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ADINATHA NEMINATHA UPADHYB
I Life Sketch Dr A. N. Upadhye was born (1906) in a village, Sadalga, District Belgaum, in a family of priests by tradition but agriculturists by profession. After finisbing his primary education in the villago, he wont to Belgaum for his high school education, Aftor passing the matriculation examination, he completed his college education in the Rajaram College, Kolhapur, and the Willington College, Sangli He pasaod his B A cxamination In Honours Division with Sanskrit as the special and Ardhamagadhi (Prakrit) the second subject, in the year 1928. Ho was appointed a Fellow in the willington College, Sangli For the second year of his M, A., ho studled in the Bhaadarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, where he attended the post-graduate lectures of Dr S. K. Bolvalkar, Dk. V S. Sokt. hankar and Dr, P. L Vaidya. His contacts with these profosors stood him in good stead in his academic career later on At his M. A., he had Prakrit 48 & principal and Sanskrit as & subsidiary qubjoct. Ho 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's post 10 Ardhamagadhi at Rajaram college, Kolhapur, and he served there for 32 years. He retired as Professor in 1962
Dr. A N Upadhye has, to his credit, more than 100 research papers dealing with Prakrit and Sanskrit studies, Jainism, Indian Culturo, oto, They are all published in different Oriental Journals (see hus "Books and Papers", Bombay, 1956) He has brought out authentic editions of nearly 30 Sanskrit, Prakrit and Apabbramsa works, many of which have been crltla cally 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 Springer Rosearch Scholar of the University of Bombay 1939-42, Ho was the President of the Prakrit, Jainism, Pall and Buddhism section at Hyderabad Sossłon of the All India Oriental Conforence, 1941. He was honoured with the title of Siddhagtacarya at the hands of his Excellency the Goyernor of Bihat on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of the Jaioa Siddbanta Bhavana, Arrah, in 1963. He was elected as the General President of the All India Orlantal Canference at Aligarh Session, 1966 He was the General Presidont of the Kannada Sahitya Sammelan, 46th Sesslon, Shravana Bolgola, 1967. Ho was the Emeritus Professor, 1962-1971, gotting U. G, C. Grant for retired teachors Ho was tho Doan, Faculty of Arts, Shivaji University, Kolbapur Sambodhl 3,2-3
