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Prof. Sharma has more than thirty publications to his credit, including Hindi ''Mahakavyas'', English poetry and prose and translations from Sanskrit into English of such Buddhist classics of 9th and 10th centuries as Shantideva’s ''Bodhicharyavatara'' and Kamalasila’s ''Bhavanakrama'' (with Forewords from H.H. the Dalai Lama,) a Hindi translation of Atisha’s ''Bodhipatha-pradeep'' and two volumes of Hindi translations of the Dalai Lama’s discourses, besides others. His ''Men and Mules on a Mission of Democracy'' (pub. 1960) had a Foreword from Jawaharlal Nehru. His first ''Mahakavya'' on Shivajee (1948) earned him a prize from the U.P. government. Nominated as Hindi Rajkavi by the Punjab Government in 1964, Prof. Sharma also served as a member of the General Council of Sahitya Academy, New Delhi from 1977-82. He was nominated for life to be a Member of the Governing Body of LTWA in 1987 by H.H. the Dalai Lama. ([http://docplayer.net/103977313-Newsletter-renovation-currently-in-its-final-phase-ltwa-museum.html Source Accessed Jan 22, 2021]) | Prof. Sharma has more than thirty publications to his credit, including Hindi ''Mahakavyas'', English poetry and prose and translations from Sanskrit into English of such Buddhist classics of 9th and 10th centuries as Shantideva’s ''Bodhicharyavatara'' and Kamalasila’s ''Bhavanakrama'' (with Forewords from H.H. the Dalai Lama,) a Hindi translation of Atisha’s ''Bodhipatha-pradeep'' and two volumes of Hindi translations of the Dalai Lama’s discourses, besides others. His ''Men and Mules on a Mission of Democracy'' (pub. 1960) had a Foreword from Jawaharlal Nehru. His first ''Mahakavya'' on Shivajee (1948) earned him a prize from the U.P. government. Nominated as Hindi Rajkavi by the Punjab Government in 1964, Prof. Sharma also served as a member of the General Council of Sahitya Academy, New Delhi from 1977-82. He was nominated for life to be a Member of the Governing Body of LTWA in 1987 by H.H. the Dalai Lama. ([http://docplayer.net/103977313-Newsletter-renovation-currently-in-its-final-phase-ltwa-museum.html Source Accessed Jan 22, 2021]) | ||
|PersonType=Authors of English Works; Professors; Translators | |PersonType=Authors of English Works; Professors; Translators | ||
|images=File:Sharma Parmananda CTA.jpg | |||
|languageprimary=Hindi; English | |languageprimary=Hindi; English | ||
|languagetranslation=Sanskrit; English | |languagetranslation=Sanskrit; English | ||
Revision as of 15:06, 22 January 2021
| PersonType | Category:Authors of English Works Category:Professors Category:Translators |
|---|---|
| FirstName / namefirst | Parmananda |
| LastName / namelast | Sharma |
| MainNamePhon | Parmananda Sharma |
| SortName | Sharma, Parmananda |
| bio | Prof. Sharma has not only been one of the first Indian friends of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, but also a friend and mentor of the exile Tibetan administration for decades. He has been a member of the LTWA governing body, since 1987 and has also been on various advisory bodies within the Tibetan administration.
Born in 1923, Parmananda Sharma did his Masters in English language and literature from Government College Lahore in 1945. After teaching for about four decades in various colleges of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh he finally retired in 1982 as the Principal, Government College, Dharamsala. Prof. Sharma has more than thirty publications to his credit, including Hindi Mahakavyas, English poetry and prose and translations from Sanskrit into English of such Buddhist classics of 9th and 10th centuries as Shantideva’s Bodhicharyavatara and Kamalasila’s Bhavanakrama (with Forewords from H.H. the Dalai Lama,) a Hindi translation of Atisha’s Bodhipatha-pradeep and two volumes of Hindi translations of the Dalai Lama’s discourses, besides others. His Men and Mules on a Mission of Democracy (pub. 1960) had a Foreword from Jawaharlal Nehru. His first Mahakavya on Shivajee (1948) earned him a prize from the U.P. government. Nominated as Hindi Rajkavi by the Punjab Government in 1964, Prof. Sharma also served as a member of the General Council of Sahitya Academy, New Delhi from 1977-82. He was nominated for life to be a Member of the Governing Body of LTWA in 1987 by H.H. the Dalai Lama. (Source Accessed Jan 22, 2021) |
| YearBirth | 1923 |
| languageprimary | Hindi; English |
| languagetranslation | Sanskrit; English |
| languagetarget | English; Hindi; Urdu; Punjabi; Pahari |
| affiliation | LTWA |
| IsInGyatsa | No |
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