Ramchandra Shukla | |
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Born | |
Died | 2 February 1941 | (aged 56)
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Writer, essayist, scholar, historian, novelist, critic. |
Known for | Codifier 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).