Ganganath Jha

Early life Ganganath Jha was born on the 25th of September, 1871 in the village of Sarisab-Pahi in Madhubani district of Bihar, British India. Through his ancestor, Achyut Jha, Ganganath Jha was related to the ruling family of the Raj Darbhanga estate.

He was vice-chancellor of the University of Allahabad from 1923 to 1932. The University of Allahabad established the Ganganath Jha Hostel in his honour.

Honors and awards Honorary Fellow of the Asiatic Society, 1924 Campbell Memorial Gold Medal, Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1935 Dhaut Samman, by Maharaja of Raj Darbhanga

Literary work Sir GN Jha written numerous books and translated many Sanskrit books into English.

Books authored The Prabhakar school of Purva-Mimansa, Allahabad University, 1911. Kavi Rahasya, Hindustan Academy Press, Prayag. Nyaya Prakash, Nagari Pracharini Sabha, Benares, 1920. Vaisveshik Darsha, Nagari Pracharini Sabha, Benares, 1921. The Philosophical Discipline, Calcutta University, 1928. Sources of Hindu law, Indian Press, Allahabad, 1930. Hindu Vidhi Ka Srota, Patna University, 1931. Shankar Vedant, Allahabad University, 1939. Purva-Mimansa in its sources, Banaras Hindu University, 1942. Yoga Darshana, Theosophical Society, Madras.

Books translated Chandogyopanishad, G.A. Nelson & Co., Madras, 1899. Yoga-Darsana, Theosophical Publication, Bombay, 1907. Gautam ka Nyaya Sutra, Oriental Book Agency, Poona, 1913. The Purva-Mimansa Sastra of Jaimini, Pāṇini office, Allahabad, 1916. Sloka Vartika, Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta, 1924. Tantra-Bhasa, Oriental Book Agency, Poona, 1925. Manusmriti, in five Volumes, Calcutta University, 1920–1926. Yoga Sar Sangrah, Oriental Book Agency, Poona, 1931. Tattvasamgraha of Shantarakshita, (in two Volumes), Baroda Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1936. Shabarbhasya, (in three Volumes), Baroda Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1939.

Books edited Memansa Nyaya Prakash, 1904. Gautam Ka Nyayasutra, Oriental Book Agency, Poona, 1931. Nyayadarshana, Coukhamba Sanskrit Series, Benares, 1925. Jyant Bhatt ki Nyayakalika, Sanskrit Bhavan Texts, Benares, 1925. Mimansa Paribhasha, Medical Hall Press, Benares, 1905. Bhavana Vivek, Govt. Press, Allahabad, 1922. Mimansa Mandan, Coukhamba Sanskrit Series, Benares, 1929. Manusmriti, Asiatic Society, Bengal. Tantra Ratna, Sanskrit Bhavan Texts, Benares, 1930. Vad vinod, Indian Press, Allahabad, 1915. Khandan Khanda Khadya, Coukhamba Sanskrit Series, Benares, 1914. Purush Pariksha, Veledeiyer, Allahabad, 1911. Kadambari, Sanskrit Bhavan Texts, Benares. Prasanna Raghav Natan, Sanskrit Bhavan Texts, Benares. Meghdootam, Sanskrit Bhavan Texts, Benares.

Ganganath Jha Research Institute Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (Ganganatha Jha Campus), formerly known as Ganganath Jha Research Institute (from 1943 to 1971) and Ganganatha Jha Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth (from 1971 to 2002 under the Ministry of HRD, Government of India) was founded on 17 November 1943 with a view to perpetuate the name and works of M. M. Dr. Sir Ganganatha Jha (b. 1871 & d.1941), an International figure of Orientology and Indology. This is the research training centre of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan from 2016 to 2017.