Ramchandra Shukla

Ramchandra Shukla
Born(1884-10-11)11 October 1884
Basti, North-Western Provinces, British India
Died2 February 1941(1941-02-02) (aged 56)
Benares, Benares State, British India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Writer, essayist, scholar, historian, novelist, critic.
Known forCodifier of the history of Hindi literature in a scientific system.

Ram Chandra Shukla (4 October 1884 – 2 February 1941),[1] better known as Acharya Shukla, was an Indian historian of Hindi literature. He is regarded as the first codifier of the history of Hindi literature in a scientific system by using wide, empirical research[2] with scant resources. As an author he is best known for Hindi Sahitya Ka Itihaas (1928–29).

  1. ^ Pustak Mahal -Editorial Group (1 January 1997). Over 300 Great Lives. Pustak Mahal. pp. 248–. ISBN 978-81-223-0273-8.
  2. ^ George K. M. George, Dr Karimpumannil Mathai (K.M.) (1997). Masterpieces of Indian literature, Volume 1. New Delhi: National Book Trust. p. 2184. ISBN 9788123719788.