Panchapakesa Jayaraman | |
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| Born | (1932-06-20)June 20, 1932 India |
| Died | November 28, 2023(2023-11-28) (aged 91) |
| Occupations | Writer Scholar |
| Awards | Padma Shri Pravasi Bharatiya Samman AAC Hall of Fame |
Panchapakesa Jayaraman is an Indian writer, scholar, vedic priest and a former executive director of theBharatiya Vidya Bhavan, USA.[1][2] He is a known academic inVedic Studies and Indian philosophy.[3] He has edited six and authored 12 books including,Subrahmaṇya Bhāratī: Bhārata sapūta, published in 1967 by Kshitija Prakāśana.[4]
Jayaraman served as a faculty member in various Indian academic institutions since 1948 before moving to US and founded theInstitute of Indian Culture, New York,[5] as a branch of theBharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1980.[6] He held the post of the executive director of the organization till his retirement in 2007 and continues his association with the organization as an honorary consultant. He headed the Department of Indian Languages at theReserve Bank of India for sixteen years and has presented several literary programs inAll India Radio andDoordarshan.[6] He was a delegate at theSeminar on Confronting Islamophobia, conducted by theUnited Nations in Geneva on 7 December 2004[7] where he delivered a keynote address.[8]
Jayaraman received thePravasi Bharatiya Samman from theMinistry of Overseas Indian Affairs of the Government of India in 2007.[9] The Government of India followed it up with the fourth highest civilian honour of thePadma Shri, in 2009, for his contributions to Literature and Education[10] and theAsian American Coalition USA (AAC) inducted him into their Hall of Fame in 2011.[5]
