Thanks to
Bibek Debroy for introducing Manmatha Nath Dutt vide article in Open Magazine
(17 July 2018).
Truly
as the title suggests Manmatha Nath Dutt is "The Lost Hero".
For
the sake of creating eagerness in the readers to know about Manmatha Nath Dutt
i will reproduce a section from the biographical article:
"Chronologically, he translated
the Valmiki Ramayana (sequentially from 1892 to 1894), Markandeya Purana
(1896), Bhagavata Purana (1896), Vishnu Purana (1896), Hari Vamsha (1897),
Mahanirvana Tantra (1900), Agni Purana (1903-04), Mahabharata (1895-1905),
Kamandakiya Nitisara (1896), several samhitas anddharmashastra texts (1906, 1908-09),
Garuda Purana (1908) and Rig Veda Samhita (1906-1912)."
"Apart from this remarkable
body of translation work, Dutt wrote a biography of the Buddha (1901), retold
stories from the Puranas (1893-94, the four volumes titled Gleanings from the Indian Classics),
retold stories about famous women in Hinduism (1897), wrote a book on Hindu
metaphysics (1904) and wrote another book on the dharma of householders
(1905)."
It is
unimaginable that a human being can relentlessly be contributing for such a
long period for writing.
Undeniably he piloted his time effectively.
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” - Anonymous
Undeniably he piloted his time effectively.
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” - Anonymous
Worth
reading the article by Bibek Debroy.
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