Vinod Bala Arun

Dr Vinod Bala (Vinoo) Arun is a Hindi, Sanskrit and Indian Philosophy scholar.
Dr Vinoo Arun was a senior lecturer in Indian philosophy at the University of Mauritius from 2002 to 2010. She then became the first secretary-general of the World Hindi Secretariat, an organisation set up by the governments of India and Mauritius to promote Hindi across the world. She is currently the vice-president of the Ramayana Centre, set up by an act of the Parliament of Mauritius in 2001. Dr Arun is also currently the president of the Sanskrit Prachaar Samiti of Mauritius.

Positions held

• President of the Sanskrit Prachaar Samiti, Mauritius
• Vice-President of the Ramayana Centre
• Presenter at the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation

Publications

Books by Dr Arun

1. Mauritius Ki Hindi Katha Yatra
2. Rama Katha Mein Naitik Mulya
3. Stuti Suman
4. Sanskar Ramayana

Awards

Awards given to Dr Arun

1. Manas Sangam Sahitya Samman awarded by Manas Sangam, Kanpur, India
2. Dharma Bhushan awarded by Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Mauritius
3. Sahitya Shiromani awarded by Akhil Vishwa Hindu Samiti, New York
4. Pravasi Bharatiya Hindi Bhushan Samman awarded by Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthaan