Jain Journal 1976 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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APRIL, 1976
Sanskrit as a subsidiary subject. He passed his M.A., of the University of Bombay in the First Class in 1930. He was initiated in his Prakrit studies by Dr. P. L. Vaidya.
He was appointed a Lecturer in Ardhamagadhi (Prakrit) at Rajaram College, Kolhapur, and he served there for 32 years. He retired as Professor in 1962.
Dr. A. N. Upadhye had, to his credit, more than 100 research papers dealing with Prakrit and Sanskrit studies, Jainism and Indian culture. They are all published in different Oriental journals. He brought out authentic editions of nearly 30 Sanskrit, Prakrit and Apabhramsa works, many of which have been critically edited and published by him for the first time, along with learned Introductions and thus saved from oblivion. In 1939, he got the D.Litt Degree of the University of Bombay. He was a Springer Research Scholar of the University of Bombay 1939-42. He was the President of the Prakrit, Jainism, Pali and Buddhism section at Hyderabad Session of the All India Oriental Conference in 1941. He was honoured with the title of 'Siddhantacarya' at the hands of his Excellancy the Governor of Bihar on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of the Jaina Siddhanta Bhavana, Arrah in 1963. He was elected as the General President of the All India Oriental Conference at the Aligarh Session, 1966. He was the General President of the Kannada Sahitya Sammelan, 46th Session, Sravanabelagola, 1967. He was the Emeritus Professor, 1962 to 1971, getting U.G.C. Grant for retired teacher. He was the Dean, Faculty of Arts, Shivaji University, Kolhapur (1962-72). As a delegate of the Government of India, he attended the 28th International Congress of Orientalists at Canberra (Australia), 1971, and the 29th at Paris in 1973. He was invited to work as Professor and Head of the Post-graduate Department of Jainology and Prakrits, University of Mysore, Mysore. He attended the Second World Conference of Religion and Peace at Louvein in Belgium.
He retired as Professor and Head of the Department of Jainology and Prakrits, University of Mysore. Mysore, on 16-9-1975.
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III. Among his significant publications, the following may be mentioned:
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The Varanga-carita of Jatila
The Kamsavaho of Ramapanivada
Candaleha, a Sattaka
Bṛhat Kathakoşa
Lilāvai, a Prakrit campu