Poola Tirupati Raju

Indian writer (1904–1992)

Poolla Tirupati Raju

Born| 3 September 1904

British India

Died| 8 December 1992
Occupation(s)| Writer
Philosopher
Academic
Known for| Indian philosophy
Awards| Padma Bhushan

Poolla Tirupati Raju (3 September 1904 - 8 December 1992) was an Indian writer, philosopher, academic and a former professor of Jaswant College, Jodhpur (present day Jai Narain Vyas University.[1] He was the author of several books, both in English and Telugu, on Indian philosophy and literature.[2][3] His publications include Structural Depths of Indian Thought[4] Telugu Literature,[5] The Philosophical Traditions of India[6] Introduction to Comparative Philosophy[7] and Idealistic Thought of India.[8] He was the editor of The Concept of Man: A Study in Comparative Philosophy, written by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.[9] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1958, for his contributions to Literature and education.[10]

He played an important part in the modern development of comparative philosophy and brought out Indian philosophy to the attention of the American academy.[11]

## Selected bibliography

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* Poolla Tirupati Raju (1953). Idealistic Thought of India. Harvard University Press. p. 454\. OCLC 3615962.
* Poolla Tirupati Raju (1944). Telugu Literature. Internat. Book House. p. 154.
* Poolla Tirupati Raju (1962). Introduction to Comparative Philosophy. University of Nebraska Press. pp. 364. OCLC 372601.
* Poolla Tirupati Raju (1972). The Philosophical Traditions of India. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 256\. ISBN 9780822911050.
* Poolla Tirupati Raju (1985). Structural Depths of Indian Thought. State University of New York Press. pp. 599. ISBN 9780887061394.
* Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (Author), Poolla Tirupati Raju (Editor) (2011). The Concept of Man: A Study in Comparative Philosophy. Literary Licensing. p. 382\. ISBN 9781258007546. `{{cite book}}`: `|author=` has generic name (help)

## See also

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* Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
* M. Hiriyanna

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## References

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1. ^ "Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 1958. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
2. ^ "Raju, P. T. (Poolla Tirupati)". WorldCat identities. 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
3. ^ "P. T. Raju (1904–1992)". LibraryThing. 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
4. ^ Poola Tirupati Raju (1985). Structural Depths of Indian Thought. State University of New York Press. pp. 599. ISBN 9780887061394.
5. ^ Poola Tirupati Raju (1944). Telugu Literature. Internat. Book House. p. 154.
6. ^ Poola Tirupati Raju (1972). The Philosophical Traditions of India. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 256\. ISBN 9780822911050. OCLC 482322.
7. ^ Poola Tirupati Raju (1962). Introduction to Comparative Philosophy. University of Nebraska Press. p. 364\. OCLC 372601.
8. ^ Poola Tirupati Raju (1953). Idealistic Thought of India. Harvard University Press. p. 454\. OCLC 3615962.
9. ^ Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (Author), Poola Tirupati Raju (Editor) (2011). The Concept of Man: A Study in Comparative Philosophy. Literary Licensing. p. 382\. ISBN 9781258007546. `{{cite book}}`: `|author=` has generic name (help)
10. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
11. ^ Nalini Bhushan; Jay L. Garfield (2011). Indian Philosophy in English: From Renaissance to Independence. Oxford University Press. p. 426\. doi:10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199769261.003.0023. ISBN 9780199769261 - via Oxford Scholarship Online.

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Padma Bhushan award recipients (1954–1959)

1954|

* Homi J. Bhabha
* Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
* Mahadeva Iyer Ganapati
* Jnan Chandra Ghosh
* Maithili Sharan Gupt
* Amarnath Jha
* Ajudhiya Nath Khosla
* Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan
* Hussain Ahmed Madani
* Josh Malihabadi
* Vaikunthbhai Mehta
* Vallathol Narayana Menon
* A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar
* Palden Thondup Namgyal
* V. Narahari Rao
* Jamini Roy
* Sukumar Sen
* M. S. Subbulakshmi
* Kodandera Subayya Thimayya

1955|

* Fateh Chand Badhwar
* Lalit Mohan Banerjee
* Suniti Kumar Chatterji
* Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
* V. R. Khanolkar
* Sunder Das Khungar
* Rameshwari Nehru
* Prana Krushna Parija
* Madapati Hanumantha Rao
* Maneklal Sankalchand Thacker

1956|

* Rukmini Devi Arundale
* Rajshekhar Basu
* Dhyan Chand
* Zain Yar Jung
* C. K. Nayudu
* Muthulakshmi Reddi
* Kanwar Sen
* Vir Singh
* K. Srinivasan
* Mahadevi Varma

1957|

* Bhikhan Lal Atreya
* Balasaraswati
* Alagappa Chettiar
* Hazari Prasad Dwivedi
* Abid Hussain
* Mushtaq Hussain Khan
* Lakshmi N. Menon
* Radha Kumud Mukherjee
* Andal Venkatasubba Rao
* Shrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar
* Shyam Nandan Sahay
* Govind Sakharam Sardesai
* K. A. Nilakanta Sastri
* Basiswar Sen
* Siddheshwar Varma

1958|

* Salim Ali
* Vijaya Anand
* D. P. Roy Choudhury
* Jeahangir Ghandy
* N. S. Hardikar
* Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar
* Allauddin Khan
* K. P. S. Menon
* A. C. N. Nambiar
* Kuvempu
* Poola Tirupati Raju
* Kamalendumati Shah
* Rao Raja Hanut Singh
* Rustom Jal Vakil
* Surya Narayan Vyas
* Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia

1959|

* Sisir Bhaduri
* Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
* Ali Yavar Jung
* Hansa Jivraj Mehta
* Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar
* Tiruppattur R. Venkatachala Murthi
* Tenzing Norgay
* Bhaurao Patil
* Dhanvanthi Rama Rau
* Nirmal Kumar Sidhanta
* Mysore Vasudevachar
* Bhargavaram Viththal Varerkar
* Ghulam Yazdani

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