Pandharinathacharya Galagali, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian writer and scholar
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Place of Birth: Galagali, Karnataka, India
About Pandharinathacharya Galagali
- Pandit Pandharinathacharya Galagali (10 July 1922 — 29 August 2015) was a Vedic scholar, author, poet, journalist, and orator.
- He has authored over 50 books in Kannada and Sanskrit, among which are Shri Shambhu Linga Vijaya Champu (Sanskrit), Raaga Viraga (Kannada), Bharata Swatantraya Sangramasya Etihasaha (Sanskrit), and Mahabharatada Mahileyaru (Kannada).
- He was also the editor of five Kannada and Sanskrit newspapers for over four decades.He is the recipient of various awards and honours, including the Rashtrapati Award (Presidential Award of India) and Dalmia Award.
- He is also notable for being the first person from the state of Karnataka to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for contributions in Sanskrit.
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