Jarava Lal Mehta

Jarava Lal Mehta (1912 – 11 July 1988) (alternatively spelt Jadav Lal Mehta) was an Indian philosopher, and expert on the philosophy of Martin Heidegger.^[1][2][3][4]

Jarava Lal Mehta
Born	1912
Died	11 July 1988
Era	20th century Philosophy
Region	Western philosophy, Indian philosophy
School	Continental
Main interests	Existentialism, hermeneutics
Notable ideas	reconciling Eastern and Western thought

He was a professor at the Central Hindu College of Banaras Hindu University, Center for the Study of World Religions of Harvard Divinity School (1968–1969, 1970–1971, September 1973 – January 1979) and the University of Hawaiʻi (1971–1973).^[5][6]

Bibliography

• Philosophy of Martin Heidegger, Harper & Row, 1971
• Martin Heidegger: the Way and the Vision, University of Hawaiʻi Press, 1976
• India and the West: The Problem of Understanding, Scholars Press, 1985
• J.L. Mehta on Heidegger, Hermeneutics and Indian Tradition, edited by William J. Jackson, Brill Academic Pub, 1992
• Philosophy and religion: Essays in interpretation, Indian Council of Philosophical Research and Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 1990
• Kavikarma aura cintana: Sarjana ke do ayama (Hirananda Shastri vyakhyanamala) (Hindi Edition), National Publishing House, New Delhi, 1986

References

1. J.L. Mehta on Heidegger, Hermeneutics and Indian Tradition
2. The Philosophy of Martin Heidegger (review)
3. "J. L. Mehta, Expert on Heidegger, Dies at 76", The New York Times, 12 July 1988
4. Mehta, Jarava Lal in "Dizionario di filosofia" (2009)
5. "Indian Philosopher Spoke At Hood", The News, Frederick, Maryland, volume 82, number 41, 2 December 1964, page 25. (subscription required)
6. Thomas, Patricia ann. "Visiting Professors Admire Harvard Community Diversity", The Harvard Crimson online, 11 March 1976. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

Further reading

• On the Death of the Pilgrim: The Postcolonial Hermeneutics of Jarava Lal Mehta (Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures, Vol. 3), Thomas B. Ellis, Springer, 2012