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Radhika Herzberger

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Radhika Herzberger
Born
Radhika Jayakar

1938 (age 85–86)
Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation(s)Educationist and writer
SpouseHans Herzberger
Parent(s)Manohar Jayakar
Pupul Mehta
AwardsPadma Shri
WebsiteOfficial web site

Radhika Herzberger (née Jayakar; born 1938) is an Indian writer, educationist and scholar in Sanskrit and Indology.[1] She lives in Rishi Valley School, in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, and serves as the Director of Rishi Valley Education Centre, an educational institution founded by Jiddu Krishnamurti in the 1920s.

Biography

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She was born as Radhika Jayakar in Uttar Pradesh, to Manohar Jayakar and Pupul Jayakar (née Mehta), cultural activist and biographer of Jiddu Krishnamurti and Indira Gandhi, in 1938. After obtaining a doctorate from the University of Toronto,[2] she joined Rishi Valley Education Centre[3] as an instructor in history,[2] eventually becoming the Director of the institution.[1][2][4]

Publications

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Radhika Herzberger has published a book, An Essay in the Development of Fifth and Sixth Century Indian Thought, as a part of Indian Classical Studies.[5]

She has also published articles in journals such as the Indian Journal of Philosophy.[6][7][8]

  • Radhika Herzberger and A Kumaraswamy (2014). "Independent Schools as Resource Centres". India Seminar. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  • Radhika Herzberger (January 1990). "Living lightly On Earth". India Seminar. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  • Hans G. Herzberger, Radhika Herzberger (1981). "Bhartrhari's paradox". Indian Journal of Philosophy. 9 (1): 1–17.

Awards

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The Government of India honoured her, in 2013, by awarding her the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for her contributions to the fields of literature and education.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Good News". Good News. 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Rishi valley profile". Rishi valley. 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Rishi Valley Education Centre". Rishi Valley Education Centre. 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  4. ^ "TOI". TOI. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  5. ^ Radhika Herzberger (30 April 1986). Bhartrhari and the Buddhists: An Essay in the Development of Fifth and Sixth Century Indian Thought (Studies of Classical India). Springer. p. 284. ISBN 978-9027722508.
  6. ^ Radhika Herzberger and A Kumaraswamy (2014). "Independent Schools as Resource Centres". India Seminar. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  7. ^ Radhika Herzberger (January 1990). "Living lightly on earth". India Seminar. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  8. ^ Hans G. Herzberger, Radhika Herzberger (1981). "Bhartrhari's paradox". Indian Journal of Philosophy. 9 (1): 1–17.
  9. ^ "Padma 2013". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  • Radhika Herzberger (30 April 1986). Bhartrhari and the Buddhists: An Essay in the Development of Fifth and Sixth Century Indian Thought (Studies of Classical India). Springer. p. 284. ISBN 978-9027722508.
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