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Sukumari Bhattacharji
Indologist
Sukumari Bhattacharji (12 July – 24 May ) was a Sanskrit scholar, author (Bengali and English), and indologist.[1][2]
Born in Kolkata, Bhattacharji initially studied English due to scholarship restrictions but later pursued a master's degree in Sanskrit privately.
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She joined Jadavpur University as a professor and was known for her proficiency in multiple languages. Bhattacharji's most notable work, The Indian Theogony: A Comparative Study of Indian Mythology from the Vedas to the Puranas, was based on her doctoral thesis and published by Cambridge University Press.
As a social activist, she co-founded the non-profit organization Sachetana in to aid underprivileged girls. Historian Romila Thapar regarded Bhattacharji as one of the foremost indologists of her time.
Biography
Sukumari Bhattacharji was born to Christian parents Sarasi Kumar and Santabala Dutta in Kolkata.[1] Sarasi Kumar had been known to be r