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Sheldon Pollock

American Indologist and Sanskrit scholar · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1948 · age 78

Sheldon I. Pollock is an American scholar of Sanskrit, the intellectual and literary history of India, and comparative intellectual history. He is the Arvind Raghunathan Professor of South Asian Studies at Columbia University.

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A typical day, 30 days to 19 August 2026

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Padma Shri in literature and education

About this person

He was the general editor of the Clay Sanskrit Library and the founding editor of the Murty Classical Library of India.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1948 · age 78