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About
Gaya Charan Tripathi, Was Born In The City Of Agra In Uttar Pradesh, India On The 12th Of October, 1939. Until Now He Has Authored Close to 30 Books and over 100 research papers in the field of Indology. He is one of the most notable scholars of India in the field of Vedas, Sanskrit literature, Puranas Indian Mythology), [[Agamas, Tantra, [Indian Philosoph]y, Ancient Indian Religious History and History of Indian Civilization and Culture, Manuscriptology and Textual criticism, and specialized in the modern methodology of Ideological research.

Educational Qualifications
M.A. in Sanskrit, Agra University, Acharya (Sahitya), Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Ph. D. In Sanskrit (Vedic Mythology), Agra University, Dr. Phil, in Indology, Albert Ludwig University, Freiburg, D.Litt. (Ancient Indian History and Culture)(This is, incidentally, the first and the only degree of Doctor of Letters till now awarded by the Allahabad Univesity in the subject of Ancient Indian History and Culture since the establishment of the Department in 1956). Received personal and intensive training in Sanskrit Sastras (Grammar, Literature, and Philosophy).

Language Fluency
Dr.Tripathi is a polygot and is fluent in Sanskrit, Hindi, English, German, Oriya, Bengali, Urdu, Latin, French, Greek, Italian & Dutch

Positions Served
Lecturer (Hindi/Sanskrit), Oriental Institute, Dept. of South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Freiburg (W. Germany), November 1963 to February 1967 (Seven semesters or three and a half years).

Lecturer (Sanskrit), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh September 1967 to July 1968.

Lecturer (Sanskrit), Udaipur University, Udaipur, July 1968 to September 1973 (on extra-ord. leave from October 1970 to September 1973).

Chief Indologist cum Resident Director: Orissa Research Project at Bhubaneswar, Jointly sponsored by the University of Heidelberg and Freiburg, Financed and supported by the German Research Council (DFG), Bonn, October 1970 to April 1972.

Senior Research Officer (Wisscnschaftlicher Angestelltcr) in the South-Asia Institute of the University of Heidelberg, May 1972 to December 1973; continued to complete the research work in an honorary capacity till the end of 1975. Lectured at the University of Freiburg

Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Hindi/Sanskrit) at the Oriental Institute (Orientalisches Seminar), Dept. of South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Freiburg, January 1974 to September 1977.

Principal, G. N. Jha Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapectha (Central Sanskrit Research Institute), Allahabad (for 24 years) October 1977 - October 2001.

Professor and Head of the Kalakosha division of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Delhi from September 2002 to June 2010.

National Fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Rashtrapati Niwas, Shimla, from July 2010 to June 2012.

Academic Director, B. L. Institute of Indology, Delhi from July 2012 to Oct. 2013 Currently Director, B. L. Institute of Indology, Delhi from Nov. 2013 till date.

Senior Fellow, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies

Visiting Faculty
Taught as visiting faculty member at the following Institutions during the tenure of the above post

Principal, Kendriya, Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Lucknow 1993-94

Chairman U. P. Sanskrit Academy, Lucknow for the years 1993-95 (in honorary capacity).

Visiting Professor to the Sanskrit Department of the Vikram University, Ujjain, 1984. Visiting Professor to the Sanskrit Department of the H. S. Gaur University, Saugar 1985.

Visiting Professor to the Dept. of History, South Asia Institute (Sudasien-Institute), University of Heidelberg, Germany, May-Aug., 1985.

Visiting Noted Scholar lo the Asian Studies Department of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada for teaching a three-unit summer course in South Asian Mythology in Summer 1989.

Visiting Professor to the Department of Asian Studies University of British Columbia (U.B.C.), Vancouver for one year (July 1990-June 1991); teaching courses an Indian Mythology and History of Indian Civilization.

Visiting Professor, Seminar fur Indologie und Rclionsgeschichtc (Institute for Indie Studies and History of Religions), University of Tubingen/Germany,

University and the Department, WS 1998-99. Mercator Professor of DFG (German Research Council), April 2000-March 2001 Berlin.

Visiting Professor for Indology and Sanskrit Studies, and Chairman of Indological and Central Asian Institute of the University of Leipzig (Germany), from Nov. 2001 to August 2002.

Awards & Recognitions
"Rashtrapati Puraskaar" Presidential Certificate of Merit for outstanding Sanskrit scholar of Modern Stream, 2005.

Lalbahadur Shastri Rashtriya Vidyapeeth, New Delhi 2013.
 * Awarded the Degree of ‘Vachaspati’ honoris causa by the deemed University

Allahabad, 2014.
 * Awarded Meera Sahitya Samman by the Association of writer and publishers of

Education, Govt. of India 1959-62.
 * Research scholarship in Humanities&quot; at the Doctorate level by the Ministry of

conducting higher Research work in Indology in Germany 1963-66.
 * Research fellowship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for

performance at the doctorate level (Dr. Phil.) in 1967.
 * Faculty prize of the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg/Br. for best thesis and

(Rajabhasa Vibhag), Govt. of Bihar, 1984 as the book was adjudged as the best Indological work in Hindi of that year.
 * Special Prize on the book ‘Vaidika Devata’ awarded by the Dept. of languages

Academy, Lucknow (1981-96)
 * Several prizes of different denominations on other publications by the Sanskrit

the work Vyakrtivatsarajam by Delhi Sanskrit Academy, 1992.
 * All India creative-writing prize for modem Sanskrit prose-writing on

Sanskrit Sansthan of U.P., Lucknow 1997.
 * Banabhatta prize on critical the edition of the work Gangavatarana-champu by

contribution towards promotion and development of Sanskrit language by Sri Jnana (Gyana) Kalyana Charitable Trust with Prof. Murli Manohar Joshi, Minister of Education, Govt. of India as its secretary.
 * Chandravati Joshi Sanskrit Language Prize awarded in 1999 for valuable

outstanding contribution towards promotion of Sanskrit,1999.
 * Honoured by the Vice-chancellor of the Sanskrit University, Varanasi for

integration among the different language groups in India
 * Chairman (Honorary), Bhasha Sangam; A society for fostering emotional

Member also of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Delhi.
 * Member of the Arts Purchase Committee of the National Museum, Delhi and

Notable Works
Some of his notable works are :

Monographs
i) Vaidika Devtā, Udbhava aur Vikās (In Hindi; ‘The Deities in the Vedas and their subsequent development through the Epics and the Puranas’), two volumes, Delhi 1981,1982. Second revised edition, Delhi 2011.

ii) Communication with God: A Study of the daily Puja ceremony of the Jagannatha Temple, Delhi, 2004.

iii) Religion and Culture of Eastern India. Eschmann Memorial Lectures, Delhi 1993.

iv) Foundation of a Brahmin Village: On the town planning of ancient India, Delhi, 1981.

v) The Cult of Jagannatha and the Regional Tradition of Orissa (co-edited and co-authored with Prof. H. Kulke and A. Eschmann), Delhi, 1978.

vi) Pracīna Bhārata kī Kalā (In Hindi; ‘The Art of Ancient India&#39;), Kanpur, 1971.

vii) Ursprung und Entwicklung der Vāmana-Legende in der indischen Literatur. A religio-historical study of the development of the Dwarf-legend of Visnu (in German), Wiesbaden, 1968.

Textual Studies
i) Kāvyaprakāsha with the commentary of Rājānaka-Ānanda, brought from Kashmir and transcribed from Sharada script, Co- edited together with Dr. Prakash Pandey, under print with Naga Publishers, being published by the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi; expected to be released in 2015.

ii) Suparnādhyāya. A Yajurvedic ancient work in Tristubh meters with proper accents in 13 Adhyāyas on the same theme, edited for the first time with the unpublished commentary of Jayaratha an extensive introduction, and copious notes. Delhi, 2014.

iii) Svarupu-prakāsha. By Kashmirika Sadananda. A rare and hitherto unknown work on Advaita Vedanta with Vaisnava learnings; camera-ready copy awaiting publication with the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi, 2010.

iv) Amrtāharanam. A hitherto unknown and unique Samavedic ancillary work on the legend of bringing the Soma/Amrta from Indra&#39;s heaven by Garuda; Delhi, 2005.

v) Gitagaurivaram (a Rāga-kāvya), a hitherto unknown work of Tirumalabhatta on the love exploits of Siva and Parvati. Allahabad, 2002.

vi) Ananga sanjivana bhāna. A very rare dramatic work of Sanskrit of the 12th Century, discovered and edited with the help of a single MS published in 2001.

vii) Jatāpatalah. Critically edited with the commentary of Dayashankara (on the Jatāpatha of the Ŗgveda), Allahabad 2000. Manuscripts belong to late Prof. K.C. Chattopadhyaya (Director, Research, Sanskrit University, Varanasi, and Sarasvati Bhavan, Varanasi).

viii) Sabdachitrāvali of Yogadeva. An extremely rare and unknown Citrakāvya of Sanskrit, existing in only one single damaged Manuscript, was discovered in a family at Lucknow and edited with its commentary. Allahabad, 1998.

ix) Rājyābhisekavidhi. On the coronation ceremony of kings in Orissa, MS procured from the royal library of Keonjhar, ed. with an extensive introduction, Allahabad, 1998

x) Jagannātha-shatakam of Raghuraj Singh of Rewa. Manuscript procured from the Palace Library of Rewa, re- edited with Introduction, Allahabad, 1997.

xi) Vedāvittaprakāsikā. A textbook of Avesta for the students of Veda, composed by Pt. K.C. Chattopadhyaya, posthumously edited, brought up-to-date, and published, Allahabad, 1997.

xii) Gangāvataranacampu. By Shankar Diksita, a court poet of Maharaja Chet Singh of Benares (18th C.), discovered for the the first time, critically edited with a long literary introduction, Allahabad, 1996.

xiii) Sabhyālankaranam. By Govindajit Bhatta, a hitherto unknown anthology of subhashitas, mainly on the theme of love, edited with the help of a single Manuscript, Allahabad, 1993.

xiv) Rāmamahimnah-stavah. A long hymn in praise of the glory of Rāma, edited with a Hindi translation, Allahabad, 1991.

xv) Bālabodhini. A Sanskrit commentary on the Pratyaksha a portion of the Nyayasiddhanta Muktāvali by Visvanatha Bhattacarya, edited, Allahabad, 1991.

xvi) Sundarakathā: A prose fiction by Nārayana (16th C?) based on the legend of the origin of Caurapancāshikā; edited for the first time on the basis of three Manuscripts, Allahabad, 1991.

xvii) Srikāntakavitākalāpah. collection of the Sanskrit poems of a poet of the first half of 20th C. (1902-1949), posthumously edited and published, Allahabad, 1989.

xviii) Katakarājavamsāvali. The traditional history of Orissa in Sanskrit copies procured from India Office Library,

xix) Chandipurāñam. an Upa-purana, MSS procured from Italy and Oxford, edited with translation, 1986

Descriptive Catalogue
Collected over 250 Palm leaf Manuscripts in Orissa from Puri and adjoining districts on religious, ritualistic, and literary themes from 1970 to 1973 and prepared a detailed descriptive catalog of the same in two volumes for: under publication by Manohar Book Service

Research Articles
1. Ŗgveda meñ Puramdhi, (in Hindi, ‘An investigation of the word &#39;puramdhi&#39; in the Ŗgveda’). Prācya Prajnd, Journal of the Sanskrit Dept. of Aligarh M. University, Aligarh: 1968

2. Leopold von Schröder: An appreciation of the life and the works of a German Indologist. (In German), Brahmdnananada Sāstri Commemoration Volume, Aligarh:1969.

3. An etymological note on the word; Alamkāra: Expansion of its meaning; Principles of Literary criticism

4. Foundations of the Indo-European Religion. Darshan International, Moradabad, Vol IX.3 (1969).

5. The Indo-European Gods of the Sky. Darshan International, Moradabad Vol. IX.4. (1970) 6. On the formation of the work Śakuntalā: The Traces of a rare diminutive ‘la’ in Sanskrit; Journal of the Oriental Institute, Baroda, Vol. XX.2 (1970).

7. Das Navakalevar Ritual im Jagannātha Temple von Puri. Paper read in the XVIII. German Oriental Conference at Lübeck 1972 and published in the Z.D.M.G. (Zeitschrift der Morgenländishen Gasellschaft), Supplement II, Wiesbaden 1974.

8. The Significance of the contents analysis for the reconstruction of a Purānic Text. (On the text-critical problems of the Puranas), Purānam, Varanasi, Vol. XVII. 1(1975).

9. The Influence of some philosophical systems on the mode of worship of Kriśna Jagannātha. Zeitschrift für Religions und Geistesgeschichte, Cologne, Vol. XXVII (1975).

10. Some Remarks on the Supposed Nārada Pāncarātra. (The the authenticity of the ‘Narada Panaratra’ examined based on manuscripts material from Orissa), Indo-Iranian Journal, Vol. XVIII: (1976). 11. On the Evolution of the concept of Jagannātha as a Deity. Journal of Oriental Institute, Baroda, Silver Jubilee number (March- July, 1976).

12. Überreste der Indra Verehrung in Ostindien. (In German; ‘The remains of Indra worship in East India during the festival of Indradhvaja), Suppl. Ill of the Z.D.M. G., 1977.

13. The Worship of Kartawrya Arjuna: On the Deification of a royal the personage in India, Journal of Royal Asiatic Society, London; 1981

14. The Concept of the deity Puruśottama in the Āgamas. Cult of Jagannatha and the Regional Tradition of Orissa (CJRTO), Edited by A. Eschmann, H. Kulke and G.C.Tripathi, Manohar Book Service, Delhi 1978, 2nd ed. 1987.

15. The Mode of Daily worship in the Jagannātha temple and its special features. ibidem (CJRTO) . 16. Navakalevera: The unique Ceremony of the; Birth and the Death&#39; of the Lord of the World. ibidem.

17. On the Formation of the Triad of Jagannātha. ibidem.

18. Jagannātha: The Ageless Deity of the Hindu. ibidem.

19. Die Vorstellung der Dämonen im indischen Glauben. (In German; ‘The concept of Demons in Indian Belief’), Ludwick Sternbach Commemoration Volume, Lucknow 1979, II.

20. A newly discovered Copper plate grant of the Kalachuri Prthvideva-I of the year K834 (1082 A.D.). Journal of Ganganath Jha Research Institute (K.S. Vidyapeetha), Allahabad, Vol. 35.2 (1979).

21. The legend of the Dwarf Incarnation of Viśnu: a short history of its development. Journal of G.N. Jha Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Allahabad, Volume 36 (1980).

22. Prāchina Bhārata meñ Bāla-kridāyñn aur Sudraka ki Mrcchakatika. (In Hindi; ‘Children&#39;s games in ancient India and the Mrcchakatikam of Sudraka’), in Kala Quarterly, State Lalita Kala Academy, Lucknow, Vol. l2 (1981).

23. Gitagovind: Svarupa, Paramparā evam Mulyānkana. (In Hindi; ‘The Gitagovinda of Jayadeva: its nature, tradition and assessment’) in Sammelan Patrika, Allahabad, Saka 1903 (1981 A.D.).

24. Śabdāvali Gavesanā. (In Sanskrit; ‘An Investigation into the Sanskrit Vocabulary in Punjabi’), Suryodaya, Varanasi, Vol. 58.3, VS 2037-38 (1981)

25. Mahimā-dharmah: Utkale Pravartamānah Sampradāyavisesah. (In Sanskrit; ‘The Mahima Cult: a religious sect of Orissa’) Pattdbhirdma Shastri Felicitation Volume, Varanasi 1981, Part I.

26. Śiva kī aśtamurtiyāñ aur unkī Vaidika pŗśthabhūmi (In Hindi; ‘The Eight Manifestations of Lord Siva and their Vedic Background’, Kosal (Journal of the Indian Research Society of Avadh), Faizabad, Vol. IV (1982-83).

27. Sanskrtasya Saraliarane-abhinavah prayogah (In Sanskrit: ‘A new experiment towards simplification of Sanskrit’), Suryodaya, Varanasi, Vol. 59, No: 4-6 (1982).

28. Is Satābdi ke us Pār: Nrtattvasāstra ki Sambhāvanāyeñ (In Hindi; ‘Beyond the horizons of this century, the possibilities of Anthropology’), Vigyan, Allahabad, April 1983.

29. A Unique sale deed of the 13th century on Copperplate. Journal of Ganganatha Jha Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Baladeva Upadhyaya Felicitation Volume, Vol. 37, 1-4 (1983).

30. Hayagriva as Demon and God in Indian Mythology. Ŗtam, Lucknow, 1983 (Dr. B. R. Saxena Felicitation Volume).

31. Varsārambha kā Jyotiparva Dipāvali, (In Hindi; ‘Dipāvali: the New Year&#39;s Festival of Light’), Manorama, Oct. 1984, Allahabad.

32. The legend of the destruction of Tripura and its Vedic Origin, Amrtadharā, (Prof. R. N. Dandekar Felicitation Volume) edited by Prof. S.D. Joshi, Delhi 1984.

32. The Nilacalesārcana-candrikā of Sadāśiva, Sri Jagannatha-Jyotih (Jagannatha University Journal of Indology), Puri 1984, Vol. I, 1-2.

33. The Mahāpuruśvidyā: An unknown Text on the Glorification of Purusottama Kśetra. Journal of G. N. Jha Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Allahabad, Vol. 38 &amp; 39 (1982-83).

34. On the Correct identification of the so-called &quot; Navagraha. Temple of Gauhati. Journal of G. N. Jha Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha. Allahabad, Vol. 38 - 39 (1982-83).

35. King Sālivāhana of Mewar and the Problem of the authorship of Gāthā-Saptaśati. Journal of G. N. Jha Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Allahabad, Vol. 40 (1984).

36. Bhārata-Yunānadesayoh Sāmskritka-sambandhā. Jnanāmrtam (Prof. A. C. Swain Felicitation Volume), Bhubaneswar 1985,.

37. Vedoñ meñ Mātrtattva kl Avadhāranā. (In Hindi: ‘The concept of &#39;Universal Mother&#39; in the Vedas’), in Matrdevo Bhava, Calcutta, 1985.

38. Bhāratiya Sanskriti kā viśva par prabhāva. (In Hindi: ‘Contribution of Indian Culture to World Civilization’) in Sanskriti-Sangam; North- Central Zone Cultural Centre, Allahabad, Inaugural Issue (January- June 1987).

39. Mātā bhumih putro aham prithivyāh. (In Sanskrit: ‘The Earth is my mother and I am her son), Sanskrta Sammelanam, Patna, Dec. 1986.

42. Grantha ek, Pantha anek: Srimadbhagavadgitā aur uski vividha vyākhyāyen. (In Hindi: ‘Single scripture, several paths: The Srimadbhagavadgita and its various Interpretations’), Darshanika Quarterly, (All India Society of Philosophy), Varanasi,

43. Asmākam rāstriyah sevādhih. (In Sanskrit: ‘Our national heritage’) Sanskrit article, Samskrta Sammelanam, Patna, Sept. 1987.

44. Maukhika paramparā: Jnān kl Antahsalilā. (In Hindi: ‘The oral Tradition in India: An underground current of knowledge), Akashvani (formerly: Saranga), New Delhi, Vol. 52.7 (April 1987).

45. Ritual of daily Pūjā in the Jagannātha temple of Puri: An analytical Appraisal. Navonmesa (Mm. Gopinatha Kaviraja Smriti Grantha), Varanasi 1987, Pt. IV, Pp. 389-396. Reprinted in the Journal of Asiatic Society, Calcutta, Vol. XXIX.2 (1987).

46. Kārttikeya: Loka-Veda Sammanvaya ke prathama Devatā (In Hindi; ‘Karttikeya: the first Deity bringing about a synthesis between the Vedic and the popular religious Traditions’), Ata-Eva, Inaugural issue, Lucknow, U.P. Hindi Sansthan 1987.

47. Indo-European Elements in Greek and Indian Mythology. In Vājapeya (Prof. K. D. Bajpai Felicitation Volume), Delhi 1987, Pt. II.

48. Dr. Eschmann&#39;s Contribution to Orissan Studies. Religion and Society in Eastern India, Edited by G. C. Tripathi &amp; H. Kulke, Bhubaneswar, 1988, Reprinted, Delhi 1993.

49. Language: A unique cementing Force. A comparative study of the case of Europe and India, Annual magazine of Bhaśā Sangam, Allahabad, 1987.

50. Bhārat kā Adikāvya Vālmlkiya Rāmāyana: Ek Mulyāñkana. (In Hindi: ‘The first epic of India, the Ramayana of Valmiki: An assessment’), Hindustani, Allahabad July-Sept. 1987.

51. The Concept of Ritual Purity (śuddhi) in Indian Religion &amp; Thought. Religion and Society in Eastern India, (Eschmann Memorial Lectures), Bhubaneswar 1988. Reprinted, Manohar Book Service, Delhi 1993.

52. An Introduction to Chitrakūta and its Māhātmya. Pilgrimage Studies: Text and Context, edited by Prof. L. Gopal and D. P. Dubey, Allahabad 1990.

53. Sikhism and the Heritage of Vedānta. Journal of the G. N. Jha Research Institute, Allahabad, Vol. 46 (1990).

54. Hamāri Rāshtriya Asmitā evam Sanskŗta. (In Hindi; ‘Our national Identity and Sanskrit language’), in Harikatha, Vol. 17, No. 10 (Oct. 1990).

55. Samskŗta pāthālocana ke siddhānta; (In Hindi; ‘Canons of Sanskrit Textual Criticism’), Ushati, Allahabad, 1992.

56. Riwānaresa-bāndhavesa-Raghurāja-simhaviracitam jagadisasatakam, (In Sanskrit; ‘A hymn of one hundred verses in praise of god Jagannatha’ composed by Raghuraja Singh, the king of Bandhava dynasty of Rewa), edited with a Sanskrit introduction, Journal of Ganga Nath Jha Research Institute, Allahabad Vol. 46 (1990).

57. The Religious and Cultural Importance of Indian Festivals. Editorial of the Souvenir of the All India Seminar on Indian Festivals, organized by Bhāśa Sangam, Allahabad 1995.

58. Pāncāla Kśetra ke ek ajnāta Tikākāra: Dinakara (In Hindi; ‘On Dinakar: An unknown Sanskrit Commentator of the Pāncāla Region’), Pāncāla, Kanpur, Vol. 8 (1995).

59. The Concept of; Tirthas; in the Āgamas. Pilgrimage Studies, Vol. Ill: Sacred places, Sacred Traditions (A publication of the Society for Pilgrimage Studies), Allahabad 1995.

60. Vaidika Vānmaya meñ Srlganeśa. (In Hindi; ‘Ganeśa in Vedic literature’), The Ganapati Special Number of Ramlila Souvenir, Allahabad 1995.

61. Sripancamukhi Hanuman aur unki Upāsanā. (In Hindi; ‘The five- headed Hanuman and the nature of his Worship’), Ibid, 1996.

62. Kavivara Gumani Pant aur unkā Jagannātha śataka (In Hindi; ‘The poet Gumani Pant and his unknown octave of verses in praise of Lord Jagannatha’), Sarasvati, Allahabad, 1996.

63. Śakti Upāsanā ki Vaidika aur Paurānika Paramparā (In Hindi; ‘The tradition of Mother goddess cult in the Vedic and the Puranic literature’), The Silver Jubilee Souvenir of the Durgapuja Committee, Allahabad 1996.

64. Vaidika Devamandala ke udbhava aur parāvarti vikāsa: Ek vihangam dŗśti (In Hindi; ‘Origin and development of the Vedic Pantheon: A bird's eye view’), Vedānsh (Swami Satyaprakasa Saraswati comm. Vol.) Allahabad 1996.

65. Samskŗt Vāŋmaye Lokacitranam. (In Sanskrit; ‘Delineation of folk- life in Sanskrit literature), Sangamani, Allahabad, Vol. 25 (1996).

66. Hinduism through western glasses: A critique of some western views on the Hinduism, Hinduism Revisited, edited by H. Kulke and G. Sontheimer, 2 nd Edition, Delhi 1996.

67. Communication with God through Image in the Āgamic Ritual of worship, Pilgrimage Studies, Vol 5, Allahabad, (2000).

68. Relationship between a Preceptor (guru) and his Disciple (śiśya) in the Āgamas, especially Śaiva and Śakta. A paper presented in the International Seminar on the role of Guru at Akshardham, Gandhinagar, Dec. 1996, Published in its Proceedings.

69. The Ritual of Royal Consecration in Orissa: Introducing the manuscript; Rājyābhiśekāvidhi. Journal of the Ganga Nath Jha Research Institute, Allahabad, Vol. 47 (1991).

70. A Short Note on the word Sākśin. Sakshi (Quarterly Bulletin of the G.B. Pant Social Science Institute), Allahabad 1997.

71. Traces of Buddhist Thoughts in the Bhagavadgita. Journal of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Vol. 78 (1998) Pune.

72. Vedeșu Śilpam Lalitakalāśca. (In Sanskrit; ‘Crafts and fine arts in the Veda’), Sangamani Vol. 26.1 (1997) Pp. 57-62 and Vol. 26.2 (1997).

73. Asmākam manīśi Bhojarājah Sthāpatya. (In Sanskrit; ‘King Bhoja, our learned expert of the science of architecture), Sangamani, Vol.26.3 (1997).

74. Gitagaurivaram - nāma kāvyam, tatkartā Tirumalabhattaśca. (In Sanskrit; ‘On the unknown kavya Gitagaurivara and its author Tirumalabhatta’), ibid, Vol. 26.4 (1997).

75. Nātyasastra evam devopāsanā ke paripreksya meñ hastamudrā vimarśa (In Hindi; ‘Hand gestures in the light of dramatic art and Hindu ritual of worship), Res. Journal of Hindustani Academy, Allahabad, Volume 59.1 (Jan-March 1998).

76. Ko devo Jagannātha mandire upāsyah. (In Sanskrit; ‘Who is the worshippable deity in the Jagannatha Temple?’), Trigunasrih: Splendor of Indology, Festschrift, Gyanbharati Publications, Delhi 1995.

77. Prācīn Bhārat meñ rājakiya sevā aur praśāsana vyavasthā. (In Hindi; ‘State services and administrative system in ancient India’), Anusandhan Patrika (Research Journal of the Vijnana Parisad), Allahabad, Vol.41.3 (1998). Reprinted in Kalakalpa (Journal of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Arts), Delhi, I.2, 2004.

78. The Concept of Divinity in the Ŗgveda and the subsequent Literature. Madhyabharati: Journal of the latest research in Humanities, Sagar University, Sagar, Vol. 46 (1998). Keitha mahodāyasya Samskŗta sevā. (In Sanskrit, ‘Contribution of A. B. Keith to Sanskrit studies’), Visvasanskritam, Hoshiarpur, Vol. 36.4 (1999).

80. Panditā Ksamā Rao tasyāh satyāgrahagitā ca. (In Sanskrit; ‘The poetess P.K.R. and her satyagraha, a critical appraisal’), Svatantratāsrih, Allahabad 1999.

81. Vedopavarņita suryatattava samikśānām. (In Sanskrit; ‘An insight into the concept and nature of the Sun God as described in the Vedas’), Saudamini, Allahabad 1999.

82. Samskrita pāndulipinām samrakśane panditānām avadānam, (In Sanskrit; ‘Contribution of traditional Pandits towards preservation of our manuscript heritage’), Conference called ‘Pandit’, Heidelberg 1999. Published in its Proceedings edited by Prof. Axel Michaels Heidelberg 2001, also in Sarasvati Susama (Res. Journal of the Sanskrit University, Varanasi, Vol. 52 (1, 2).

83. The Ceremony of Pușyābhișeka in Orissa. Govinddbhinandanam (Prof. G.C. Pandey felicitation volume), Part II, Allahabad 2001.

84. Über Hayagrīva: den pferdeköpfigen Gott in der indischen Mythologie. (In German; ‘On Hayagriva: The God with a horse’s body in Indian mythology’), Tohfa-e-dil (Felicitation volume in honour of Helmut Nespital, edited by Dr. D.W. Loenne), Berlin, Reimbek 2001.

85. Gokarņa: A borrowed word from Avesta? Kalakalpa, Journal of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Delhi, 2003.

86. The unpublished ritual literature of Orissa and the Śaivakalpadruma. The U.N. Dhal Commemoration Volume, Bhubaneswar, 2004.

87. Some Remarks on the Vāmadevasamhita: A unique Śaivite text on the worship of the Vaiśņava Deity Jagannātha. Prof. Hermann Kulke Felicitation Volume, Manohar Book Service, Delhi, 2005.

88. Suparņādhyāya: The oldest dramatic work of India. Brahmavidya (Adyar Library Bulletin), Madras, Vol. 66 (2002).

89. Ŗta, Dharma aur Sanskāra: Bhāratīya sanskriti ki lokakalyāņakāri avadhārñāyen. (In Hindi, ‘Ŗta, Dharma and Sanskāra: fundamental precepts aiming at universal welfare in Indian culture’), Jnanayani, Lucknow. Jan.-March 2004.

90. Bauddha Dharma: Bhagavadgita ka Purvapaksha. (In Hindi; ‘Buddhist) Jnanayani (A special number on Buddhist culture), Lucknow, April-Sept. 2005.

91. Dandinah pada Lālityam. (In Sanskrit; ‘The phonetic beauty of Dandi’s writings’), Ajasra (Sanskrit Journal of Akhil Bharatiya Sanskrit Parishad), Lucknow, Special Volume, 2003-07.

92. The Goddesses in Orissa: An Overview. Chitsukhi, Gorakhpur, Vol I.1., 2007

93. Sanskrit and German: A Comparative Study of the grammatical structures. Sanskrit Across Cultures, D.K. Printworld, Delhi 2007.

94. Buddhist Ethics and the Dhammapada. Universal Message of Buddhist Tradition, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Delhi, 2009.

95. Wissen Bewahren im modernen Indien. (In German; ‘Preservation of traditional knowledge in modern India’), in Universität Wissenteilen, University of Zurich, 2009.

96. Viduranīti kā ek prāchīn anuvāda. (In Hindi; ‘An ancient translation of Vidurniti’), Kriti Rakshan (Quarterly Journal of the National The mission for Manuscripts), Delhi, Aug.-Nov. 2009.

97. Early Indian and Greek philosophical Understanding. Vishveshwarananda Indological Journal, Hoshiarpur, Vol. 47, 2010.

98. Indian Knowledge System and the Veda. Vedic Texts and the Knowledge Systems of India, edited by C.M. Neelkadhan and K.A. Rajendran, University of Kalady (Kerala), 2010.

99. The global Vision of Sanskrit. Vishvavara: Sanskrit for Human Survival, Special Volume released on the occasion of World Sanskrit Conference, Delhi, January 2012.

100. The Svarņaprabhāsa sutra as an excellent vademecum for the laity of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Advaitamani, Commemoration Volume in honor of Prof. R.M. Sharma, Delhi, 2012.

101. A short note on the term Mudra. Vasudeva Smriti Samhita (Vasudeva Sharan Agrawal Commemoration Volume), Varanasi, 2014.

102. The Concept of Vak in the Vedas and Bhartrihari. Tattvabodha (National Manuscripts Mission), Vol. IV, Delhi, 2012.

103. Explaining the Vicissitudes of human life: The Indian view. Life Configurations: Challenges of Life (Essays on Philosophical and Cultural Anthropology), Conference papers of a conference held in Buenos Aires, edited by Gert Melville &amp; Carlos Ruta, Gruyter, Oldenbourg, 2014.

Family
Dr. Tripathi was born to Sanskrit Scholar Pt. RamSharan Shastri and his wife Smt. Shivdasi. He lost his mother at the tender age of 6 years and was brought up lovingly by his father who was also his first teacher, mentor, and guide. His younger brother is Dr. Ramacharan Tripathi, a psychologist par excellence and the pioneer of Modern & Industrial Psychology in India. Married to Smt. Suman Tripathi, he has 3 children and divides his time between Delhi and Chennai.