Radhika Herzberger (née Jayakar; born 1938) is an Indian writer, educationist and scholar in

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and

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. She lives in

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, in the Chittoor district of

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, and serves as the Director of Rishi Valley Education Centre, an educational institution founded by

Jiddu Krishnamurti Jiddu Krishnamurti ( ; 11 May 1895 – 17 February 1986) was an Indian Philosophy, philosopher, speaker, writer, and Spirituality, spiritual figure. Adopted by members of the Theosophy, Theosophical tradition as a child, he was raised to fill ...

in the 1920s.

Biography

She was born as Radhika Jayakar in

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, to Manohar Jayakar and

Pupul Jayakar Pupul Jayakar (née Mehta; 11 September 1915 – 29 March 1997) was an Indian cultural activist and writer, best known for her work on the revival of traditional and village arts, handlooms, and handicrafts in post-independence India. Acco ...

(née Mehta), cultural activist and biographer of

and

Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 un ...

, in 1938. After obtaining a doctorate from the

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, she joined Rishi Valley Education Centre as an instructor in history, eventually becoming the Director of the institution.

Publications

Radhika Herzberger has published a book, ''An Essay in the Development of Fifth and Sixth Century Indian Thought'', as a part of Indian Classical Studies. She has also published articles in journals such as the ''Indian Journal of Philosophy''. * * *

Awards

The

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honoured her, in 2013, by awarding her the

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, the fourth highest civilian award, for her contributions to the fields of literature and education.

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