Krishna Kanta Handique
| Krishna Kanta Handique | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 July 1898 Jorhat, Assam |
| Died | 7 June 1982 (aged 83) Dibrugarh, Assam |
| Occupation | Professor, Vice-Chancellor |
| Language | Assamese |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Assamese |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Notable awards |
Padma Shri (1955) Padma Bhushan (1967) |
| Children | Bijoy Krishna Handique |
Krishna Kanta Handique (Assamese: কৃষ্ণকান্ত সন্দিকৈ Krishnô Kantô Xôndikoi) (July 20, 1898 – June 7, 1982) was a Sanskrit scholar, an Indologist and philanthropist from Assam. He was a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan
Krishna Kanta Handique was born on July 20, 1898 in a Tai-Ahom family in Jorhat town of Assam, to Rai-Bahadur Radha Kanta Handique. He was educated at Cotton College, Guwahati (1913–15), Sanskrit College, Calcutta (1915–17), Calcutta University (1917–19), Oxford University, Paris University and Berlin University (1920–27). He also studied and learned many languages like Latin, Greek, French, German, Russian, Italian and Spanish. He is known to have known 13 languages: 8 European languages and 5 Indian languages including Pali and Prakrit.
Handique was the founder Vice-Chancellor of Gauhati University for nine years (1948–57). Prior to this he was the founder Principal of J.B. College, Jorhat (1930–48) and established the Hemalata Handique Memorial Institute in Jorhat. He is well known for his munificence to literary and educational foundations. He bequeathed his massive personal library to Guwahati University making available to the public rare and valuable books in 11 languages of the world. He also gave the copyright of all his books to Deccan College PG & Research Institute, Pune; The Jaina Samskriti Samrakshaka Sangh, Maharashtra and Prakrit Test Society, Ahmedabad.
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