Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra (born 1943) is a Sanskrit author, poet, lyricist, playwright and a former Vice-Chancellor of the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi.[1][2]
He is the recipient of India's highly prestigious award Padma Shri 2020 for his work in the field of literature and education.[3][4]
He was born in Dronipur in Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh, to Pandit Durgaprasad Mishra and Abhiraji Devi. His Dīkṣā Guru is Jagadguru Rāmabhadrācārya, whose epic poem Gītarāmāyaṇam was released by him on 14 January 2011.[1]
He has served as the head of department of Sanskrit in Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. He has also been a visiting professor at the University of Indonesia, the oldest university of Indonesia.[citation needed]
Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra is the winner of Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit for the year 1988.[5] He is popularly known as Triveṇī Kavi.[2] He has composed many books in Sanskrit, Hindi, English and Bhojpuri.[citation needed]
After retirement, he settled in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.[citation needed]
His works include:[2]
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