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Arvind Sharma

b. 1940

Indian professor of Comparative Religion (born 1940)

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Born 1940. Arvind Sharma is an Indian writer and religious studies scholar.

Arvind Sharma (born 13 January 1940) is the Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University. Sharma's works focus on Hinduism, philosophy of religion. In editing books his works include Our Religions and Women in World Religions, Feminism in World Religions was selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Book.

Arvind Sharma was awarded Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, in 2025.

Biography Arvind Sharma was born on 13 January 1940 in Varanasi, India. He received his B.A. from Allahabad University in 1958. He served in civil services in Gujarat until 1968 he went to US to pursue higher studies in economics at the Syracuse University, obtaining a Masters in economics in 1970. While pursuing the role of non-economic factors in economic development he became interested in religion and joined Harvard Divinity School in 1972. After obtaining a Masters in Theological Studies, he earned his PhD from the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies in 1978.

While at Harvard he was recruited in 1976 by the newly founded Department of Studies in Religion at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. In 1980 he moved to the University of Sydney. In 1994 he was appointed the Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University, where he teaches.

The archives of Arvind Sharma are held at McGill University (MUA).

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Syracuse University, Harvard University, Harvard Divinity School, Allahabad University
Employers
McGill University
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland

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People whose lives overlapped Arvind Sharma's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Arvind Sharma?

Indian professor of Comparative Religion (born 1940)

When was Arvind Sharma born?

Arvind Sharma was born on 13 January 1940 in Varanasi.

What is Arvind Sharma's occupation?

Arvind Sharma is a writer and religious studies scholar.

What nationality is Arvind Sharma?

Arvind Sharma is Indian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Arvind Sharma

· Wikidata: Q4520621

· DBpedia: Arvind Sharma

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