Krishna Kanta Handique

Krishna Kanta Handique
Born(1898-07-20)20 July 1898
Jorhat, Assam
Died7 June 1982(1982-06-07) (aged 83)
Dibrugarh, Assam
OccupationProfessor, Vice-Chancellor
LanguageAssamese
NationalityIndian
Alma materCotton College
Sanskrit College and University
Calcutta University
Oxford University
Paris University
Berlin University
Notable awards
ChildrenBijoy Krishna Handique

Promila Gogoi

Ohoilia Gogoi

Krishna Kanta Handique (20 July 1898 – 7 June 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.[1]

  1. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.