Gouri Dharmapal
| Gouri Dharmapal | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Kolkata, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Bengali |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Known for | Poet, Sanskrit Scholar, Former Sanskrit Head of Department in Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata |
| Notable work | The Linguistic Atom |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Spouse(s) | Gautam Dharmapal |
| Awards | Certificate of Honour by the President of India, 2010[1] |
Gouri Dharmapal is an Indian poet,[2] Sanskrit scholar, and the former head of the department of Sanskrit at Lady Brabourne College at the University of Calcutta. In 2010 she was awarded a Certificate of Honour by the President of India.[1]
Career
She graduated from Kolkata's renowned Scottish Church College in 1951,[3] and was subsequently awarded an Ishan Scholarship by the University of Calcutta for postgraduate studies. She conducted research at the SOAS, University of London, and at the British Museum in London. She has been a novelist, essayist, Indologist, as well as a storyteller for children's books.[4]
References
- 1 2 "President of India Confers Certificate of Honour to Sanskrit, Pali/Prakrit, Arabic and Persian Scholars for The Year 2010". Government of India. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ↑ Bhowmick, Anshuman (14 Jan 2005). "Laced with empathy". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ Dharmapal, Gouri. Bande Mataram in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 389-396.
- ↑ Note on Contributors in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 597.
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