Trichur Subramaniam Rukmani, often known as T. S. Rukmani, is a

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ist who served many years on the faculty of

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(1996-2012) and retired in 2012. She translated many Sanskrit texts into English.

Biography

Rukmani was born in Kerala State,

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. (University of London profile) She received a B.A. in Sanskrit, Mathematics, Economics and English (

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, 1952), and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Sanskrit (University of Delhi, 1954 and 1958).CV of T. S. Rukimani
(accessed 6 January 2020) She later received an honorary

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(D.Litt.) degree from University of Delhi (1991) in recognition of her four-volume translation of a Sanskrit text on

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. From 1964 to 1981 Rukmani served as Lecturer or Senior Lecturer at

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. From 1982 to 1993 she served as the Principal of

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, University of Delhi. From 1993 to 1995, she served as Professor and Head of the Department of Hindu Studies and Indian Philosophy,

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, in

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. From 1996 to 2012 she served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Hindu Studies at

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.T. S. Rukmani faculty page
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, (accessed 6 January 2020). In the mid-1990s, Rukmani served as chief editor of the ''Journal of the Indological Society of Southern Africa'' and of ''Nidān: International Journal for Indian Studies'', and has served on the boards of several other journals, such as the ''Journal of Hinduism'' and the ''Journal of Hindu Studies'' (Oxford). In 2013, Rukmani was the subject of a

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Selected works

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References

External links

CV of T. S. Rukimani
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T. S. Rukmani faculty page
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) {{DEFAULTSORT:Rukmani, TS Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Indian Sanskrit scholars Indian Indologists Yoga scholars Academic staff of Delhi University Concordia University faculty Delhi University alumni People from Kerala