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K. T. S. Sarao

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K.T.S. Sarao
Born (1955-04-01) 1 April 1955 (age 69)
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Delhi
University of Cambridge (PhD)
Occupation(s)Historian, Writer
Known forBuddhism, Indology, Indian philosophy
AwardsDoctor of Letters (honoris causa) by Preah Sihanouk Raja Buddhist University, Vesak Citation of Honour by the Govt of India (2020),[1] President of India’s Certificate of Honour (Independence Day Honour: 2018), Prime Minister of India’s Cane of Honour for being the Best All India NCC (National Cadet Corps) Cadet (Republic Day Honour: 1977)

Karam Tej Singh Sarao (born 1 April 1955) is an Indian historian and the former head and professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Delhi. He has been a visiting professor/fellow at Dongguk University, Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies, Preah Sihanouk Raja Buddhist University, St Edmund's College, Cambridge, Maison des Sciences de L'Homme, University of Toronto, and Visva-Bharati University.[2][3]

Early life, family and education

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He was born in village Chatha Gobindpura, Sangrur and received his high school certificate from Khanauri High School. Later, after having attended D.A.V. College, Chandigarh for one year, he went to Delhi University from where he obtained a bachelor's honours degree in history with economics, a first-class-first master’s in history, and a PhD in Buddhism. In 1985, he went to Cambridge University as a Commonwealth scholar and received his second doctorate in Pāli and archaeology under the supervision of Raymond Allchin and K. R. Norman in 1989. Between the years 1981 and 1993, he also worked part-time for India’s Ministry of Defence as National Cadet Corps officer in the rank of captain.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Vaishakh Samman Prashasti Patra honours 2019, 2020 and 2021" (PDF).
  2. ^ Mishra, Shivangi (13 May 2019). "Would you choose a career in Buddhist Studies". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. ^ "CURRICULUM VITAE" (PDF).
  4. ^ "About the author".