▁compar ative ▁religion ▁and ▁philosophy , ▁after ▁comple ting ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁Mad ras ▁Christian ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁he ▁became ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁and ▁later ▁Professor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁at ▁Mad ras ▁Pres iden cy ▁College ▁then ▁subsequently ▁Professor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mys ore ▁( 1 9 1 8 - 1 9 2 1 ); ▁the ▁King ▁George ▁V ▁Chair ▁of ▁M ental ▁and ▁Mor al ▁Science ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cal cut ta ▁( 1 9 2 1 – 1 9 3 2 ) ▁and ▁Sp ald ing ▁Professor ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Religion ▁and ▁Eth ics ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford ▁( 1 9 3 6 – 1 9 5 2 ) ▁by ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Indian ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁professor ial ▁chair ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford . ▁He ▁was ▁U pton ▁L ect urer ▁at ▁Manchester ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁H askell ▁lect urer ▁in ▁Compar ative ▁Religion ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁His ▁philosophy ▁was ▁ground ed ▁in ▁Adv ait a ▁V ed anta , ▁re inter pre ting ▁this ▁tradition ▁for ▁a ▁contemporary ▁understanding . ▁He ▁def ended ▁H indu ism ▁against ▁what ▁he ▁called ▁" un in formed ▁Western ▁criticism ", ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁contemporary ▁H indu ▁identity . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁influ ential ▁in