Dr. Satyanarayana Rajguru | |
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| Born | (1903-08-19)19 August 1903 British India |
| Died | 11 June 1997(1997-06-11) (aged 93) |
| Occupation(s) | Epigraphist, writer, historian |
| Known for | Studies in Odisha history |
| Spouse | Taramani Devi |
| Children | 4 son and 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) | Harikrushna Rajguru Sunamani Devi |
| Awards | Padma Shri Sahitya Akademi Award Odisha Sahitya Academy Award |
Satyanarayana Rajguru (1903-1997) was an Indian litterateur, epigraphist and historian.[1][2] He was a curator and epigraphist at theOdisha State Museum and was a recipient ofSahitya Akademi Award,[2]Bharati Bhushan award, Ganjam Sahitya Sammilani award,Odisha Sahitya Academy Award andSarala Sanman.[1] TheGovernment of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award ofPadma Shri in 1974.[3]
Born on 19 August 1903 to Harikrushna Rajguru and Sunamani Devi[2] in the Indian state ofOdisha, Rajguru passed theOriya and Sanskrit title examination fromAndhra University and started his career in 1929 as the manager ofParala Padmanabha Rangalaya,[1] the first theatre in Odisha, founded by Padmanabha Narayan Deb, erstwhile Raja of the state of Parala.[4] During his tenure there, he was associated with the activities ofUtkal Sammilani and assistedKrushna Chandra Gajapati in the formation of Odisha state in 1937; he is known to have submitted a thesis on the state reorganization.[1]
Rajguru, after his tenure as the president of theGanjam District Education Council (1942–45), worked as an assistant at the Kalinga Historical Research Society atBhawanipatna from 1947 and later, joinedOdisha State Museum to work as a curator (1950–61) and later as an epigraphist (1963–70).[1] He was a member of the working committee of Odisha Sahitya Academy and the chairman ofParalakhemundi Municipality.[1] He was a life member ofBerhampur University and was awarded DLitt by the university.[1]
Rajguru is known to have done notable research on the history of Odisha[5] and is credited with findings on the early of life ofJayadeva, the thirteenth centurySanskrit poet and the author ofGita Govinda.[6] He translatedThe Palanquin Bearers, a poem bySarojini Naidu intoOdia language under the name,Palinki Bahaka[1] and has published several other works, some of which are prescribed text for university studies.[7]
Satyanarayana Rajguru died on 11 June 1997 at the age of 93, his wife Taramani Devi preceding him in death by one year.[2] He is survived by his sons Gopeshwar Rajguru, Radha Raman Rajguru and Sitakant Rajguru.
Rajguru was awarded the civilian honourPadma Shri in 1974 by theGovernment of India.[3] He received theSahitya Akademi Award for his autobiography,Mo Jeevana Sangrama in 1996.[15] He was also a recipient ofBharati Bhushan award fromAndhra Mahasabha, Ganjam Sahitya Sammilani award (1968) and Odisha Sahitya Academy award (1968).[1] He was a recipient ofSarala Sanman (1989) from Sarala Sansad.[16]
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