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A. K. Ramanujan

Indian linguist (1929-1993) · India · On the map · Academics · Died at 64

Attipate Krishnaswami Ramanujan was an Indian poet and scholar of Indian literature and linguistics. Ramanujan was also a professor of linguistics at University of Chicago.

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1999Sahitya Akademi AwardAward1993Died13 July 19931983MacArthur Fellows ProgramAward1976Padma Shri in literature and educationAward1959Fulbright ScholarshipAward1929Born16 March 1929

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Sahitya Akademi Award1999
MacArthur Fellows Program1983
Padma Shri in literature and education1976
Fulbright Scholarship1959

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Country
India
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 1993 · aged 64