The Sanskrit Commission (1956-57) was headed by:

ASukumar Sen

BU.N. Dhebar

CSuniti Kumar Chatterji ✓ Correct

DV.T. Krishnamachari

Correct answer: (C) Suniti Kumar Chatterji

Explanation

The Sanskrit Commission of 1956-57 was chaired by the linguist Suniti Kumar Chatterji.

Sukumar Sen was the first Chief Election Commissioner, not its head.

U.N. Dhebar was a Congress leader and not connected with this body.

V.T. Krishnamachari was associated with planning, not with this Sanskrit inquiry.

The body studied the state of Sanskrit learning and recommended its promotion.

Chatterji was a celebrated scholar of Indian linguistics and comparative philology.

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