Indian historian, scholar and poet (1915–1995)
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| Born | (1915-09-07)7 September 1915
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| Died | 13 September 1995(1995-09-13) (aged 80) |
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| Occupation(s) | Professor and Writer |
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| Parent(s) | Manik Chandra Neog and Chandra Probha Neog |
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ProfessorMaheswar Neog (7 September 1915 – 13 September 1995) was anIndian academic who specialised in the cultural history of theNorth East India especiallyAssam, besides being anAssamese-languagescholar andpoet.[1][2][3][4] He was a top Indologist, and his work covers all disciplines ofIndian studies, folk-lore, language, dance, history, music, religion, drama, fine arts, paintings,historiography andhagiography,lexicography andorthography,epigraphy andethnography. His research includes multi-dimensional features ofVaishnava renaissance in Assam throughSrimanta Sankardev,Madhabdev,Damodardev, Haridev, Bhattadev and otherVaishnava saints ofAssam.[5]
An editorial inThe Assam Tribune called him "a versatile scholar and visionary thinker with encyclopedic range."[6] He remainedJawaharlal Nehru Professor atGauhati University and later SaintSankaradeva Professor atPunjabi University.
He was awarded thePadma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 1974,[7] also in the same year he remained the President ofAsam Sahitya Sabha (Assam Literary Society).[8] In 1994, he was awarded theSangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship the highest honour conferred bySangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.[9]
- Maheswar Neog (1953).Śaṅkaradeva and His Predecessors. Lawyer's Book Stall.
- Maheswar Neog (1959).The Art of Painting in Assam. Gauhati.
- Maheswar Neog; Yadupati; Keshav Changkakati (1962).Rhythm in the Vaishnava music of Assam. Bargīt Research Committee, Asam Sangeet Natak Akademi.
- Maheswar Neog (1972).Lakshminath Bezbaroa: the Sāhityarathī of Assam. Dept. of Publication; Gauhati University.
- Maheswar Neog (1975).Assamese Drama and Theatre: A Series of Two Lectures(Delivered at the Indian School of Drama and Asian Theatre Centre, New Delhi, April 1962). Neog.
- Maheswar Neog (1975).Sattrīyā dances.
- Maheswar Neog (1976).Annals of Asam Sahitya-Sabha, 1917–1975. Asam Sahitya-Sabha.
- Maheswar Neog (1980).Early History of the Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in Assam: Śaṅkaradeva and His Times. Motilal Banarsidass Pub.ISBN 978-81-208-0007-6.
- Maheswar Neog (1980).Anandaram Dhekiyal Phukan. Sahitya Akademi.
- Maheswar Neog (1982).Socio-political Events in Assam Leading to the Militancy of the Māyāmariyā Vaiṣṇavas. Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta.
- Sankaradeva; Maheswar Neog (1982).The Bhakti-ratnākara of Śaṅkaradeva. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University.
- Maheswar Neog (1983).Bhaona: the ritual play of Assam. Sangeet Natak Akademi.
- Maheswar Neog (1983).Lachit Barphukan: The Victor of the Battle of Saraighat. Publications Division, Ministry of I &B, Govt. of India.
- Maheswar Neog (1984).Religions of the North-east: Studies in the Formal Religions of North-eastern India. Munshiram Manoharlal.
- Maheswar Neog (1985).Nidhi Levi Farwell. Sahitya Akademi.
- Maheswar Neog (1986).Gīta-Govinda in the Assam School of Painting. Publication Board, Assam.
- Maheswar Neog (1990).Professor Maheswar Neog Felicitation Volume: Volume on Art and Culture of India with Particular Reference to Assam. Bani Prokash Pvt. Ltd.
- Dr. Maheswar Neog Publication Trust; Maheswar Neog (1995)."Maheswar Neog" on His Eighty First Birthday. Maheswar Neog Publ. Trust.
- Maheswar Neog (1998).The Contribution of the Śaṅkaradeva Movement to the Culture and Civilisation of India. Forum for Śaṅkaradeva Studies.
- Maheswar Neog (2004).Cultural Heritage of Assam. Omsons Publications.ISBN 978-81-7117-212-2.
- Maheswar Neog (2004).Essays on Assamese Literatures. Omsons Publications.ISBN 978-81-7117-213-9.
- Maheshwar Neog (2005).Sankaradeva. National Book Trust, India.ISBN 978-81-237-2758-5.
- Maheswar Neog (2008).Aesthetic Continuum: Essays on Assamese Music, Drama, Dance and Paintings. Omsons Publications.
- Maheshwar Neog (2010).Religions of the North-East: Studies In The Formal Religions Of North-Eastern India. Munshiram Manoharlal Pub.ISBN 978-81-215-0125-5.
- Maheswar Neog (2011).The Creative Force Behind the Śaṅkaradeva Renaissance: Bhakti and Other Aspects (i.e. Aspects of the Neo-Vaiṣṇava Movement in Assam). Professor Maheswar Neog Memorial Trust by Chandra Prakash.ISBN 978-81-244-0161-3.
- Maheswar Neog (2011).Tradition and Style: A Few Studies on Assamese Culture. Professor Maheswar Neog Memorial Trust by Chandra Prakash.ISBN 978-81-244-0160-6.
- Mukunda Madhava Sharma; Satyanarayana Ratha (1974).Dr. Maheswar Neog: A Profile and a Short Bibliography. Lawyer's Book Stall.
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