User talk:Satyadev Verma

Introduction
Prof. Satya Dev Verma was a great Sanskrit scholar of 20th century, who devoted his life for popularising Sanskrit as a language of communication among the masses. He worked hard with a zeal to establish that this beautiful ancient language is not meant only for scriptures but can be used as a medium of normal conversation. He proved this by introducing the language as mother tongue to his children that was a unique thing in Northen India.

Academics
Born in 'Alahar' village near Radaur(Haryana) in the year 1918, Satya Dev had little opportunity for any formal education. His mother died shortly after giving birth to her son. His father Shri Dharm veer was a poor agrculturist inspired by the ideology of Arya samaj and had taken Sanyaas. Therefore at a tender age of five, Satya Dev was sent to a Gurukul in Pothohaar (Rawal Pindi), where his elder cousin Shri Vishwa Dev Shastri was also studying. At this Gurukul, under the tutelage of Acharya Mukti Ram - Darshanacharya subsequently known as Swami Atma Nanda; Satya Dev learnt Vedas,Shastras and Sanskrit grammer for many years. During this period, he also worked for Arya Samaj,taught Sanskrit and would visit various families for performing 'Havan' and 'Yagna'. He was one of the bright students of the Gurukul. He not only did Shastri but gradually completed post graduation in Sanskrit and Hindi.

Family History & Career
While in Rawal pindi,in 1946 Satya Dev got married to 'Kamla' daughter of Shri Lakshmi Narayan who rose to become a famous political figure as Dr.Kamla Verma many years later.That was the time when India was on the verge of Partition. Both Satya Dev and Kamla shifted to India and initially stayed in Amritsar for about eight years. Satya dev joined Khalsa college as a lecturer of Sanskrit. In  1955 Satya Dev shifted to Yamuna Nagar (Haryana)a place close to his native village. There he joined Mukand Lal National College as a lecturer in Sanskrit. He continued in the same institution till his retirement in the year 1978. Satya Dev Verma was blessed with two sons Rajeev and Vimarsh.