Kamala Sankrityayan

Kamala Sankrityayan
कमला सांकृत्यायन
Dr. Kamala Sankrityayan (1930–2009)
Born
Kamala Pariyar

(1930-08-15)15 August 1930
Kalimpong, West Bengal, India
Died25 October 2009(2009-10-25) (aged 79)
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Writer, editor, scholar
Parents
  • Chandraman Pariyar (father)
  • Chandramaya Pariyar (mother)

Kamala Sankrityayan (née Pariyar; 15 August 1930 – 25 October 2009) was a 20th century Indian writer, editor and scholar of Hindi and Nepali literature. She was the wife of the renowned historian Rahul Sankrityayan.[1]

  1. ^ "A tribute to Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan: Mussoorie's 'Scholar Gypsy'". The Pioneer.