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Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad

Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad: Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy and Fellow of the British Academy, Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad is an expert in the history of Indian philosophy. He has spent his career working on how philosophy from different traditions can learn from each other.

Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad: Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy and Fellow of the British Academy, Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad is an expert in the history of Indian philosophy. He has spent his career working on how philosophy from different traditions can learn from each other.

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