Anantha Rangachar to be conferred Ved Ratna Puraskar

Bangalore, Mar 3 (UNI) Vedic scholar N S Anantha Rangachar will be conferred with the Gangeshwaranand Veda Rathna Puraskar for his excellence in Rig Veda by Karnataka Governor T N Chaturvedi at Raj Bhavan here on March seven.

According to a Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan release here, the award carried a cash prize of Rs one lakh, a Tamra Patra, a shawl and an idol of Guru Gangeswaranandji Maharaj. So far, 31 scholars from various parts of the country had been honoured with the award.

Dr Rangachar (83), a doctorate from Mysore University for his work on 'Philosophy of Sadhana Visistadvaita,' had published 126 books and had several awards to his credit.

A great saint and vedic scholar, Guru Gangeshwaranand Maharaj had mastered all the Hindu scriptures at an young age and had published all the four vedas in a volume called 'Ved Bhagwan.' He had installed this 'Ved Bhagwan' in over 500 Ved Mandirs all over the country and abroad. He attained Mahasamadhi in February 1992 after a fruitful life in the service of Veda for 117 years.

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