⇒ Sanskrit Grammarian, Prof Bhagirath Prasad Tripathi known as Vagish Shastri passed away on 11 May 2022 in Varanasi. He was 86.
Prof Bhagirath Prasad Tripathi made priceless contributions in making Sanskrit more popular among the youth using modern scientific methods.
The Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his work in the field of literature and education in 2018. He was also awarded the Certificate of Honour for Sanskrit by the President of India in 2013.
Dr. Vagish Shastri has invented a unique technique of teaching Sanskrit grammar called ‘Vagyoga’. Shastri has published three books on his invented Sanskrit Grammar “Vagyoga Technique”. He wrote books on different subjects which included grammatical and philological research work, drama, history, poetry, satire, historical research work and metaphysical writings.