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Sukumari Bhattacharji

Sukumari Bhattacharji (12 July 1921 – 24 May 2014) was a Sanskrit scholar, author (Bengali and English), and indologist.

Born in Kolkata, Bhattacharji initially studied English due to scholarship restrictions but later pursued a master's degree in Sanskrit privately. She joined Jadavpur University as a professor and was known for her proficiency in multiple languages. Bhattacharji's most notable work, ''The Indian Theogony: A Comparative Study of Indian Mythology from the Vedas to the Puranas'', was based on her doctoral thesis and published by Cambridge University Press. As a social activist, she co-founded the non-profit organization Sachetana in 1982 to aid underprivileged girls. Historian Romila Thapar regarded Bhattacharji as one of the foremost indologists of her time. Provided by Wikipedia