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Vidya Niwas Mishra (28 January 1926 – 14 February 2005) was an Indian scholar, a Hindi-Sanskrit littérateur, and a journalist. He was honoured withPadma Bhushan.
He was born on 14 January 1926[1] at Pakardiha inGorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh. He had his education atAllahabad University andGorakhpur University. After hisM.A. inSanskrit fromPrayag University[2] he involved himself in the work of compiling the Hindi dictionary under the direction of the legendary scholarRahul Sankrityayan.
A scholar of Hindi and Sanskrit languages, he was also a writer. He authored, edited and translated over hundred books in Hindi and English. He also edited several journals and magazines. He twice served as the president of theHindi Sahitya Sammelan and was also the chairman of theSahitya Parishad.
He was a visiting professor at the California and Washington universities, and director of theKulapati Munshi Hindi Vidyapeeth,Agra. He was also vice-chancellor of theKashi Vidyapeeth and theSampurnanand Sanskrit University.[1] For many years, he was the editor-in-chief of the leading Hindi dailyNavbharat Times.
For his invaluable services in the field of literature, he was decorated first withPadma Shri and later withPadma Bhushan by theGovernment of India.[3] He was the recipient of the Moortidevi Prize instituted by the Bharatiya Jnanpeeth. A senior member of theSahitya Akademi, he was the guiding spirit of many a literary and social organisations. He was closely associated with the ambitious project to bring out anEncyclopedia of Hinduism.[4] The Hindi monthly Sahitya Amrit, of which he was the chief patron, is one of the best literary journals in India.
He was a nominated member ofRajya Sabha.[1] He died 14 February 2005 in a road accident while on his way toVaranasi fromDeoria.
