Author | Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan |
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Original title | Meri Jeevan Yatra - My Journey Through Life |
Language | Hindi (Translated in many Languages) |
Series | 6 Volumes (I, II, III, IV, V, VI) |
Genre | Autobiography |
Publication date | 1944 |
Publication place | Allahabad, India |
Meri Jeevan Yatra (मेरी जीवन यात्रा), also known as My Journey Through Life is an autobiography of scholar, and polyglot Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan. Sankrityayan was fluent in many languages and dialects, including Hindi, Sanskrit, Pali, Bhojpuri, Magahi, Urdu, Persian, Arabic, Tamil, Kannada, Tibetan, Sinhalese, French and Russian.[1] He was an Indologist, a Marxist theoretician, and a creative writer. Meri Jeevan Yatra was first published in 1944. The book describes his life, including his childhood, his life journey, and his professional experiences.