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She was also known to be a declared Marxist and have been known to be involved and conversant with contemporary left activism. As the part of her social activism with collaboration with Yasodhara Bagchi, she had formed Sachetana in 1982 to provide aid to the under privileged girls for making them
88:, but due to her being Christian she was deemed ineligible as per the endowment policy of the scholarship. This lead her not to pursue Sanskrit for her Masters. She studied English from Calcutta University. She married Prof. Amal Kumar Bhattacharji and joined as professor of English at 233:
considered Bhattacharji as one of the 'foremost Indologists of her times'. The comparative analysis of the Indian Mythology and European mythology by Bhattacharji has been regarded as a valuable work as well.
355:"Sukumari Bhattacharji: The Indian theogony: a comparative study of Indian mythology from the Vedas to the Purāṇas. xiv, 397 pp. Cambridge: University Press, 1970. ÂŖ7" 84:. Bhattacharjee had done her schooling at St. Margaret School. She stood first in her bachelor's degree with Sanskrit and became qualified for scholarship of Ishan at 327: 527: 48:, Bhattacharji initially studied English due to scholarship restrictions but later pursued a master's degree in Sanskrit privately. She joined 400: 100:
in the year 1957, where she continued as the professor at the Sanskrit department later. Bhattacharji was known to be conversant with
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against time in society in the year 1964. A few years later she was invited to pursue comparative research as the
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as a professor and was known for her proficiency in multiple languages. Bhattacharji's most notable work,
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The Indian Theogony: A Comparative Study of Indian Mythology from the Vedas to the Puranas
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The Indian Theogony: A Comparative Study of Indian Mythology from the Vedas to the Puranas
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during 1966–67. Her works were complied under the title in the year 1970 by
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regarded Bhattacharji as one of the foremost indologists of her time.
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had invited her to teach in the comparative literature department,
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The Ramayana and the Mahabharata : comparative popularity
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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
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Sukumari Bhattacharya
Sanskrit
indologist
Kolkata
Jadavpur University
Cambridge University Press
Romila Thapar
Christian
Kolkata
Miachel Madhusudan Dutt
Calcutta University
Lady Brabourn College
Budhadeb Basu
Jadavpur University
Sanskrit
Pali
Greek
French
German
magnum opus
Indian mythology
Vedas
Puranas
Bramha
Vishnu
Maheswar
post doctoral fellowship
Cambridge University
Cambridge University Press
Romila Thapar

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