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Prof. KV Sarma

Born on 22nd December Prof. K. Venkateswara Sarma completed his M.A. in Sanskrit in 1942 from Kerala University. He started his academic journey Vidyāvijayayātrā as a Pundit in the Oriental Research Institute of Kerala University (1943-51). Later he joined as Research Asst. in the famous New Catalogus Catalogorum Project, Dept. of Sanskrit, University of Madras from 1951-57 and was a Lecturer cum Research Asst. from 1957-62. From 1962-1983 he was with Vishveshvarananda Vishvabandhu Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies, Punjab University, Hoshiarpur, where he was the Director during 1975-80. During this period he was awarded with D.Litt. Degree from Punjab University in 1978 on his monumental work Contributions to the study of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy and Mathematics. After his retirement he joined as a Honorary Professor in Theosophical Society Research Center, Adyar, Chennai. He started Sree Sarada Education Society Research Centre, which was extension part of Sree Sarada Education Society, Trivandrum.

Prof. Sarma"s main field of research was Indian Astronomy and Mathematics and Manuscriptology. Apart from these he has worked on Vedas, Religion, Philosophy, Epics and Puranas and also on general Literature in Sanskrit. He had also covered different disciplines in Malayalam.Through his tireless Sārasvatasādhanā he has contributed 104 books, above 450 research papers. He also has reviewed around 600 books.He was Associated with a number of academic bodies and associations and guided them to continue their research activities For his outstanding in the field of research in Indology he received a number of awards. The most important of which are : Certificate of Honour by the President of India in 1992.Vedasree title from Veda Pratisthan, Bangalore, in 2002.Vacacaspati title by Rastriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati in 2003.