Bimal Krishna Matilal
Bimal Krishna Matilal was an eminent philosopher whose writings presented the Indian philosophical tradition as a comprehensive system of logic incorporating most issues addressed by themes in Western philosophy. Born in Calcutta, he lived and worked in Calcutta, Harvard, Toronto and Oxford. From 1977 to 1991, he served as the Spalding Professor of Eastern Religion and Ethics at the University of Oxford.
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- Born in
- Jaynagar Majilpur
- Educated at
- Harvard UniversitySanskrit Collegiate SchoolThe Sanskrit College and UniversityMaulana Azad College
- Awards
- 🏆 Padma Bhushan
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1935
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