Trichur Subramaniam Rukmani, often known as T. S. Rukmani, was a Sanskritist who served many years on the faculty of Concordia University (1996-2012) and retired in 2012. She was a prolific author on Indian Philosophy and translator of many Sanskrit texts into English. She passed on November 24, 2024, in Bengaluru, India, at the age of 94.
Trichur Subramaniam Rukmani | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1930 Nemmara, Kerala, India |
| Died | 2024 Bengaluru, India |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, Author, Translator |
| Academic background | |
| Education | PhD in Sanskrit |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi |
| Thesis | A Critical Study of the Bhagavata Purana with special reference to Bhakti[1] (1958) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Delhi, University of Durban-Westville, Concordia University |
Biography
editRukmani was born in Kerala State, India.[2] She received a B.A. in Sanskrit, Mathematics, Economics and English (University of Delhi, 1952), and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Sanskrit (University of Delhi, 1954 and 1958).[1] She later received an honorary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) degree from University of Delhi (1991) in recognition of her four-volume translation of a Sanskrit text called Yogavartiika of Vijnanabhiksu (1981-89), on Yoga philosophy by Vijnanabhiksu.[2]
From 1964 to 1981 Rukmani served as Lecturer or Senior Lecturer at Indraprastha College, University of Delhi.[1] From 1982 to 1993 she served as the Principal of Miranda House, University of Delhi.[1] From 1993 to 1995, she served as Professor and Head of the Department of Hindu Studies and Indian Philosophy, University of Durban-Westville, in Durban, South Africa.[1] From 1996 to 2012 she served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Hindu Studies at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.[1][3]
In the mid-1990s, Rukmani served as chief editor of the Journal of the Indological Society of Southern Africa[1] and of Nidān: International Journal for Indian Studies,[4] and has served on the boards of several other journals, such as the Journal of Hinduism and the Journal of Hindu Studies (Oxford).[1][5]
In 2013, Rukmani was the subject of a festschrift.[6]
Selected works
edit- Rukmani, T. S. (2018). Kaṭhopaniṣat: with the commentary of Vijñānabhikṣu called Vedāntāloka. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal. ISBN 9788121513227. OCLC 1059570515.
- Rukmani, T. S., ed. (2005). The Mahabharata: what is not here is nowhere else : (Yannehāsti na Tadkvacit). New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. ISBN 978-81-215-1130-8. OCLC 62149232.
- Rukmani, T. S (2001). Yogasūtrabhāṣyavivaraṇa of Śaṅkara: Vivaraṇa text with English translation, and critical notes along with text and English translation of Patañjali's Yogasūtras and Vyāsabhāṣya. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. ISBN 978-81-215-0908-4. OCLC 46352942
- Rukmani, T. S (1994). Shankaracharya. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. ISBN 978-81-230-0063-3. OCLC 31900500. (freely downloadable)
- Rukmani, T. S (1981). Yogavārttika of Vijñānabhikṣu: text, with English translation and critical notes, along with the text and English translation of the Pātañjala Yogasūtras and Vyāsabhāṣya. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal. ISBN 9788121500562. OCLC 9969995
- Rukmani, T. S (1970). A critical study of the Bhagavata Purana: (with special reference to Bhakti). Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office. OCLC 462838647
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h CV of T. S. Rukimani (accessed 6 January 2020)
- ^ a b Clark, Matthew. "T. S. Rukmani". soas.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ T. S. Rukmani faculty page at Concordia University, (accessed 6 January 2020).
- ^ "Inside front Cover". Nidān: International Journal for Indian Studies. 1994 (v6). 1 December 1994. hdl:10520/AJA10165320_24. ISSN 2414-8636.
- ^ "Editorial Board for Journal of Hindu Studies". Oxford Academic. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Kumar, P. Pratap; Duquette, Jonathan, eds. (2013). Classical and contemporary issues in Indian studies: essays in honour of Trichur S. Rukmani. New Delhi: D.K. Printworld. ISBN 978-81-246-0652-0. OCLC 884968023.