+natvarlal+jani |year=2000|publisher=Paramamitra Prakashan|location=Delhi|page=177|isbn=978-81-85970-23-3}}</ref> | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
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==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
In 1982, he was awarded | In 1982, he was awarded the title of [[Mahamahopadhyaya]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref name="Dutt1999"/> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:People from Vadodara]] | [[Category:People from Vadodara]] | ||
[[Category:Gujarati-language writers]] | [[Category:Gujarati-language Indian writers]] | ||
[[Category:University of Mumbai alumni]] | [[Category:University of Mumbai alumni]] | ||
[[Category:Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda | [[Category:Academic staff of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:27, 31 December 2025
A. N. Jani | |
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| Born | Arunoday Natvarlal Jani 20 November 1921 Baroda, British India |
| Died | 16 May 2003 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Scholar and Indologist |
| Language | Gujarati, English |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works | A Critical Study of Sriharsha's Naishadhiyacharitam (1957) |
| Notable awards | Mahamahopadhyaya (1982) |
Arunoday Natvarlal Jani (20 November 1921 – 16 May 2003), known as A. N. Jani, was a Gujarati and Sanskrit scholar, and Indologist from India.
Biography[edit | edit source]
A. N. Jani was born on 20 November 1921 in Baroda, British India.[1][2] He completed his MA in 1946, and received PhD in 1954 from the Bombay University. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on the Naiṣadhīyacaritam, an epic poem written by 12th century Sanskrit poet Shriharsha. In 1962, he studied Diploma in German from the M. S. University, and received Certificate in French in 1964 from the same university. He worked as a professor and later head of the department of Sanskrit at M. S. University during 1967–1980. He was appointed a director of Oriental Institute, Baroda during 1975–1981.[2][3]
He cultivated interest in the different school of Indian philosophy from his professor G. H. Bhatt. Among Jani's notable students include S. N. Pendse, who studied his BA under Jani.[3]
Jani died on 16 May 2003.[1] His son Jaydev Jani, known as Rasaraja, was a poet.[4]
Works[edit | edit source]
List of selected publications by A. N. Jani:[2][3]
- A Critical Study of Sriharsha's Naishadhiyacharitam (1957)
- Kalikapurana (1972) (edited with Gujarati translation)
- Sriharsha (1996) (on the life and works of Sanskrit poet Shriharsha)
- Saptasati (edited with Gujarati translation)
Awards[edit | edit source]
In 1982, he was awarded the title of Mahamahopadhyaya by the Government of India.[2]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mm. Pro. Dr. Arunoday Natvarlal Jani". Journal of the Oriental Institute. 50. Baroda: Oriental Institute: 367. 2001. OCLC 1774243.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Dutt, Kartik Chandra, ed. (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 495. ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Datta, B.; Sharma, U. C.; Vyas, Nitin J. (1983). Aruṇa-bhāratī: Professor A.N. Jani Felicitation Volume : Essays in Contemporary Indological Research. Baroda: Professor A.N. Jani Felicitation Volume Committee, Oriental Institute. p. xvii–xxviii. OCLC 13369078.
- ↑ Panda, Ravindra Kumar (2000). Studies in Sanskrit Śāstras. Delhi: Paramamitra Prakashan. p. 177. ISBN 978-81-85970-23-3.