Sankrityayan was an author-translator-editor who wrote approximately 125 books about society, religion and politics among other subjects
Rahul Sankrityayan (1893-1963) was one of India's great thinkers and writers. It's been 60 years since he passed away. He was a polyglot who knew around 30 languages but wrote mainly in Hindi. Sankrityayan was an author-translator-editor who wrote approximately 125 books about society, religion and politics among other subjects. In this episode of 'Itihas ke Panne', author and journalist Nilanjan Mukhopadhyaya talks to veteran journalist Kuldeep Kumar about the importance and relevance of Rahul Sankrityayan.