Maheswar Neog
Maheswar Neog | |
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Born | (1915-09-07)7 September 1915 Sibsagar, Assam, India |
Died | 13 September 1995(1995-09-13) (aged 80) |
Occupation(s) | Professor and Writer |
Parent(s) | Manik Chandra Neog and Chandra Probha Neog |
Professor Maheswar Neog (7 September 1915 – 13 September 1995) was an Indian academic who specialised in the cultural history of the North East India especially Assam, besides being an Assamese-language scholar and poet.[1][2][3][4] He was a top Indologist, and his work covers all disciplines of Indian studies, folk-lore, language, dance, history, music, religion, drama, fine arts, paintings, historiography and hagiography, lexicography and orthography, epigraphy and ethnography. His research includes multi-dimensional features of Vaishnava renaissance in Assam through Srimanta Sankardev, Madhabdev, Damodardev, Haridev, Bhattadev and other Vaishnava saints of Assam.[5]
An editorial in The Assam Tribune called him "a versatile scholar and visionary thinker with encyclopedic range."[6] He remained Jawaharlal Nehru Professor at Gauhati University and later Saint Sankaradeva Professor at Punjabi University.
He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 1974,[7] also in the same year he remained the President of Asam Sahitya Sabha (Assam Literary Society).[8] In 1994, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship the highest honour conferred by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.[9]
Bibliography
- Maheswar Neog (1953). Śaṅkaradeva and His Predecessors. Lawyer's Book Stall.
- Maheswar Neog (1959). The Art of Painting in Assam. Gauhati.
- Maheswar Neog; Yadupati; Keshav Changkakati (1962). Rhythm in the Vaishnava music of Assam. Bargīt Research Committee, Asam Sangeet Natak Akademi.
- Maheswar Neog (1972). Lakshminath Bezbaroa: the Sāhityarathī of Assam. Dept. of Publication; Gauhati University.
- Maheswar Neog (1975). Assamese Drama and Theatre: A Series of Two Lectures(Delivered at the Indian School of Drama and Asian Theatre Centre, New Delhi, April 1962). Neog.
- Maheswar Neog (1975). Sattrīyā dances.
- Maheswar Neog (1976). Annals of Asam Sahitya-Sabha, 1917–1975. Asam Sahitya-Sabha.
- Maheswar Neog (1980). Early History of the Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in Assam: Śaṅkaradeva and His Times. Motilal Banarsidass Pub. ISBN 978-81-208-0007-6.
- Maheswar Neog (1980). Anandaram Dhekiyal Phukan. Sahitya Akademi.
- Maheswar Neog (1982). Socio-political Events in Assam Leading to the Militancy of the Māyāmariyā Vaiṣṇavas. Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta.
- Sankaradeva; Maheswar Neog (1982). The Bhakti-ratnākara of Śaṅkaradeva. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University.
- Maheswar Neog (1983). Bhaona: the ritual play of Assam. Sangeet Natak Akademi.
- Maheswar Neog (1983). Lachit Barphukan: The Victor of the Battle of Saraighat. Publications Division, Ministry of I &B, Govt. of India.
- Maheswar Neog (1984). Religions of the North-east: Studies in the Formal Religions of North-eastern India. Munshiram Manoharlal.
- Maheswar Neog (1985). Nidhi Levi Farwell. Sahitya Akademi.
- Maheswar Neog (1986). Gīta-Govinda in the Assam School of Painting. Publication Board, Assam.
- Maheswar Neog (1990). Professor Maheswar Neog Felicitation Volume: Volume on Art and Culture of India with Particular Reference to Assam. Bani Prokash Pvt. Ltd.
- Dr. Maheswar Neog Publication Trust; Maheswar Neog (1995). "Maheswar Neog" on His Eighty First Birthday. Maheswar Neog Publ. Trust.
- Maheswar Neog (1998). The Contribution of the Śaṅkaradeva Movement to the Culture and Civilisation of India. Forum for Śaṅkaradeva Studies.
- Maheswar Neog (2004). Cultural Heritage of Assam. Omsons Publications. ISBN 978-81-7117-212-2.
- Maheswar Neog (2004). Essays on Assamese Literatures. Omsons Publications. ISBN 978-81-7117-213-9.
- Maheshwar Neog (2005). Sankaradeva. National Book Trust, India. ISBN 978-81-237-2758-5.
- Maheswar Neog (2008). Aesthetic Continuum: Essays on Assamese Music, Drama, Dance and Paintings. Omsons Publications.
- Maheshwar Neog (2010). Religions of the North-East: Studies In The Formal Religions Of North-Eastern India. Munshiram Manoharlal Pub. ISBN 978-81-215-0125-5.
- Maheswar Neog (2011). The Creative Force Behind the Śaṅkaradeva Renaissance: Bhakti and Other Aspects (i.e. Aspects of the Neo-Vaiṣṇava Movement in Assam). Professor Maheswar Neog Memorial Trust by Chandra Prakash. ISBN 978-81-244-0161-3.
- Maheswar Neog (2011). Tradition and Style: A Few Studies on Assamese Culture. Professor Maheswar Neog Memorial Trust by Chandra Prakash. ISBN 978-81-244-0160-6.
- Mukunda Madhava Sharma; Satyanarayana Ratha (1974). Dr. Maheswar Neog: A Profile and a Short Bibliography. Lawyer's Book Stall.
References
- ^ Mukunda Madhava Sharma; Satyanarayana Ratha (1974). Dr. Maheswar Neog: A Profile and a Short Bibliography. Lawyer's Book Stall.
- ^ "Professor Maheswar Neog". Assaminfo.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ Bipuljyoti Saikia (7 September 1915). "Bipuljyoti Saikia's Homepage : Authors & Poets – Maheswar Neog". Bipuljyoti.in. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "DU VC delivers Maheswar Neog lecture". The Assam Tribune Online. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "IGNCA Library Maheswar Neog's Collection of Books | IGNCA". ignca.gov.in. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Dhruvajyoti Barua (13 September 2009). "Dr Maheswar Neog's contribution to GU". The Assam Tribune Online. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015.
- ^ "List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents". Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "SNA: List of Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Puraskarwinners (Akademi Fellows)". SNA Official website. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014.
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