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'''Pandharinath Kashinath Telang''' was an Indian Theosophist and educator.

== Life and professional career ==

Professor Telang was an Indian Theosophist of the Brahmin caste, son of Justice Kashinath Trimbak Telang. He earned a Master of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Laws, and became an educator. In 1909 he joined [[Central Hindu College]], and also served as Principal of the '''Theosophical College''' and the '''Theosophical National Boys School''' in Benares. He died on June 5, 1929.<ref>''The International Theosophical Year Book 1938'' (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1938): 223.</ref>

== Theosophical work ==

Professor Telang served on the [[General Council of the Theosophical Society]]. He helped to edit [[New India (periodical)|''New India'']]. In 1925, he worked with Pandit [[A. Mahādeva Sāstri]], [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]], and other Brahmins to develop the [[Bhārata Samāj]] Pūja ritual of congregational worship.

The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists two articles by or about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Pandharinath+Telang+&method=all  Pandharinath Telang] and seven more under [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=PK+Telang+&method=all PK Telang]. 

== Central Hindu University library donation ==

In memory of his father, in 1917, Professor Telang donated "a small but precious collection" that formed the core of what is now The Banaras Hindu University Library system. The collection was initially housed in the Telang Hall of the Central Hindu College, Kamachha, but was eventually shifted to its present majestic building modeled after the British Museum Library. The library has expanded greatly, attracting major donations from the Nehru and Tagore families and other benefactors.<ref>"Banaras Hindu University, Central Library (Varanasi, India),"  University of Chicago Digital South Asia Library. [https://coral.uchicago.edu:8443/display/lasa/Banaras+Hindu+University,+Central+Library+%28Varanasi,+India%29]</ref>

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