Lokesh Chandra

Lokesh Chandra, Indian historian

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Born: April 11, 1927
Age in 2026: 99
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1927

About Lokesh Chandra

Lokesh Chandra is a prominent scholar of the Vedic period, Buddhism and the Indian arts. Between 1942 and 2004, he published 576 books and 286 articles. After obtaining a master's degree at the University of the Punjab in Lahore in 1947, he edited the Gavamayana portion of the Vedic work Jaiminiya Brahmana with the help of newly discovered manuscripts. Lokesh Chandra was born on 11 April 1927 in Ambala, India. Between 1942 and 2004, Lokesh Chandra published numerous books (alone or as co-author) and articles, totalling 862 publications. India's Contributions to World Thought and Culture (Collective work edited by Lokesh Chandra), Madras, Publishers: Vivekananda Rock Memorial Committee, 1971, 838 p.

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Lokesh Chandra timeline

1927Lokesh Chandra was born on 11 April 1927 in Ambala, India.
1942Between 1942 and 2004, Lokesh Chandra published numerous books (alone or as co-author) and articles, totalling 862 publications.
1942Between 1942 and 2004, he published 576 books and 286 articles.
1947After obtaining a master's degree at the University of the Punjab in Lahore in 1947, he edited the Gavamayana portion of the Vedic work Jaiminiya Brahmana with the help of newly discovered manuscripts.
1971India's Contributions to World Thought and Culture (Collective work edited by Lokesh Chandra), Madras, Publishers: Vivekananda Rock Memorial Committee, 1971, 838 p.

The world when Lokesh Chandra was born

Lokesh Chandra was born in 1927. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1927

#1 song"My Blue Heaven" – Gene Austin
Top movieThe Jazz Singer (first talking picture)
Best-selling bookElmer Gantry – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBabe Ruth hits 60 home runs
Top headlineLindbergh completes first solo transatlantic flight
Technology milestoneThe Jazz Singer — first feature-length talking film
Defining fadDance marathons peak
Notable inventionPEZ candy dispensers
World population2.04 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population119.0M

1927 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lokesh Chandra's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1927	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,100	$435,000
Average income	$3,700	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	119.0M	341 million

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