Acharya Sarangdhar

'Acharya' Sarangdhar is a teacher, Hindi writer, poet, essayist, story writer and scholar. He penned numerous books on Hindi 'vyakaran', essays, poems and is a regular columnist in various Hindi and Bhojpuri magazines published from India and abroad. Besides Hindi, he is a master of many languages including Sanskrit and Bhojpuri. As a student of Sanskrit, steeped in the Sastras, he gave a new elevation to Sahitya-Shastra and he can rightly be considered as a great analyst of Hindi literature. He has been conferred with Vidyasagar Award in 2011 for his outstanding contribution to Hindi literature.

Early life and education

He was born at Pirari village in Saran district of Bihar in a farmer family. He got his early education at his village school. After completing his intermediate, he was awarded with 'Shastri' degree in Vyakaran from Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University, Darbhanga in year 1986. Apart from Sanskrit he completed his master's degree in Hindi and Bhojpuri from Kashi Vidyapeeth and Nalanda Open University respectively. Besides this, he completed his teacher's training from Sherghati (Gaya) where he was very closed to his Hindi teacher Late Krishna Deo Mishra who had recognized his talent quite early.

Career

On 18 May 1988 he began his career as a Teacher in education department of Bihar Government.Apart from teaching he is an active member of various Hindi, Sanskrit and Bhojpuri committees.

Awards and recognitions

• D. Litt ( Vidyasagar Award) – Vikramshila Hindi Vidyapeeth Gandhinagar, Gujarat awarded him with D. Litt degree for his extra ordinary contributions in the field of Hindi Literature.
• Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga University Darbhanga, Bihar awarded him with PhD degree for his research work on comparative study of Sanskrit and Bhojpuri Vyakaran.
• He is awarded with the 'Samman Patra (सम्मान पत्र)' from commissioner of Saran, S.P Saran and Buddhijeevi Vichar Mantra Chhapra for his book 'Shabd Vigyan'.

• Kumar, Govind (19 December 2011). "Acharya Sarangdhar Singh: Vidyasagar Award". Dainik Jagran (Hindi Newspaper). Retrieved 14 January 2013. 

Works

Acharya Sarangdhar's contributions to Hindi Vyakaran writings are phenomenal and admired throughout.

He has written the following important books on Hindi Vyakaran:

• Shabd Vigyan (शब्द विज्ञान)
• Shabd Sampada (शब्द संपदा)

He published his following essay creativities in various magazines published all over

India in Hindi and Sanskrit:

• Mahavaiyakaran Hanuman (महावैयाकरण हनूमान)
• Bhasha Ka Mahatva (भाषा का महत्व)
• Hindi Ka Saralya (हिंदी का सरल्य)
• Patro Me Sambodhan (पत्रों में संबोधन)
• Vividh Proyog (विविध प्रोयोग)
• Sanskrit me Dwivachan ki Aniwaryata (संस्कृत में द्विवचन की अनिवार्यता)
• Sanskrit Ki Saralta (संस्कृत की सरलता)
• Hindi me Ling Vidhan (हिंदी में लिंग विधान)
• Annadbhawantibhootani (अन्नादभवान्तिभूतानी)
• Vyakaran Bina bhasha adhuri (व्याकरण बिना भाषा अधूरी)

His notable works in field of poetry are:

• Hey bharat ma mujhe bata de! (हे भारत मा मुझे बता दे!)
• Namamiram Raghvagham (नममिराम राघवम)
• Vividha me ekta (विविधा में एकता)
• O veer! vijay lekar aana (वो वीर! विजय लेकर आना)

Some of his comprehensive works in Bhojpuri includes:

• Ekre naam pratibha ha (एकरे नाम प्रतिभा हा)
• Bhikhari Thakur ke natakan me muhavara-mimanta (भिकारी ठाकुर के नाटकन में मुहवारामिमांता)

He is also an eminent story writer and tried to bring out social ediction through his

following stories:

• Lali (लाली)
• Sirbewach (सिरबेवच)

He has also written a biography of a great Bhojpuri poet and dramatist Bhikhari Thakur:

Mahan bhavishyadrashta Bhikhari Thakur (महान भविश्यद्रश्ता भिखारी ठाकुर)