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Bhikhan Lal Atreya

Bhikhan Lal Atreya (1897–1967) was an Indian writer and scholar, known for his writings on the Hindu scripture, Yogavasishtha.^[1] He was a professor of philosophy at Banaras Hindu University and did academic research on parapsychology and mysticism.^[2] The Yogavāsistha and Its Philosophy,^[3] The essence of Yogavāsiṣṭha^[4] and An Introduction to Parapsychology^[5] are some of his notable books. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1957, for his contributions to literature and education.^[6]

Selected bibliography[edit]

• Bhikhan Lal Atreya (1939). The Yogavāsistha and Its Philosophy. Indian Bookshop.
• Bhikhan Lal Atreya (1952). An Introduction to Parapsychology: Collected Papers on Psychical Research. Kumar Publication.
• Bhikhan Lal Atreya (1952). The Spirit of Indian Culture. International Standard Publications.
• Bhikhan Lal Atreya (1962). The essence of Yogavāsiṣṭha. Dershana printers.
• Bhikhan Lal Atreya (1964). Bhāratīya nīti-śāstra kā itihāsa. Hindī Samiti.
• Bhikhan Lal Atreya; Rama Shanker Srivastava; Shanti Prakash Atreya, J. P. Atreya (1977). Philosophical reflections. Oriental Publishers & Distributors.
• Bhikhan Lal Atreya (1981). The Philosophy of the Yoga-vasistha: A Comparative, Critical and Synthetic Survey of the Philosophical Ideas of Vasistha as Presented in the Yoga-Vasistha Maha-Ramayana. Darshana Printers.
• Bhikhan Lal Atreya; Sampūrṇānanda Saṃskr̥ta Viśvavidyālaya (2002). Vāsiṣṭhadarśanam. Sampūrṇānanda Saṃskr̥ta Viśvavidyālaye. ISBN 9788172700836.

See also[edit]

• Yogavasishtha

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• "Back Matter". The Phylon Quarterly. 8 (4). 1957. JSTOR 273293.

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