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{{Use dmy dates|date= | {{Short description|Bengali Indian philosopher and author (1891–1956)}} | ||
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|birth_place = [[Bhatpara]], Calcutta, [[Bengal Presidency]] | |||
|alma_mater=[[Scottish Church College]] <br/> [[University of Calcutta]] | |alma_mater=[[Scottish Church College]] <br/> [[University of Calcutta]] | ||
|spouse = [[Tapobala Devi]] | |||
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|death_date={{death year and age|1956|1891}} | |death_date={{death year and age|1956|1891}} | ||
|occupation= | |death_place = Calcutta, India | ||
|occupation= Philosopher, Educationist, Author | |||
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'''Haridas Bhattacharyya''' (1891–1956) was a Bengali Indian philosopher, author and educationist, known for his works on comparative religion.<ref name=Banglapedia_article>{{cite book |last=Roy |first=Pradip Kumar |year=2012 |chapter=Bhattacharya, Haridas |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bhattacharya,_Haridas |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> | '''Haridas Bhattacharyya''' (1891–1956) was a Bengali Indian philosopher, author and educationist, known for his works on comparative religion.<ref name=Banglapedia_article>{{cite book |last=Roy |first=Pradip Kumar |year=2012 |chapter=Bhattacharya, Haridas |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bhattacharya,_Haridas |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> | ||
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Bhattacharyya joined the Scottish Church College in 1915, as a lecturer of philosophy and logic.<ref>''Teaching Staff: Philosophy'' in ''175th Year Commemoration Volume''. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 574</ref> Later in 1917, he began teaching philosophy and experimental psychology at the University of Calcutta. After the [[University of Dhaka]] was established in 1921, he joined the department of philosophy as a [[Reader (academic rank)|Reader]]. He served as editor of the journal ''Dhaka University Studies'' and as a member of the editorial board of ''Philosophical Quarterly Journal''.<ref name=Banglapedia_article/> | Bhattacharyya joined the Scottish Church College in 1915, as a lecturer of philosophy and logic.<ref>''Teaching Staff: Philosophy'' in ''175th Year Commemoration Volume''. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 574</ref> Later in 1917, he began teaching philosophy and experimental psychology at the University of Calcutta. After the [[University of Dhaka]] was established in 1921, he joined the department of philosophy as a [[Reader (academic rank)|Reader]]. He served as editor of the journal ''Dhaka University Studies'' and as a member of the editorial board of ''Philosophical Quarterly Journal''.<ref name=Banglapedia_article/> | ||
Bhattacharyya delivered many prestigious lectures such as the ''Stephanos | Bhattacharyya delivered many prestigious lectures such as the ''Stephanos – Nirmalendu Ghosh lecture''s on ''Foundations of Living Faiths'' at the University of Calcutta (1933–34) and the ''Madanmohan Malavya Commemoration lecture'' at the [[Banaras Hindu University]]. After the partition of 1947, he relocated to the department of [[Indology]] at the Banaras Hindu University. He died in Calcutta on 20 January 1956.<ref name=Banglapedia_article/> | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
* ''The Foundations of Living Faiths | * ''The Foundations of Living Faiths – An Introduction to Comparative Religion'', Calcutta, Motilal Banarsidass, 1938 – [http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=3419484 Cambridge University Press review], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.61322 Full text in the Internet Archive] | ||
* Editor of the six volume series ''The Cultural Heritage of India'' | * Editor of the six volume series ''The Cultural Heritage of India'' published by The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Calcutta, 1936–1940; 2nd enlarged and revised ed. 1958-1962 [https://archive.org/search.php?query=cultural+heritage+of+India Full text in the Internet Archive]<ref name=Banglapedia_article/> | ||
===Journals in which he published=== | ===Journals in which he published=== | ||
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[[Category:University of Calcutta | [[Category:Academic staff of the University of Calcutta]] | ||
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[[Category:Banaras Hindu University | [[Category:Academic staff of Banaras Hindu University]] | ||
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Haridas Bhattacharya | |
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| Born | 1891 Bhatpara, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency |
| Died | 1956 (aged 64–65) Calcutta, India |
| Alma mater | Scottish Church College University of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Philosopher, Educationist, Author |
| Spouse(s) | Tapobala Devi |
Haridas Bhattacharyya (1891–1956) was a Bengali Indian philosopher, author and educationist, known for his works on comparative religion.[1]
Early life[edit | edit source]
He was born in an orthodox Brahmin family on 7 November 1891, at Bhatpara, West Bengal to Pandit Ramprasanna Bhattacharyya, a scholar at the princely court of Krishnanagar and a Sanskrit scholar.[1]
Education[edit | edit source]
After school, Bhattacharyya joined Calcutta's Scottish Church College from where he graduated in 1912. He obtained a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Calcutta in 1914, and a law degree in 1917. During this time, he passed the poetry examination of the Board of Sanskrit Studies. He also won the Roychand-Premchand scholarship and the Mowat gold medal at the Scottish Church College for his thesis on the Evolution of the Soul.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
Bhattacharyya joined the Scottish Church College in 1915, as a lecturer of philosophy and logic.[2] Later in 1917, he began teaching philosophy and experimental psychology at the University of Calcutta. After the University of Dhaka was established in 1921, he joined the department of philosophy as a Reader. He served as editor of the journal Dhaka University Studies and as a member of the editorial board of Philosophical Quarterly Journal.[1]
Bhattacharyya delivered many prestigious lectures such as the Stephanos – Nirmalendu Ghosh lectures on Foundations of Living Faiths at the University of Calcutta (1933–34) and the Madanmohan Malavya Commemoration lecture at the Banaras Hindu University. After the partition of 1947, he relocated to the department of Indology at the Banaras Hindu University. He died in Calcutta on 20 January 1956.[1]
Works[edit | edit source]
Books[edit | edit source]
- The Foundations of Living Faiths – An Introduction to Comparative Religion, Calcutta, Motilal Banarsidass, 1938 – Cambridge University Press review, Full text in the Internet Archive
- Editor of the six volume series The Cultural Heritage of India published by The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Calcutta, 1936–1940; 2nd enlarged and revised ed. 1958-1962 Full text in the Internet Archive[1]
Journals in which he published[edit | edit source]
- The Philosophical Quarterly
- Review of Philosophy and Religion
- Religions of the World
- Dacca University Journal
- Dacca University Studies
- Calcutta Review
- Visva-Bharati Quarterly
- Indian Journal of Psychology
- Journal of the Madras University[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Roy, Pradip Kumar (2012). "Bhattacharya, Haridas". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ Teaching Staff: Philosophy in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 574