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'''Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan''' (5 January 1905 – 22 June 1988) was a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] monk, scholar, traveller and a prolific writer from India. He is considered | '''Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan''' (5 January 1905 – 22 June 1988) was a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] monk, scholar, traveller and a prolific writer from India. He is considered one of the great [[Activism|activists]] of Buddhism of the 20th century. He was influenced by the Buddhist scholar and [[Social reformers of India|social reformer]] [[Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan]] and [[B. R. Ambedkar]]. | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan was born Harnam Das on 5 January 1905 in Sohana Village of [[Ambala]] District in [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]]. He did BA from National College in [[Lahore]]. His travels took him to different parts of World for promoting Buddhism like his mentor, Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan. He always wanted to have experience of travelling far distances across many countries and discover new things. His aim was to continue the tradition started by his inspirations. He is one of the pioneers of [[Indian literature|Indian travel literature]]. | Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan was born Harnam Das on 5 January 1905 in Sohana Village of [[Ambala]] District in [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]] (now in Haryana) in a Khatri family. He did BA from National College in [[Lahore]]. His travels took him to different parts of World for promoting Buddhism like his mentor, Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan. He always wanted to have experience of travelling far distances across many countries and discover new things. His aim was to continue the tradition started by his inspirations. He is one of the pioneers of [[Indian literature|Indian travel literature]]. | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
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[[Category:Indian spiritual writers]] | [[Category:Indian spiritual writers]] | ||
[[Category:Ambedkarites]] | [[Category:Ambedkarites]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Buddhist monks]] | |||