Raghu Vira, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Raghu Vira

Indian linguist

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1902

Place of Birth: Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan

Date of Death: 14-May-1963

Profession: politician, linguist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Raghu Vira (30 December 1902 – 14 May 1963) was an Indian linguist, scholar, prominent politician, and member of the Constituent Assembly.
He was one of the Editors of the Critical Edition of the Mahabharata which was compiled at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune.
More specifically he was the editor of the Fourth Book of the Mahabharata i.e.
the Virataparvan. He was a Hindu nationalist and served as Jana Sangh's President.
His son is the scholar Lokesh Chandra.