Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya, also known as K.C. Bhattacharya, (12 May 1875 – 11 December 1949) was a philosopher at the University of Calcutta known for his method of "constructive interpretation" through which relations and problematics of ancient Indian philosophical systems are drawn out and developed so that they can be studied like problems of modern philosophy. He was especially interested in the problematic of how the mind (or consciousness) creates an apparently material universe. Bhattacharya encouraged the idea of an immersive cosmopolitanism in which Indian systems of philosophy were modernized through assimilation and immersion rather than through a blind imitation of European ideas. Early life Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya was born on 12 May 1875 at Serampore in a family of Sanskrit scholars. Krishnachandra took his school education in a local school. After passing the matriculation examination in 1891 he went to the Presidency College, then affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Bibliography Studies in Sankhya Philosophy Studies in Philosophy Studies in Vedantism Implications of Kant's Philosophy (translation of Kantadarsaner Tatparyya) Search for the Absolute in Neo-Vedanta Lecture Swaraj in Ideas References Bhattacharya, K C Bhattacharya, K C 20th-century Hindu philosophers and theologians 20th-century Indian philosophers University of Calcutta alumni Academic staff of the University of Calcutta Bengali Hindus Scholars from West Bengal 20th-century Indian non-fiction writers Bengali philosophers Bengali writers 20th-century Bengalis Indian male writers