Indian historian and professor (born 1955)
Karam Tej Singh Sarao (born 1 April 1955) is an Indian historian and the former head and professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Delhi. He has been a visiting professor/fellow at Dongguk University, Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies, Preah Sihanouk Raja Buddhist University, St Edmund's College, Cambridge, Maison des Sciences de L'Homme, University of Toronto, and Visva-Bharati University.[2][3]
Early life, family and education
He was born in village Chatha Gobindpura, Sangrur and received his high school certificate from Khanauri High School. Later, after having attended D.A.V. College, Chandigarh for one year, he went to Delhi University from where he obtained a bachelor's honours degree in history with economics, a first-class-first master’s in history, and a PhD in Buddhism. In 1985, he went to Cambridge University as a Commonwealth scholar and received his second doctorate in Pāli and archaeology under the supervision of Raymond Allchin and K. R. Norman in 1989. Between the years 1981 and 1993, he also worked part-time for India’s Ministry of Defence as National Cadet Corps officer in the rank of captain.[4]
Bibliography
Books
Journals
- Sarao, K. T. S. (2017). "Buddhist-Muslim Encounter in Sind During the Eighth Century". Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute. 77: 75–94. ISSN 0045-9801. JSTOR 26609161.
- Sarao, K.T. S. (2008). "Buddhist Attitude towards Meat-Eating". The Tibet Journal. 33 (2): 91–98. ISSN 0970-5368. JSTOR 43301036.
- Sarao, K.T.S. (1 January 2003). "The Ācariyaparamparā and Date of the Buddha". Indian Historical Review. 30 (1–2): 1–12. doi:10.1177/037698360303000201. ISSN 0376-9836. S2CID 141897826.
- Sarao, K.T.S. (January–March 2015). "The Dalai Lama: Person and the Institution" (PDF). Dialogue, A Journal of Astha Bharati, New Delhi. 16 (3): 71–85. ISSN 0973-0095.
- Sarao, K.T.S. (1990). "Iron, urbanization and Buddhism". Archìv Orientálnì, Oriental Institute, Praha. 58 (2): 102–124. ISSN 0044-8699.
- Sarao, K.T.S. (2003). "Vasubandhu". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. James Fieser and Bradley Dowden (gen. eds.).
- Sarao, K.T.S. (2013). "Anātman". Oxford Bibliographies, Oxford University Press, New York. doi:10.1093/OBO/9780195393521-0193. ISBN 978-0-19-539352-1.
- Sarao, K.T.S. (2020). "Gurū Nānak (1469-1539)". Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers, London: Bloomsbury Academic. doi:10.5040/9781350993785.005. ISBN 9781350993785. S2CID 229605985.
- Sarao, K.T.S. (2020). "Śrī Chand (1494-c.1629)". Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers, London: Bloomsbury Academic. doi:10.5040/9781350993785.009. ISBN 9781350993785. S2CID 229644433.
See also
References
- ^ "Vaishakh Samman Prashasti Patra honours 2019, 2020 and 2021" (PDF).
- ^ Mishra, Shivangi (13 May 2019). "Would you choose a career in Buddhist Studies". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "CURRICULUM VITAE" (PDF).
- ^ "About the author".