Maheswar Neog

Maheswar Neog
Born (1915-09-07)7 September 1915
Sibsagar, Assam, India
Died 13 September 1995(1995-09-13) (aged 80)
Occupation professor and writer

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] An editorial in the Assam Times called him "a versatile scholar and visionary thinker with encyclopedic range."[5] 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,[6] also in the same year he remained the President of Asam Sahitya Sabha (Assam Literary Society).[7] 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.[8]

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

  1. ↑ Mukunda Madhava Sharma; Satyanarayana Ratha (1974). Dr. Maheswar Neog: A Profile and a Short Bibliography. Lawyer's Book Stall.
  2. ↑ "Professor Maheswar Neog". Assaminfo.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Bipuljyoti Saikia (7 September 1915). "Bipuljyoti Saikia's Homepage : Authors & Poets – Maheswar Neog". Bipuljyoti.in. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "DU VC delivers Maheswar Neog lecture". The Assam Tribune Online. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Dhruvajyoti Barua (13 September 2009). "Dr Maheswar Neog's contribution to GU". The Assam Tribune Online. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "List of Asam Sahitya Sabha presidents". Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "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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