Thailand’s Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn conferred with first World Sanskrit Award

Thailand’s Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn was presented with the first ‘World Sanskrit Award’ for her exemplary contribution for the promotion of the language for the year 2015.
Besides, American linguist and Indologist Prof. George Cardona was also presented with this award for the year 2016. They were bestowed with the award by Vice President Hamid Ansari at a function held in New Delhi.

About Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

• She is noted educator and scholar of Sanskrit and Pali.
• She has been awarded with several awards and Honorary Doctorates including Honorary Degree of Doctor of Literature (Sanskrit) from Delhi University in 1987.
• She also won Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development Award from the Union Government in 2004; and Magsaysay Award for Public Service in 1991.
• She was also the Royal Patron of the 16th World Sanskrit Conference which was held in Bangkok in 2015.

About World Sanskrit Award

• The award was instituted by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
• It was announced by the Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during her inaugural address in the 16th World Sanskrit Conference in Bangkok in June 2015.
• It is presented to eminent Sanskrit scholars to recognise their outstanding contribution to the study/research/ teaching in Sanskrit language and literature.

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016