Radhika Herzberger (née Jayakar; born 1938) is an Indian writer, educationist and scholar in Sanskrit and Indology. She lives in Rishi Valley School, in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, and serves as the Director of Rishi Valley Education Centre, an educational institution founded by Jiddu Krishnamurti in the 1920s.
Biography
She was born as Radhika Jayakar in Uttar Pradesh, to Manohar Jayakar and Pupul Jayakar (née Mehta), cultural activist and biographer of Jiddu Krishnamurti and Indira Gandhi, in 1938. After obtaining a doctorate from the University of Toronto, she joined Rishi Valley Education Centre as an instructor in history, eventually becoming the Director of the institution.
Publications
Radhika Herzberger has published a book, An Essay in the Development of Fifth and Sixth Century Indian Thought, as a part of Indian Classical Studies.
She has also published articles in journals such as the Indian Journal of Philosophy.
- Radhika Herzberger and A Kumaraswamy (2014). "Independent Schools as Resource Centres". India Seminar. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- Radhika Herzberger (January 1990). "Living lightly On Earth". India Seminar. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- Hans G. Herzberger, Radhika Herzberger (1981). "Bhartrhari's paradox". Indian Journal of Philosophy. 9 (1): 1–17.
Awards
The Government of India honoured her, in 2013, by awarding her the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for her contributions to the fields of literature and education.
See also
- Pupul Jayakar
References
- Radhika Herzberger (30 April 1986). Bhartrhari and the Buddhists: An Essay in the Development of Fifth and Sixth Century Indian Thought (Studies of Classical India). Springer. p. 284. ISBN 978-9027722508.
External links
- "Padma Awards List". Indian Panorama. 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- "India Today interview". India Today. 31 May 1995. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- "Krishnamurti, chronicles of a less ordinary life". YouTube video. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
