Life sketch

Pandit Acharya Dr.Shiva Shankar was born on 1st January into a pious Vaishnav Sanatan Dharma family of Brahmins in the village Sonbarsa in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. His Great Grand father was Pt. Ram Udit Upadhyaya, who was a great scholar of the Bhagavata Purana and was renowned scholar of eastn Uttar Pradesh and of north Indian states. He was also known as an educanal tarcoon of district Ballia. He had many students in Eastern India as well in Rangoon.His Father was a great pandit and a simple farmer, His mother, Smt. Nageshwari Devi, was also a pious lady and a Scholar with specialisation in Bhojpuri Literature. Upadhyaya's early education was in Govt. High School, Ballia, Inter from Govt. Queens College, Benares. He passed his M.A. from in Agra University , B.Ed in Benares Hindu University, Sahityacharya in Darbhanga Sanskrit University and his Ph.D in Bihar University Muzaffarpur.

Acharya Ji had two younger brothers Dr. U. S. Upadhyaya,and Dr. K.S.Upadhyaya, Scholaors of MathematicsDr. K.S.Upadhyaya was Prof. Deptt. of Mathmatics,Allahabad University.

Achrya Ji got married to Devi Kumud Kumar, Daughter of Pt. Bhdia Prasad Tripathi,Great Sanskrit Scholar and devote of Godess Durga.

Achrya Ji had blessed Five worthy sons Pt. Arbind kumar Upadhyaya,Dr. Ramesh kumar Upadhyaya,Scientist Dr.Umesh Kumar Upadhyaya,Dr.Dinesh Kumar Upadhyaya,Pt. Rakesh Kumar Upadhyaya , one son-in-law Dr. Ashok Kumar Tiwari and Daughter Mrs Padma Tiwari.

His Students

There is a long list of eminent scholars, literary HISTORIAN, ESSAYISTS and CRITICS of Hindi, Sanskrit literature, who were his students.

Dr.Chittaranjan Misha Prof & Head Deptt. of Sanskrit,L.S.College,Bhair University,Dr.Vijay Shankar Ojha,Dr.Amaravati Sharma, Dr.Ram Vrchhar Thakur Labranin Bhair University,Muzaffarpur,Bihar and Russian Scholar Dr.Sergey Nicolavich Kobar Prof & Head Deptt. of Philosophy,Kuban State University,Krasnodar,Russia.

Major works

In 1964 he was appointed as a Lecturer, Department of Sanskrit,L.S.College,Bhair University,Muzaffarpur,Bihar. After serving the institution for 21 years he was retired as a Professor of Sanskrit Department in year 1984. In the year 1985 he was again appointed as Visiting Professor at Sampurnanand Sanskrit University. Then in the later part of year 1985 he got the Major Research Project by U.G.C.New Delhi entitled Sanskrit Sahitya ke Sambardhan me Kashi Ka Yogadan with special refrence to 16th and 17th Century for 4 years and assisted by one research assistant. Then in 1990 to 1994 as a Shastra Churamani by Rastriya Sanskrit Sansthan New Delhi for 2 terms each of two years at Bhagvat Sanskrit Vidyalaya Assi,Varanasi.

Book Authored

Professor Upadhyaya had written Books in English, Sanskrit and hindi

S.No.	Name of Book	Publisher	Year
1.	Naradiya Purana"-A Philosophical study in English.	Gyannidhi Prakashan	1983
2.	Harsacharitam adhikrya Maha Kavi Banabattasya Vaisistya -Charcha in Sanskrit	Coming Soon	2011
3.	Sanskrit Sahitya Ka Itihas in Hindi.	Coming Soon	2011
4.	Sanskrit Sahitya Ke Sambardhan me Kashi ka Yogadan in Hindi.	In Press	2011
5.	A Critical Study of Harsacharitam in English.	Coming Soon	2012
6.	1st Chapter of Gadya Sahitya of V Volume of the Book "Brihad Sanskrit Sahitya Ka Etihas in Hindi.	Sanskrit Academy Uttar Pradesh,Lucknow.	2003

Anjilika Ayurvedic Center under the guidance of Dr. Shiv Shanker Upadyay organizing Sanskrit, Puran, Veda Classes in Varanasi.

The Aryans Were the most civilized race of the word, they settled in India where they experimented & exercised Truth and welfare of the Universe. Their motto was that the people of whole world be always happy& lead healthy life, so they treasured and restored the knowledge in the sacred scripts like Vedas, Upnishadas, and Puranas.

Their knowledge was not limited only to India and the past time but it embraced the whole universe and all the barriers of the time past, Present and Future "Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaha" and they Enjoyed Happy life always.

The Treasure of Aryans was stored in Sanskrit language which they regarded "Deva- Vani". The intelligence of India was attracted to this treasure and the successors followed their ancestors. But it is misfortune that the learned intelligence of Sanskrit cannot exported the message to the word through the wtanord recognized expected English language.

I Myself Dr. Shiv Shankar Upadhyaya MA Sanskritacharya PHD have spent 45 years of life in teaching Sanskrit & propagating the message of Aryans.

I have taught a lot of college and university students. Many have received PHD degrees from the Universities and they are working as a professors and heads of the Sanskrit departments.

The University grant commission New Delhi has sanctioned and granted me maser research project entitled "Sanskrit Sahitya ke samvardhan me kashi ka yogdan "With special references to the sixteenth and seventeen century but university grant commission New Delhi India Financially assisted & supported me as a research scholar. The project is completed and will come in to the market within a month.

After retirement from the university services the renowned Sampoornananda Sanskrit university of Varanasi (Kashi) honored me with the post of visiting Professorship.

The Rashtriya Sanskrit sansthan has granted me "Sanskrit Chudamani" teachership of the year, now a day I am busy in teaching Vedas and verious forms of sanskrit literature to the International student's .I have students from almost all parts of the world mainly from UK, USA, Brazil, Russia & Japan. I am also guiding the students on different research topics related to Sanskrit literature. The aim of my Life is to Serve Sanskrit & propagate the cause of Sanskrit.