Sachchidanand Sahai is an Indian epigraphist, writer and the scientific advisor to the Government of Cambodia for restoration of Angkor Wat and the Temple of Preah Vihear, known for his knowledge on Khmer civilization.
13 Facts About Sachchidanand Sahai
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Sachchidanand Sahai was honored by the Government of India, in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.
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Sachchidanand Sahai was born on 6 March 1941 in the Indian state of Bihar.
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Sachchidanand Sahai secured the post graduate degree from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, in 1962, in ancient Indian history, culture and archaeology and did research under the guidance of George Coedes in the University of Paris, Sorbonne on Les Institutions Politiques et l'organization administration du Cambode ancien to secure a doctoral degree.
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Sachchidanand Sahai is a former national professor of epigraphy, Institute of Archaeology, a Government of India funded institution.
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Sachchidanand Sahai has served as a distinguished visitor for the Indian Council for Cultural Relations to the ASEAN countries.
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Sachchidanand Sahai is the founder editor of the South East Asian Review since 1976, a journal dedicated to the cultural heritage of South East Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
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Sachchidanand Sahai has brought out his studies on the culture and heritage of South East Asia as publications.
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Sachchidanand Sahai is the author of a five-volume work on Lao Ramayana and has done research on the visit of King Chulalongorn to India in 1872.
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Sachchidanand Sahai is credited with a monograph, The Mekong River: Space and Social Theory.
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Sachchidanand Sahai is reported to have contributed to the dissemination of knowledge about the South East Asian culture through his addresses at several conferences.
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Sachchidanand Sahai has been a fellow of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla as well as the Australian National University and the Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme, Paris.
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Sachchidanand Sahai was married to Sudha Verma, a scholar in Hindi Literature from North Bihar.