Raghu Vira
Raghu Vira ( Hindi रघु वीर Raghu Vīra ; born December 30, 1902 in Rawalpindi , † May 14, 1963 near Kanpur , Uttar Pradesh ) was an Indian Indologist and politician.
Life
Raghu Vira was founding director of the International Academy of Indian Culture in Lahore from 1934 . He was the editor of the classical texts in Sanskrit and Pali . Vira is best known as the author of India and Asia and the editor of the Satapitaka book series ( Śata-piṭaka Series ), which is continued by his son Lokesh Chandra . The series has been published in New Delhi since 1957 and comprises over 600 volumes.
From 1948 to 1950 he was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India (Constituent Assembly of India) and was in the 1952 Rajya Sabha elected. In December 1962 he became chairman of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh . He died in a car accident near Kanpur while campaigning for Ram Manohar Lohia .
literature
- "Prof. Dr. Raghu Vira ", in: The Times of India directory and year book, 1959-60 .
Web links
- www.hotakabooks.com (PDF file; 114 kB)
- LATE PROF. DR.RAGHU VIRA: VISION AND MISSION (pdf)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vishveshvaranand Indological Journal, Volumes 1-2. Vishveshvaranand Vedic Research Institute, 1963, p. 367
- ^ Rajya Sabha members 'R' 1952-2003 (pdf)
- ↑ Dr Raghu Vira: A Forgotten Founding Father of India
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raghu Vira |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vira, Raghu; Raghuvīra; रघु वीर |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian indologist and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rawalpindi |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1963 |
| Place of death | near Kanpur , Uttar Pradesh |