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Satya Ranjan Banerjee

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🧒 Early Life and Education i) Born in Umedpur, a village in Faridpur District, Dhaka division (now in Bangladesh). ii) Moved to Calcutta (Kolkata) at an early age with his family and began his school education there. iii) Earned B.A. (Hons.) in Sanskrit from University of Calcutta in 1952. iv) Completed M.A. in Sanskrit with specialization in Prakrit, including Pāli, Apabhraṃśa, and Inscriptional Prakrits in 1954. v) Obtained a second M.A. in Comparative Philology from University of Calcutta, focusing on Indo-European languages (Avestan, Old Persian, Greek). vi) First Ph.D. from Department of Comparative Philology, Calcutta University in 1964: Eastern School of Prakrit Grammarians. vii) Second Ph.D. from University of Edinburgh in 1972: Comparative Study of Greek and Indian Perfect Tenses (esp. Homeric Greek). viii) Studied Descriptive, Structural, and Generative-Transformational Linguistics before his Edinburgh doctorate. ix) Recognized in the traditional Indian system of Sanskrit studies: a) Earned Madhyamā title in Pāṇinian Grammar and Kāvya Literature from the Board of the Sanskrit Association, Govt. of West Bengal. 🎓 Academic Positions and Teaching Career i) Taught Sanskrit in local Sanskrit colleges, University of Calcutta, and Jadavpur University. ii) From 1970–72, taught Sanskrit at: a) University of Edinburgh. b) School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), University of London. iii) From 1972–75, taught at the Institute of Languages, London. iv) Joined Department of Linguistics, University of Calcutta in 1975, taught until 1998. v) Also taught Sanskrit, Bengali, and French in various departments. 🌍 International Academic Engagement i) Visiting Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA (1978). ii) Delivered numerous invited lectures and attended academic conferences across India, Europe, North America, and Latin America. iii) In 1980, invited by Swiss National Foundation for Scientific Research to work on Indo-Greek Lexicon in Bern (Switzerland) and Athens (Greece). 📚 Publications and Scholarly Output Authored over 80 books and more than 400 research articles published globally. A) Notable books: i) The Eastern School of Prakrit Grammarians (1977) ii) Kramadīśvara's Prākṛtādhyāya (edition, 1980) iii) Indo-European Tense and Aspect in Greek and Sanskrit (1983) iv) Mṛcchakaṭika or the Toy-Cart of King Śūdraka – A Study (1984) v) A Handbook of Sanskrit Philology (1987, 2000) vi) Narrative Tales in Jaina Literature (2008) B) Contributions to edited volumes: i) Edition of Paspaśā-āhnika of Patañjali’s Mahābhāṣya (1998) ii) Albrecht Weber's Sacred Literatures of the Jainas (with G. Lalwani, 1999) iii) The Aṣṭādhyāyī of Pāṇini (2003) iv) Siddhānta-kaumudī of Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita (2005) v) Mārkaṇḍeya’s Prākṛta-sarvasva (2007) vi) Abhidhāna-cintāmaṇi of Hemacandra (2010) C) Works in progress or in press: i) A Handbook of the New Indo-Aryan Philology ii) Prakrit Textual Criticism iii) A Handbook of Prakrit Grammar iv) Prakrit Chrestomathy v) Linguistic Studies in Sanskrit Grammar 🏅 Awards and Recognitions i) Received numerous prestigious awards: a) Ācārya Vidyāsāgar Sāhitya Puraskār (1982) b) Ācārya Sukumar Sen Puraskār (1998) c) Ācārya Hemacandrasūri Puraskār (2000) ii) Certificate of Honour from the President of India (2002). iii) Associate Member, Centre of Jaina Studies, SOAS, University of London (2006). iv) Additional Jain awards: a) Ācārya Tulsī Prakrit Puraskār (2006) b) Prakrit Jñānabhāratī Puraskār (2016). v) Honoured as Prākṛta Vidyā-Maṇīṣī by Jain Vishva Bharati, Ladnun (1990). vi) Awarded D.Litt. (Honoris causa) by Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata (2010). 🧠 Intellectual Influences Frequently cited influences: i) Prof. Suniti Kumar Chatterjee ii) Prof. Kshitish Chandra Chatterjee iii) Prof. Prabhat Mukherjee (most frequently quoted) iv) A.N. Upadhye and Hiralal Jain (in Prakrit and Jain Studies) 👨‍🏫 Teaching Style and Personality i) Known affectionately as "Sir" by his students. ii) Had deep empathy for students and keen insight into student psychology. iii) Lectures anticipated and addressed student questions intuitively. iv) Lifelong bachelor who devoted his life fully to teaching and research. 📖 Legacy and Remembrance i) A detailed account of his life and contributions preserved in two Festschriften: a) Studia Indologica (2007) b) Indological Essays (2014) ii) Even in later years with restricted mobility, he continued to write and attend local academic events. iii) Passed away peacefully, having made a monumental contribution to Indological and linguistic scholarship. iv) Remains a revered figure in the hearts of students and scholars of Indology.

62 articles1985–20103 publications
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology · 60Sambodhi · 1Jinamanjari · 1

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Articles

Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Jain Theory of Multiple Facets of Reality and Truth (Book Review)

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

July - June 2010-2011
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Jain Society in the Reign of Jain Kings

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

April - 2008
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Contribution of the Jains in Developing Moral Fibres of the Indians

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

January - 2008
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Contributions of the Jains to the Vaiśeṣika Philosophy

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

October - 2007
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Bibliotheca Jainica

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

April - 2007
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Scientific Vision of Lord Mahavira

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

April - 2007
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Book Review: Jain Logic and Epistemology

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

April - 2007
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Bibliotheca Jainica

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

April - 2006
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Bibliotheca Jainica

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

January - 2006
Jinamanjari

Sauraseni Präkrit: An Ancient Language of India

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

2006
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Bibliotheca Jainica

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

October - 2005
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Bibliotheca Jainica

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

April - 2005
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

A Note on Jaina Iconography

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

January - 2005
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Political and Social Thoughts in Hemacandra

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

October - 2004
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Anekāntavāda and Language

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

April - 2004
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Book Review: Abhinava‑Bhārati Text Restored

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

January - 2004
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Book Review: Abhidhāna‑cintāmaṇi‑nāma‑mālā of Hemacandrācārya

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

January - 2004
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Understanding Jain Religion in a Historical Perspective

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

January - 2004
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Book Reviews

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee

April - 2003
Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Book Reviews

By Satya Ranjan Banerjee, Ram Krishna Bhattacharya

October - 2002

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