Vashishth Tripathi

Vashishth Tripathi
NationalityIndian
OccupationProfessor
Known forNyay Shastra
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Vashishth Tripathi is an Indian professor who taught Nyay Shastra in Sampurnanad Sanskrit University (SSU).[1] He announced his retirement in 2000. Hareram Tripathi is his pupil who is the Vice Chancellor of SSU.[2] Tripathi is considered a scholar in Nyāya Sūtras, an ancient Indian Sanskrit text composed by Akṣapāda Gautama, and the foundational text of the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy.[3][4]

The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honor of the Padma Bhushan, in 2022, for his contribution to the field of literature and education.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ "SSU fetes three Padma awardees from Varanasi". Hindustan Times. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Padma Vibhushan for two, Padma Shri for nine in Uttar Pradesh". Hindustan Times. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  3. ^ Klaus K Klostermaier (1998), A concise encyclopedia of Hinduism, Oneworld, ISBN 978-1851681754, page 129
  4. ^ Jeaneane Fowler (2002), Perspectives of Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Hinduism, Sussex Academic Press, ISBN 978-1898723943, pages vii, 33, 129
  5. ^ "Padma Awards 2022: 25 awardees are from poll-bound states; check full list here". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 14 July 2022.