Bhavan's Sanskrit Kaustabh Puruskar for the year 2017 was conferred to eminent Sanskrit scholar, Prof. Hari Narayan Dixit, for his book Shri Gurumaharajcharitam by a panel of eminent juries. The award was presented on October 24, 2018 at a function held at Bhavan's Delhi Kendra. Prof. Lokesh Chandra, former President of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations & former Member of Parliament (RS) was the Chief Guest. The function was graced by the presence of eminent Sanskrit scholar, Prof. Satya Vrat Shastri and Prof. Ramesh Kumar Pande, Chancellor of the Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, New Delhi.
Bhavan's Delhi Kendra has been making efforts to promote Sanskrit. The student strength at the Bhavan's Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya has increased five fold under the able guidance of its present Dean, Dr.Shashprabha Kumar, who has had a distinguished career as Chairperson of the Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, JNU and as Founder Vice Chancellor of the Sanchi University of Buddist - Indic Studies, Bhopal.
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