author
Surendranath Dasgupta
1885–1952
A pioneering historian of Indian thought, he devoted his life to making complex philosophical traditions readable for modern audiences. He is best known for the landmark multivolume work A History of Indian Philosophy and for bringing Sanskrit learning into conversation with global scholarship.
2 Audiobooks
A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1
by Surendranath Dasgupta
Yoga as philosophy and religion
by Surendranath Dasgupta
About the author
Born in 1885 in Kushtia, in Bengal, Surendranath Dasgupta became one of the most respected interpreters of Indian philosophy in the twentieth century. He studied Sanskrit and philosophy in Calcutta and built a career as a scholar, teacher, and writer whose work reached readers both in India and abroad.
His best-known achievement is A History of Indian Philosophy, a major five-volume study that helped introduce many readers to the depth and variety of Indian philosophical traditions. He also wrote on yoga, Vedanta, and other schools of thought, with a gift for combining close textual scholarship with a broad, readable sense of intellectual history.
Dasgupta served in leading academic roles, including at Sanskrit College and the University of Calcutta. He remains an important figure for readers who want a serious but accessible guide to classical Indian philosophy and its many debates.