Jadunath Sinha

Jadunath Sinha
Bengali philosopher
Jadunath Sinha
Native name যদুনাথ সিংহ
Born Jadunath Sinha
1892
Kurumgram in Birbhum, West Bengal
Died (1978-08-10)August 10, 1978
Occupation Philosopher, Writer, Religious seeker
Language Bengali, English
Nationality Indian
Alma mater University of Calcutta
Notable works A manual of ethics, Indian psychology, A history of Indian philosophy, Indian Philosophy
Notable awards Philip Samuel Smith Prize, Clint Memorial Prize

Jadunath Sinha (1892 – 10 August 1978) was a well-respected Indian philosopher, writer and religious seeker in Indian history.[1][2]

Early life

Jadunath Sinha was born in Kurumgram in Birbhum, West Bengal in 1892. Later he lived in Murshidabad and Kolkata (then Calcutta). Jadunath Sinha came from a Shakta family. So, Sinha had spiritual experiences throughout his life. He followed both classical tantra and emotional Shakta bhakti, with a philosophical position of Shakta universalism.[1]

Academic career

Jadunath Sinha had passed B.A., Honours in Philosophy in 1915 from the Calcutta University and simultaneously bagging the Philip Samuel Smith Prize and the Clint Memorial Prize. Subsequently, he passed the M.A. on Philosophy from the Calcutta University in 1917. He did his PhD from the Calcutta University in 1934. He went on to become a versatile writer of Philosophy, Psychology etc. which were published by famous publishers. Two of his books were published by M/s. Kegan Paul of London. Dr. Sinha being the most original philosopher of Hinduism and Indian philosophy, psychology, etc. is still revered by the students of philosophy. He went into religion in the latter part of his life.[3]

Controversy with Radhakrishnan

In the issue of the Modern Review, January 1929 a certain Jadunath Sinha made a sensational claim that his own thesis was copied by his teacher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on Indian Philosophy book.[4][2] He said that none other than Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan had plagiarized from him. His Indian Philosophy Vol. II had lifted several passages from bangali philosopher Jadunath Sinha's thesis.[3][note 1][5] The controversy spilled over upto February, March and April issues of the magazine too.[6]

In August 1929, Sinha sued Radhakrishnan on this issue.[1][note 2] Radhakrishnan also counter-sued both Jadunath Sinha and the editor of Modern Review, Ramnath Chattopadhyay.[6]

Then without any conclusion the court hushed up this sensational issue as Radhakrishnan’s stature.[2][6]

Notable works

  • Indian Psychology Perception (1934), page: 400[7]
  • A Manual Of Ethics (1962)
  • Indian psychology (1934) ISBN 9788120801653 Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass, pg 512
  • A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1, Sinha Publishing House, 1956, 912 pages[8]
  • History Of Indian Philosophy(1930) vol 2, Publisher: London Macmillan and co. limited
  • Outline Of Indian Philosophy, New Central Book Agency, 1998 ISBN 9788173812033, 480 pages[9]
  • The Philosophy of Vijnanabikshu, Sinha Publishing House, 1976, pg:73

Note

  1. ↑ Dr. Radhakrishnan had published another book titled "The Vedanta according to Sankara and Ramanuja" in 1928, which was actually a reprint of Chapters 8 & 9 of his book "Indian Philosophy Vol. II." That book also had extensive pirated paragraphs from Prof. Jadunath Sinha's Premchand Roychand Studentship thesis. Luckily for Prof. Jadunath Sinha, he had published extracts from those two parts of his Premchand Roychand Studentship thesis in the Meerut College Magazines of 1924 and 1926.
  2. ↑ Then in the first half of the month of August 1929, Prof. Jadunath Sinha sued Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in the Calcutta High Court for infringement of copyrights of his original literary works, claiming Rs.20,000/- as damages. Sometime in the first week of September 1929, Radhakrishnan filed a counter libel suit against Prof. Jadunath Sinha and Shri Ramananda Chattopadhyay demanding Rs.1,00,000/-. Probably Radhakrishnan thought that attack was the best defence!

References

  1. 1 2 3 "A Biography of Jadunath Sinha". www.om-guru.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  2. 1 2 3 "সম্পাদক সমীপেষু: জেনে রাখা ভাল". anandabazar.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  3. 1 2 Aich, Utpal. "Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan: The teacher who stole from his student's thesis". Round Table India. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  4. ↑ Bakhtiar, Idrees (2012-08-14). "Subcontinental plagiarism". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  5. ↑ "Why Teachers' Day in India is a sham". www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  6. 1 2 3 "S. Radhakrishnan: Philosopher, President, Plagiarizer? | Madras Courier". Madras Courier. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  7. ↑ Jadunath Sinha (1934). Indian Psychology Perception.
  8. ↑ Sinha, Jadunath (1956). A History of Indian Philosophy. Sinha Publishing House.
  9. ↑ Sinha, Jadunath (1998). Outline Of Indian Philosophy. New Central Book Agency. ISBN 9788173812033.
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