Professor Kashi Nath Nyaupane
मालवीयस्य पीठस्य आचार्यत्वं विभर्ति च ।
एवं विधस्य न्यौपानेकाशिनाथस्य मङ्गलम् ॥
भूयात्तस्यात्र सम्मानं स्त्रीशक्त्या संविधीयते ।
या काली कलनं नित्यं लोकानां कुरुते यथा
सा काली कालिकत्तायाः सन्मङ्गलं तनोतु ते ।
काश्मीरस्य भगवती सारदा शारदा सदा ।
विद्यायाः सकलं सारं तद्यात्तुभ्यं कृपावती ॥
काश्यां हि काशते काशी काशी सर्वप्रकाशिका ।
सा काशी काशीनाथस्य हृत्प्रदेशे स्थिता भवेत् ॥
Vidushi Vidyottama Stree Shakti Samman is an effort to recognize current research work in Sanskrit by acknowledging the contribution of a contemporary Scholar of Sanskrit in Ujjain annually Vidushi Vidyottama was one of the most erudite and talented women of her time. Although much of what is known about her is hearsay, yet her extraordinary genius has been historically established through the works of her husband, Kalidasa, the great Indian poet of antiquity, who nevertheless began life as a simple cowherd. In the twenty first century a fresh inquiry is being made into her role and the works of the poet Kalidasa are being looked at from a gender perspective.
Professor Kashinath Nyaupane (1966) is the Founding Head of the Department of Buddhist Studies at Nepal Sanskrit University, in Kathmandu, Nepal. He has published more than 20 books in Sanskrit, as well as translations into Hindi, English and Nepali of Sanskrit classics from the Buddhist, Mīmāmsā, Cārvāka, Jaina and Vedānta schools of thought. His original publications include Mīmāmsāpadārthavijñānam, Mīmāmsātarkabhāsā, Mīmamsānayabhusanam etc. and his translations and editions include Hevajratantra, Guhyasamājatantra, Kalacakratantra, Tattvopaplavasimha etc. His critical edition of Śatasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā, the largest book of Buddhist Sanskrit literature, is set to be published in 20 volumes.
In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Sanskrit scholarship, Stree Shakti – the Parallel Force proudly confers the Vidushi Vidyottama Stree Shakti Samman 2025 upon Professor Kashinath Nyaupane.
