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Siddheshwar Shastri Chitrav

Indian Vedic scholar

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Source revisionSep 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ19974486 ↗
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Siddheshwar Shastri Chitrāv (1 February 1894 - 7 January 1984) was an Indian Vedic scholar, lexicographer, translator and writer of Marathi literature. Chitrav was credited with the translations of many upanishads into Marathi language. He also wrote many dictionaries such as Mahabhashayshabadkosh, Prachin Bharatiya Sthalakosha and Shri Ganesh Kosha.He established the Bhartiya Chitrakosh Mandal which later published three encyclopedias. He was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.

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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q19974486. VIAF identifies the subject as 118318846. The Library of Congress control number is n82009812. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1894, 1984 and 1970.

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This entry incorporates text from “Siddheshwar Shastri Chitrav” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.