Pathak, S.
| English Phonetics | Suniti Kumar Pathak |
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| Sort Name | Pathak, Suniti Kumar |
| Birth: | 1924 |
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| Website: | Publications |
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- Primary Affiliation (Workplace)
- Visva-Bharati University
Biographical Information
Prof. Suniti Pathak — Indologist. Former Reader in Indo-Tibetan Studies Department, VisvaBharati University; specialised in Pali Sanskrit and Tibetan sources of Buddhism.
Born in 1924, Prof Suniti Pathak had started his carrier by working in leave vacancy from 1940 in Narajol Higher Secondary school just after passing Matriculation Examination. He also joined as junior Pundit in the Malighati Primary School at that time. In between he completed his study in Tole (Sanskrit School) and achieved degrees as Kavya Tirtha, Puran Ratan in Sanskrit and Sukat Visarad in Pali with Gold Medal. After completing B.A. honours in Sanskrit College, he studied Pali (Mahajan Goshthi) in Calcutta University.
After completion of M.A. he joined as Sino Tibetan Research Scholar with a stipend of Rs.25/- in Calcutta University. He achieved the guidance of Prof. Suniti Kumar Chatterji and Jorge Nicholas Rayrich of Russia in Kalimpong. It was the turning point of his life. From 1953 he started his carrier as lecturer in Visva Bharati University in the department of Indo-Tibetan Languages. At that time he was called by Indian Army to teach languages. He was the Dean of Visva Bharati, Santiniketan from 1972 to 1986. He taught in the department of Buddhist Studies of Calcutta University as a guest faculty for a long time. Lectured in many states of India and abroad like America, UK, Hungary etc. He achieved many prestigious prizes like, President Award, Majushri Award etc. As a linguist he was honoured by The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, received Sahitya Parisat Award and many more. From Mahabodhi Society he received a title as ‘Bhanak’. (Source Accessed Sep 14, 2021)
Suniti Kumar Pathak, the research professor at Asiatic Society (Calcutta), is a renowned scholar in Buddhist and Tibetan studies in India and is the author of numerous publications, including a Tibetan translation of selected poems of Rabindranath Tagor, sNyan ngag bsdus pa, 1961, and The Nitisastras in Tibet, 1974. (Source Accessed Sep 14, 2021)
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