Ranjit Bhatia

Ranjit Bhatia

Ranjit Bhatia OBE is a former Indian athlete who ran in the marathon and 5000 meters events at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. [ [http://www.ststephens.edu/alumni/hof.htm St Stephen's Alumni Hall of Fame.] ]

Ranjit Bhatia had his early education at the Lawrence School, Sanawar. Bhatia was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University, matriculating at Jesus College in 1957. [cite journal|title=Old Members' News|last=De'Ath|first=John|publisher=Jesus College, Oxford|journal=The Jesus College Record|year=1998/1999|page=58] . He retired as Reader in Mathematics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He is a famous athlete and represented India in Rome Olympics in 1960.

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