the long silence of prison life where we spent—I forget now—four or five years together at various places, and inevitably got to know each other intimately; and so, for many of us, it is a grievous loss and a grievous blow, even as it is a grievous loss for our country. There is the public sense of loss and there is the private sense of loss and a feeling that somebody of rare distinction has gone and it will be very difficult to find his like again." He was also the first Principal of Lucknow Montessori Inter College Dev had been professor at Kashi Vidyapeeth and Vice Chancellor of Lucknow University and Banaras Hindu University. He died at the age of 67 in 19 February 1956 in Madrass. References External links Acharya Narendra Dev's Contribution – International Research Institute of Buddhist Studies Lok Sabha condolence message Page 41 1889 births 1956 deaths University of Allahabad alumni Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi Academic staff of the University of Lucknow Prisoners and detainees of British India Vice Chancellors of Banaras Hindu University Praja Socialist Party politicians 20th-century Indian politicians