Bimal Krishna Matilal

Bimal Krishna Matilal
Portrait of Bimal Krishna Matilal
Born1 June 1935
Died8 June 1991 (aged 56)
NationalityBritish
EducationSanskrit, Mathematics and Logic
Alma materMaulana Azad College
Harvard University
Notable workFounding editor of the Journal of Indian Philosophy
AwardsPadma Bhushan (1990)

Bimal Krishna Matilal (1 June 1935 – 8 June 1991) was an eminent philosopher[1][2] 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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  2. ^ Mukim, Mantra (1 March 2019). "Bimal Krishna Matilal on the epics". The Caravan. Retrieved 7 December 2019.