Princess III of the Dar Raj Uma Dhar | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Dhar in 2014 | |
| Born | September 21, 1965 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Philosopher |
| Spouse(s) | Subrata Bose
( m. 1989; div. 1989)Rajiv Singh
( m. 2001; div. 2026) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Raja Dewan Mohini Mohan Dhar (great-grandparent) Peary Charan Sarkar (great-great-grandparent) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Jadavpur University |
| Academic advisors | Amita Chatterjee |
Uma Dhar (born 21 September 1965 in Kolkata, West Bengal) is an Indian Philosopher of Mind and a member of the Dar royal family.
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Uma Dhar was born on 21 September 1965 to Raja Chittajit Mohan Dhar, MP and Leena Dhar in the kashmiri pandit royal family of Dar. Her father, Chittajit Mohan Dhar renamed the palace established by Maharaja Virendra Mohan Dar after her. The 'Palace of Uma' also known as 'Uma Kutir' is located in the Jalsin Village of Dhamrai Upazila, Dhaka. She completed her primary education from South Point High School, before entering Jadavpur University.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
Dhar completed her Ph.D. under Amita Chatterjee, the founder vice chancellor of Presidency University, Calcutta, at Jadavpur University, where she earned a Doctorate in Philosophy after qualifying for the National Eligibility Test.[2] Prior to her doctoral studies, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in philosophy from Jadavpur University[3] and earned a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) from Jadavpur Vidyapith. She also holds two Master of Arts degrees from Jadavpur University, specializing in philosophy as well as comparative literature. Following her formal education, she conducted post-doctoral research projects funded by two general fellowships from the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi, awarded in 2003 and 2013, as Junior and Senior Research Fellow.[4][5] She was a member of the ICPR Fellows Meet 2014.[6] Her literary work, Ashtanga Yoga in Synergy with Medical Science, was also published in a two-volume festschrift in her honour: Mind and Cognition- An Interdisciplinary Sharing (Essays in Honour of Amita Chatterjee) by Kumtala Bhattacharya, Madhucchanda Sen and Smita Sirker.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Uma Dhar- Post Doctoral Fellow at Jadavpur University (Retrieved- 02-10-2026)
- ↑ Physicist Versus Philosopher- Uma Dhar- pp. 03- Ebay.com
- ↑ Jadavpur Journal of Philosophy : Vol. 23 No. 1, 2013-14 Author- Indrani Sanyal- Jadavpur University (Retrieved 02-10-2026)
- ↑ Selection of icpr general & junior research fellowship 2013-14- icpr.in (Retrieved 02-10-2026)
- ↑ Friends and Family: Vinayak Singh, Maharaja VII of the House of Dar· (2025) February 10, 2025 (Retrieved 02-10-2026)
- ↑ Annual Report and Accounts- Indian Council of Philosophical research (Retrieved 02-10-2026)
- ↑ Bhattacharya, Kuntala; Sen, Madhucchanda; Sirker, Smita (2019). Mind and cognition : essays in honour of Amita Chatterjee. New Delhi: D.K. Printworld. ISBN 978-8124609507.
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