Stamp on Gopinath Kaviraj

Postage Stamp on Gopinath Kaviraj


Gopinath Kaviraj (7 September 1887 – 12 June 1976) was a Sanskrit-Tantra scholar, Indologist and philosopher. Starting as a librarian in 1914, he later remained Principal of Government Sanskrit College, Varanasi from 1923 to 1937. He also remained the editors of Sarasvati Bhavana Granthamala (Sarasvati Bhavana Texts) during this period.

Books authored
  • Bhartiya Samskriti Aur Sadhana
  • Tantric Vangmaya mein Saktadrsti
  • Tantric Sadhana Aur Siddhant
  • Sri Krisna Prasanga
  • Kashi Ki Saraswat Sadhana
  • Patravali
  • Sva Samvedan
  • Akhanda Mahayoger Pathe
  • Visuddhananda Prasanga
  • Tantrik Sahitya
  • Sadhu Darshan Evam Sat Prasanga
  • Gopinath Kaviraj (ed.) (1934). The Nrisimha Prasada: Sraddha Sara of Sri Dalapatriraja (in Sanskrit). Vidya Vilas Press, Benaras.
  • Gopinath Kaviraj (2006). Yogiraj Vishuddhanand Prasang Tatha Tatva Katha. Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan (University Publication), Varanasi (in Hindi) (2nd ed.).
  • Gopinath Kaviraj (1966). Aspects of Indian Thought. University of Burdwan.
Awards
  • Mahamahopadhyaya (1934)
  • Padma Vibhushan (1964)
  • DLitt (1947), by Allahabad University
  • Sahitya Vachaspati (1965), by the Uttar Pradesh Government
  • Deshikottam (1976), by Visva-Bharati
  • D.Litt (21 December 1956) Banaras Hindu University
  • D.Litt (19 January 1965) Calcutta University, Calcutta
  • Sahitya Akademi Award (on Tantrik vangmay mein shakt drishti), 1965
  • Sahitya Akademi Fellowship (1971)
  • Govt. of India issued a commemorative stamp in honour of Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj.

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