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Antanas Paškevičius – Poška (24 March [O.S. 10 March] 1903 – 16 October 1992) was a prominent Lithuanian traveler and anthropologist, as well as an active member of the Esperanto movement in Lithuania. He is best known for his journey to India in 1929–36. In India, he studied Sanskrit and received bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Bombay and wrote his PhD thesis at the University of Calcutta on the Shina-speaking people but was unable to defend it. He interacted with India's intellectual elite and participated in anthropological expeditions. He met with Rabindranath Tagore and translated some of his works into Lithuanian. Poška returned to Lithuania in 1936 and worked as a journalist. He was recognized as the Righteous Among the Nations for hiding three Lithuanian Je

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  • Antanas POŠKA (ĝis 1929 Paškevičius, naskiĝis la 24-an de marto 1903 en Gripkeliai, distrikto Pasvalys, mortis la 16-an de oktobro 1992 en Vilnius, enterigita en Antakalnis-tombejo) estis litova vojaĝanto, antropologo, esperantisto. (eo)
  • Antanas Poška, fins a l'any 1929 Antanas Paškevičius, (Pasvalys, 1903 – Vílnius, 16 d'octubre de 1992) va ser un viatger lituà, científic, antropòleg, escriptor, periodista i un dels primers esperantistes lituans. (ca)
  • Antanas Paškevičius – Poška (24 March [O.S. 10 March] 1903 – 16 October 1992) was a prominent Lithuanian traveler and anthropologist, as well as an active member of the Esperanto movement in Lithuania. He is best known for his journey to India in 1929–36. In India, he studied Sanskrit and received bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Bombay and wrote his PhD thesis at the University of Calcutta on the Shina-speaking people but was unable to defend it. He interacted with India's intellectual elite and participated in anthropological expeditions. He met with Rabindranath Tagore and translated some of his works into Lithuanian. Poška returned to Lithuania in 1936 and worked as a journalist. He was recognized as the Righteous Among the Nations for hiding three Lithuanian Je (en)
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