Radhika Herzberger

Radhika Herzberger
Born	1938 Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation	Educationist and writer
Spouse(s)	Hans Herzberger
Parent(s)	Manmohan Jayakar Pupul Jayakar
Awards	Padma Shri
Website	Official web site

Radhika Herzberger (b. 1938) is an Indian writer, educationist and scholar in Sanskrit and Indology. She lives in Chittoor, in Andhra Pradesh, and serves as the Director of Rishi Valley Education Centre, an educational institution founded by Jiddu Krishnamurthy in 1982.

Radhika Herzberger, née Radhika Jayakar, was born in Uttar Pradesh, to Manohar Jayakar and Pupul Jayakar, cultural activist and biographer of Jiddu Krishnamurthy and Indira Gandhi, in 1938. After obtaining a doctorate from the University of Toronto, she joined Rishi Valley Education Centre as an instructor in History, eventually becoming the Director of the institution.

Radhika Herzberger has published a book, An Essay in the Development of Fifth and Sixth Century Indian Thought, as a part of Indian Classical Studies.

She has also published articles in journals such as the Indian Journal of Philosophy.

The Government of India honoured her, in 2013, by awarding her the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for her contributions to the fields of literature and education.

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