Pandit Satya Narayan Shastri conferred with Maharishi Harit Rashi Award 2013 - Maharana Mewar Foundation 32nd Annual Awards 2013
Born in Ajmer, Rajasthan in 1950 Pandit Satya Narayan Shastri was honoured with the title of ‘Sahitya-Shastri’ at Government Sanskrit College Examination, Benaras and in 1944 he was also honored with the title of ‘Kavyatirth’ by Bengal Sanskrit Association, Kolkata.
The President of India presented him with a ‘Certificate of Honour’ in 2011 for his contribution in the field of Sanskrit. This certificate is given every year to a person over 60 years of age as recognition for their outstanding contribution of eminence.
Pandit Satya Narayan Shastri was awarded with Nimabark Bhushan by Akhil Bhartiya Nimbarkpeeth, Kishangarh, Rajasthan in 1993; Akhil Bharatvarshiya Kavya Puraskar, Rajasthan Sanskrit Academy, Jaipur 2004;
He has also received several felicitation certificates from various institutions and organizations across the country.
His books title are Sh. Saskritdhohasaptshti; Chandra Shekhar Azad; Mewar Martand Ha; Bharat Kuvalyam; Manovrathisudharam; Gitigouravam; Rastrakesri Veer Shivajiha; Sahityasudhasohityam; Sh. Satyanarayanvratkatha; Nagkanya Sulochana; Yotuakayatuha; Rahimdhohavali; Prakiransuktimouktikam; Ranapratapiyam; Manovrathi Sudharam.
Prof. Ramanuja Devanathan conferred with Maharishi Harit Rashi Award 2013 - Maharana Mewar Foundation 32nd Annual Awards 2013
Prof. Ramanuja Devanathan born at Aheendrapuram (Cuddalore District) Tamilnadu on 2nd April 1959.
Presently Professor Devanathan is Vice Chancellor, Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan, Sanskrit University, Jaipur. He gained his diploma in Arts (Education); Vidya Varidhi (Ph.D in Vyakaranam) and other courses. He achieved M.A (Philosophy and Relations); M.Ed; Shiksha Shastri (B.Ed); Vyakarana Visharada; Vyakarana Siromani (M.A.); Krishna Yajurveda Taittiriya Shakha.
He has teaching experience of 30 years with language fluency in Sanskrit, Tamil, Hindi, English, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Oriya. He has tutored 14 scholars for Ph.D and 14 Dissertations. He has attended more than 100 seminars/workshops/symposia as a Resource Person. He is Member of many Academic Bodies from various Universities. He has made a special contribution in the field of Vyakarana, Nirukta, Chandas, Educational Psychology and Cognitive Psychology. Publications of Books in Sanskrit include Sri Ramodantam with commentary 1985. He has edited 18 books by various authors published by Rashtriya Sanskrit Samsthan, New Delhi on the eve of its Silver Jubilee 1995; Monier Williams Sanskrit – English dictionary; Shabdikacintamanih by Sri Gopalakrishna Sastry critically edited with notes; Hindi-Sanskrit dictionary and the Development of Modern Indian Education and New Education Policy 1989; Methods of Teaching Sanskrit Grammar 1992; Commitment – a monograph 2002; Western Educational Philosophers 2002; Descriptive Dictionary of Learning 2002; Educational Technology 2002; Descriptive Dictionary on Cognitive Psychology 2011; A monograph on Phobia with translation of all phobias into Sanskrit 2011; Theories of Personality 2011 and Theories of Learning with Indian Learning Concepts 2011.
He is conferred with several awards such as Shastravidvanmani by TTD, Tirupati; Brahmarshi Award from the President of India instituted by PJSS, Rajasthan; Vijayashri by a social organization; Samskritasri by Bhasha Pracharini Sabha, Kanchi, TN; Shastravaridhi, Srimuth, Vishishtadvaita, TN; Vidyavachaspati by the Varanaseya Pandita Parishad, Varanasi; Shikshak Ratna by the Akashdeep Trust, presented by the H.E. Governor of Gujarat.