Área de identidad
Tipo de entidad
Persona
Forma autorizada del nombre
Chakravarty, Amiya
Forma(s) paralela(s) de nombre
Forma(s) normalizada del nombre, de acuerdo a otras reglas
- Chakravarty, Amiya, 1901-1986
Otra(s) forma(s) de nombre
- Amiya Chakravarty
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Área de descripción
Fechas de existencia
1901-1986
Historia
Born in India, Dr. Amiya Chakravarty was a well-traveled scholar and professor of philosophy and religion who had the opportunity to meet many great people of his time, including Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian poet Dr. Rabindranath Tagore, Albert Schweitzer, Boris Pasternak, Albert Einstein, and met Merton during his Asian journey. While in correspondence with Merton, he held professorships at Boston University, Smith College and later the State University of New York at New Paltz. In addition, he served as a delegate to the United Nations for India (Source: «The Hidden Ground of Love», pp. 112).