Trichur Subramaniam Rukmani, often known as T. S. Rukmani, is a Sanskritist who served many years on the faculty of Concordia University (1996-2012) and retired in 2012. She translated many Sanskrit texts into English.
Trichur Subramaniam Rukmani | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Professor, Translator |
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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 |
Rukmani 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 Letters (D.Litt.) degree from University of Delhi (1991) in recognition of her four-volume translation of a Sanskrit text 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]