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Press Release
SILVER MEDAL PRESENTED IN MEMORY OF A GREAT SANSKRIT SCHOLOR AND INDIAN FREEDOM
FIGHTER

Well ahead of a great freedom fighter and Sanskrit scholar Pandit Shyamaji
Krishnavarma�?Ts 151st Birth Anniversary Celebration next year, Hindu
Swatantryavir Smruti Sansthanam has achieved its goal to establish Pandit
Shyamaji Krishnavarma Silver Medal at College de France Surbonne University,
Paris. The First Silver Medal was personally presented by Mr Hemantkumar Gajanan
Padhya, the founder of Hindu Swatantryavir Smruti Sansthanam, United Kingdom, to
Dr Caterina Guenzi on 7th June 2006 in presence of prominent Indologist,
Professors and many distinguished personalities from France. The presence of Dr
Prithwindra Mukherjee, the grand son of a great freedom fighter late Shri Jatin
Mukherjee (Bagha Jatin) was very significant from Indian side as Pandit Shyamaji
gave tremendous inspirations and support to the Freedom Fighters Revolutionaries
of Bengal. Dr Caterina Guenzi was selected to receive the medal for 2005-6
academic year by the board of directors of College de France for her outstanding
ten years scholarly research on Banarasi Jyotish Shastra and jyotishacharyas. Dr
Guenzi also has doctorate in Social Anthropology and Ethnology from L�?TEcole
des Hautes Etudes En Science Sociale (L�?Tehess), Paris. She is now involved
with further research project financed by the French Institute of Pondichery.

Dr Guenzi is fluent in Italian, French, English, Hindi and Sanskrit. Dr Gerrard
Fussman, the director of L�?T Institut d�?TEtudes Indiennes delivered the speech
on life�?Ts work and contribution of Pandit Shyamaji Krishnavarma in French and
introduced Dr Guenzi and announced her to be the winner of Pandit Shyamaji
Krishnavarma medal. Shri Hemantkumar Gajanan Padhya traditionally honoured Dr
Caterina Guenzi with Indian Religious Shawl and
awarded her the precious 100gms Sterling Silver Medal. A special award of Pandit
Shyamaji�?T s Memorial Silver Coin was presented by Mr Padhya to Dr Fussman for
his long service to L�?TInstitut d�?TEtudes Indiennes and for teaching the
Sanskrit language. Pandit Shyamaji Krishnavarma had a long affinity with Paris.
Shyamaji lived in Paris during 1907 to 1914, during which time he networked with
the Socialist leaders of France, Surbonne University and Sylvian Levi, a
renowned
French Indologist. After the death of Pandit Shyamaji and his wife Shrimati
Bhanumati Krishnavarma in Geneva, Pandit Shyamaji Krishnavarma Foundation was
established in 1937 at Surbonne University by the executors Mr Maurice Hess and
Shri Sardarsinh Rana as desired by them and 200,000 franks were donated to
Sorbonne University from Mr & Mrs Krishnavarma�?Ts capitals and assets. A rare
and precious collection of Pandit Shyamaji�?Ts books were also donated to the
University, which have been carefully preserved. Surbonne University honoured
Pandit Shyamaji for his generous and valuable donations by placing Pandit
Shyamaji
�?Ts Memorial Plaque in their famous and exclusive �?oThe Hall of Honour�?�
along with many famous French philanthropists�?T statues and plaques.




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