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Title Prof. First
Name Ashok Last
Name Vohra Photograph
Designation Professor & Head
Department Philosophy
Address
(Campus) Department of Philosophy, University of
Delhi, Delhi – 110007.
(Residence) 21/4, Cavalry Line, Delhi University, Delhi-
110007
Phone No
(Campus) 011-27666629
(Residence)optional 011-27662439
Mobile 09868525546
Fax
Email [email protected]
Web-Page
Education
Subject Institution Year Details
Ph. D.
LL.B.
Delhi University, Delhi
Delhi University, Delhi
1976
1992
Thesis topic: “A study of Mind
with special reference to
Wittgenstein and Ryle”
M.A. Delhi University, Delhi 1971 Subjects: Philosophy
B.Sc. Panjab University,
Chandigarh
1968 Subjects: Physics, Chemistry
and Mathematics
Career Profile
Organisation / Institution Designation Duration Role
Delhi University, North
campus
Professor of
Philosophy
11/1996 to
date
Teaching Post-graduate,
M.Phil. classes and guiding
doctoral students and
carrying out ones own
Research
Delhi University, South
Campus
Reader in
Philosophy
4/1988 to
11/1996
6/1995 to
Teaching Post-graduate,
M.Phil. classes and guiding
M.Phil. dissertation and
doctoral students and
carrying out ones own
Research
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Indian Council of
Philosophical Research,
New Delhi
Member
Secretary
(Honarary)
6/ 1998 Academic Administration as
CEO of the organization,
Planning of Seminars etc. in
Delhi and Academic Centre at
Lucknow
Indian Council of
Philosophical Research,
New Delhi
St Stephens College
Director
(Planning and
Research)
Lecturer in
Philosophy
1/1986 to
4/1988
9/1975 to
1/1986
Planning and carrying out
academic activities of the
Council
Teaching and research
Research Interests / Specialization
Philosophy of Language, Wittgensten, Philosophy of Religion, Contemporary Indian
Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Sciences
Teaching Experience ( Subjects/Courses Taught)
38 years: Wittgenstein, Analytic Philosophy, Logic
Honors & Awards
1. Have been appointed as Editor, Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research
(JICPR) with effect from April, 2012 for a period of three years.
2. Was nominated by the Government of India as a member of the Indian Council of
Philosophical Research – an apex autonomous body established by the Government of India
for the promotion of Philosophy, for a period of three years with effect from 19 September,
2009 to 18 September 2012.
3. Was the guest of honour at the inaugural function held on September 27, 2012 of the
National Seminar on “State and Freedom: Ambedkar‟s Perspective”. The three-day seminar
was held from September 27 to 29, 2012 at Pondicherry University, Puducherry.
4. General President of the Twentieth Session of the All Orissa Philosophical Congress held
on 20-21 January, 2008 at Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar.
5. Recipient of Swami Pranavananda Philosophy Prize for the best book in Philosophy for the
year 1987 for my book Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Mind, Croom-Helm, London, Sydney,
1986 by Indian Philosophical Congress at its session held in Kashmir University, Srinagar.
6. Recipient of Swami Pranavananda Darshan Puruskar by Akhil Bhartiya Darshan Parishad at
its special session held in Pune, for the best book in Philosophy in Hindi for the year 1996
for my Hindi translation of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations, Indian Council of
Philosophical Research, New Delhi, 1996.
7. Recipient of Swami Pranvananda Darshan Puruskar by Akhil Bhartiya Darshan Parishad at
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its session held in Haridwar, for the best book in Philosophy in Hindi for the year 1998 for
my Hindi translation of Wittgenstein’s Culture and Value, Indian Council of Philosophical
Research, New Delhi, 1998.
8. Member of the Editorial Board of Unmilan, a Hindi bi-annual journal of Philosophy
published by Darshanik Pratishthan, Jaipur.
9. Member of the Editorial Board of Humanitas Asiatica published by Seoul National
University, Seoul, Korea.
10. Member of the Editorial Board of Paramarsh, a quarterly journal of philosophy in Hindi,
published by Pune University from 2001 to 2006.
11. Member of the Editorial Board of Indian Philosophical Quarterly published by Pune
University, Pune from 2006 to 2011.
12. Member of the Editorial Board of Suvidya: Journal of Philosophy and Religion published
by Suvidya College, Banglore.
13. Member of the Editorial Board of Indian Journal of Analytic Philosophy, published from
Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar.
14. Member of the Editorial Board of Dilatato Corde – Journal of Dialogue of Religious
Experience: A multilingual international journal, published from Rome, Italy.
15. Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research
(JICPR), published by Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi upto March
2012.
Publications (LAST FIVE YEARS)
Books / Monographs
Year of
Publicati
on
None in
the last
five
years
Title Publisher
Co-Author
NIL
In Indexed/ Peer Reviewed Journals
2013
“Jainism: The Way to Lasting Peace through Pluralistic Understanding”, Asian Perspectives
on the World’s Religions after September 11, eds. Arvind Sharma and Madhu Khanna, Praeger,
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Santa Barbara, California, 2013, pp. 15-22.
2013
“Mandan Mishra Aur Adi Shankracharya Samvad: Samkalin Samaj ke Liye Kucha Naitik
Nishkarsh”, Chintan Srijan, Volume X, No. 3, January- March, 2013, pp. 9 – 16.
2013 “Perception, Cognition and Religious Symbolism”, Perception: An Interdisciplinary
Exploration, editors S. Painadath and Sreekala M. Nair, ISCPK, Delhi, 2013, pp. 1-17.
2012
“Bhartiyata aur Rashtriya Asmita”, Unmilan, Volume 26, 2, July, 2012, pp. 77-89.
2012
“Book Discussion: Part 1 (Chapter 1, 2 &3)” , K. Ramakrishna Rao: Gandhi and Applied
Spirituality, Matrix Publishers, New Delhi, 2011”, GITAM Journal of Gandhian Studies, Volume 1,
No. 1, January –June, 2012, pp. 155-165.
2012
“Obituary: Kotta Satchidananda Murty (1924 – 2011), “Journal of Indian Council of
Philosophical Research (JICPR)” Volume XXVIII, Number 2, April- June 2011, pp. 1-11.
(published May, 2012)
2011
“Tulnatmak Dharma Darshan ke Unnayak Acharya Professor K. Satchidananda Murty”,
Unmilan, July, 2011, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 104-116.
2011 “Ideal of Education in Traditional Indian Thought” Dialogue,Vol 12, No. 4,
April –June 2011, pp. 98 – 104.
2011 “Meaning, Understanding and Language” Indian Journal of Analytic Philosophy
March, 2011,Volume IV,
Number 2, pp. 25 - 38.
2011 “Hinduism and Islam: Are They Compatible” Religious Thought, I, 2011, pp.25-38.
2010 “Man and Environment”, Human Freedom and Environment:
Contemporary Paradigms and Moral
Strategies, ed. Indoo Pandey Khandoori,
lpaz Publications, Delhi, 2010, pp. 35 – 43.
2009
Religious Beliefs, Science and Explanation”, Journal of the Indian Council of Philosophical
Research, Volume XXIV, Number 3, July – September, 2007 (Published in May, 2009), pp. 71 –
86. Reprinted in The Nigerian Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 22. No.1, 2006 (Published in
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November, 2009) ISSN 0189 – 885 X, pp. 3 – 19.
2009
“Lessons from Hinduism for the World Religions After 9/11”, The Interfaith Dimension,
Volume 3, The World’s Religions After September 11 Four Volumes, Praeger Publishers, Westcourt,
2009, pp. 99-108.
2008
“On Culture and Modernity”, Modernity and the Problem of Cultural Identity, ed. AP Dubey
Northern Book Centre, New Delhi, 2008, pp. 1 – 13.
Articles
1. “Compassion is the Central Teaching”, The Times of India, June 24, 2013.
2. “Contrarian Views on Reality”, The Times of India, May 16, 2013.
3. “Hackneyed Vision”, Review of Jerry Toner‟s Homer’s Turk, Harvard University Press,
Massachusetts, 2013, The Sunday Pioneer, May 12, 2013.
4. “When Dayananda Got Enlightenment”, The Sunday Pioneer, March 10, 2013.
5. “Death As Gateway To Perfection”, The Times of India, February 28, 2013.
6. “Rama‟s Receipe for Vijaya”, The Times of India, October 24, 2012.
7. “Proof that God Does Exist”, The Times of India, October 13, 2012.
8. “What Divides Us and Them”, The Times of India, September 4, 2012.
9. “Nehru Loathed religion, found it irrational”,The Sunday Pioneer, May 27, 2012.
10. “Brahman With and Without Form”, The Times of India, April 28, 2012.
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11. “Why Jainism Matters”, The Sunday Pioneer, March 11, 2012.
12. “The Mahatma and His Idea of Religion”, The Sunday Pioneer, February 19, 2012.
13. “Never forget your duties for rights”, The Sunday Pioneer, January 15, 2012.
14. “There‟s need and also greed”¸ The Times of India, November 29, 2011.
15. “The Gandhi Connection”, Review of Gopalkrishna Gandhi‟s Of A Certain Age: Twenty
Life Sketches, Penguin, 2011, The Sunday Pioneer, November 6, 2011.
16. “Analysing Ganesha”, Review of Devadutt Pattnaiks‟s 99 Thoughts on Ganesha, Jaico,
2011, The Sunday Pioneer, August 14, 2014.
17. “Religion Remained an Enigma for Nehru”, The Sunday Pioneer, July 3, 2011.
18. “Nehru‟s Scientific Humanism”, The Times of India, May 27, 2011.
19. “Doctrine of the Golden Mean”, The Times of India, May 17, 2011.
20. “Religious Pluralism and Hinduism”. The Speaking Tree, Times of India, May 15, 2011.
21. “Being Indian”, The Sunday Pioneer, May 8, 2011.
22. “A Beautiful Mind” Review of Mukund Rao (Editor), The Biology of Enlightenment:
Unpublished Conversations of U. G. Krishnamurti After He Came into the Natural State
(1967 – 71), HarperCollins Publishers India, 2010, The Sunday Pioneer, April 24, 2011.
23. “Ambedkar‟s Views on Buddhism” Review of B. R. Ambedkar, the buddha and his
dhamma: A Critical Edition, Edited, Introduced and Annotated by Aakash Singh Rathore
and Ajay Verma, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2011, The Tribune, March 13, 2011.
24. “Why Ambedkar Chose Buddhism”, The Sunday Pioneer, March 6, 2011
25. “A world apart” Review of S. Mitra Kalita‟s My Two Indias: A Journey to the Ends of
Opportunity”, Harper Collins, 2010, The Sundya Pioneer, February 20, 2011.
26. “Women weren‟t Damned in Ancient Times”, The Sunday Pioneer, February 6, 2011.
27. “Guru Nanak Dev and Vedanta”, The Times of India, November 20, 2010.
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28. “Reinterpreting the Great War” Review of Devdutt Pattanaik‟s Jaya: An Illustrated
Retelling of the Mahabharata, Penguin, 2010, The Sunday Pioneer, November 14, 2010.
29. “Gita and Renunciation”, The Times of India, November 1, 2010.
30. “Big Bang Secrets”, Review of The Edge of Reason: Dispatches from the Frontiers of
Cosmology, by Anil Ananthaswamy, Penguin, 2010, The Pioneer, September 19, 2010.
31. “A Contemporary Religion”, The Times of India, September 4, 2010.
32. “Three-in-one Philosophy”, The Times of India, August 16, 2010. Reprinted in Consolata,
Toronto, No. 113, March /April, 2011, p.14.
33. “Your guest, your honour”, Inner voice, Hindustan Times, August 6, 2010.
34. “Direct experience is the best”, Times of India, June 22, 2010.
35. “You can‟t catch Osama, you can‟t catch me”, The Speaking Tree, May 23, 2010.
36. “Discourse on Human Rights”, Review of Hindu Narratives on Human Rights, by Arvind
Sharma, Praeger, California, 2010, The Tribune, May 16, 2010.
37. “Neither a Beginning Nor an End”, The Times of India, March 27, 2010.
38. “Exploring Linguistic Tradition”, Review of Bhartrihari: Language, Thought and Reality
edited by Mithilesh Chaturvedi, Motilal Banarsidas, 2009, The Tribune, March 14, 2010.
39. “Balance Your Desires To Avoid Suffering”, The Times of India, December 31, 2009.
40. “Interpreting Hinduism”, Review of The Hindus: An Alternative History by Wendy
Doniger, Penguin/Viking, Delhi, 2009, The Tribune, November 29, 2009.
41. “Ethical Dilemmas”, Review of Ethics and The History of Indian Philosophy, by Shyam
Ranganathan, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, Delhi, 2007, The Tribune, April 5, 2009.
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42. “Philosopher in Classic Sense”, Review of The Philosophy of Dr B.R. Ambedakar, ed.
Pradeep Gokhale, Sugarva Prakashan and Indian Philosophical Quarterly Publications,
University of Pune, Pune, 2008, The Tribune, January 4, 2009.
43. “Where No Question is Regarded Irrelevant”, The Times of India, November 20, 2008.
44. “Language Cannot Convey Spiritual Experience”, The Times of India, September 8,
2008.
45. “Whose India is This Anyway?”, Review of Superstar India: From Incredible to
Unstoppable by Shobha Dé, Penguin, 2008, The Pioneer, August 24, 2008.
46. “Head vs the Heart”, Review of Emotion: The Essence Of Life – An Evolutionary
Explanation by Kuldip Kumar Dhiman, Unistar, 2008, The Tribune, April 13, 2008.
47. “India in Slow Motion”, Review of The Elephant, The Tiger and The Cellphone: Reflections
on India in the Twenty-first Century, by Shashi Tharoor, Penguin/Viking, 2007, The
Pioneer, March 2, 2008.
48. “All You Ever Wanted to Know About Love”, The Times of India, February 14, 2008.
Conference Presentations (In the last five years)
Keynote/Presidential Addresses
1. “Knowledge, Wisdom and Ecological Awareness”, at National Seminar on “Man and
Environment” held at Christ College, Cuttack, Odisha on September 15 – 16, 2012.
2. “Perception, Cognition and Religious Symbolism”, at the National Seminar on “Philosophy
of Perception: A Contemporary Perspective” held at Sameeksha Research Centre, Kalady,
(Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam) on March 26 - 27, 2012.
3. “Time, Reality and Experience: Pluralistic Approach”, at the National Symposium on
“Time, Reality and Experience” held at IP College on February 16, 2012.
4. “Indian Theory of Positive Human Rights” on December 17, 2011 held in Choudwar
5. College, Choudwar, Cuttack. Odisha on December 17 -18, 2011.
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6. “Bhartiyata: Rashtriya Pehchan aur Akhandata ki Dhyotak” on September 5, 2011in the
National seminar on “National Integration : Old and New Bearings” held in PK Roy
Memorial College, Dhanbad, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh from September 5 to 7,
2011.
7. “Lifestyle and Meaning of Life”, on September 8, 2010 in the Symposium on “Prevention is
Better than Cure: Ways to Keep Lifestyle Diseases at Bay”, organised by Department of
Zoology, Hindu College, Delhi University, Delhi from 8 – 10 September, 2010.
8. “Morality and Religion: Are the Two Related?” on January 29, 2010 in the Fourth National
Conference on “Morality and Religion: Exploring Their Relationship” held in Delhi
University, Delhi from January 29 to 30, 2010.
9. “Machines, Consciousness and Intelligence” on January 21, 2010 in the National Seminar
on “Consciousness and Self-Identity” held at Pondicherry University, Puducherry from
January 21 to 23, 2010.
10. “Swadeshi – The Spirit of Swaraj” on January 7, 2010 in the National Seminar on “Swaraj,
Culture and Education” held in Assam University, Silchar from January 7-9, 2010.
11. “Meaning and Language: An Overview from Plato to Wittgenstein” on February 4, 2008 at
the National Seminar on “Philosophy of Logic and Language” held at The University of
Burdwan, Burdwan from February 4 to 6, 2008.
Valedictory Addresses Delivered
1. “Brains, Consciousness, Cognition and Culture” at the National Seminar on “Culture and
Cognition: A Development Perspective” held by Department of Psychology, University of
Delhi, Delhi from January 23 to 25, 2010.
2. “Man and Nature” at the National Seminar on “The Freedom of Man and His Attitude
Towards Environment: Contemporary Challenges and Moral Strategies” held by HN
Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal from February 12 to 15, 2009.
3. “Meaning, Use and Language: From Cratylus to Philosophical Investigations” at the
National Seminar on “Perspectives in the Philosophy of Language: Indian and Western”
held by Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati from March 5 to 7, 2007.
4. “Hinduism, Terrorism and Conflict Resolution” on 20 January, 2007 at the National
Seminar on “Critical Trends of Philosophy in Andhra Pradesh: Tradition and Modernity”
held by the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Andhra University,
Visakhapanam from 18 to 20 January, 2007.
Recording for Institute of Life Long Learning
“„In conversation‟: Social Enquiry: Philosophy: Conversation with Ashok Vohra” an hour long
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audio –visual talk recorded by Institute of Life Long Learning for distribution to its students.
Director, International Seminar
1. International seminar on “Professor K. Satchidananda Murty‟s Philosophy: An Evaluation
(A Seminar to commemorate Professor K. Satchidananda Murty)”, held in Andhra
University, Vishakhapattnam from September 21 – 24, 2011
2. International Seminar on “I, We and the Other: Asymmetries of Moral Evaluation” held in
Delhi University, Delhi from February 16 to 18, 2010.
Director, Refresher Course
Organised and directed twenty-one day All India Refresher Course sponsored by Indian Council
of Philosophical Research and University of Delhi on „Logic and language: Eastern and
Western‟ held in the Department of Philosophy, Delhi University Delhi from March 30 to April
19, 2009.
Papers presented in Seminars/Symposiums
1. Two lectures on “Wittgenstein's concept of Knower, Knowable, Process of Knowing and
Knowledge” delivered on January 30, 2008 at the Workshop on Indian Model of
Philosophical Enquiry held in the ICPR Academic Centre, Lucknow from January 17 to 31,
2008.
2. Lecture on “Meaning of Life” delivered in the Department of Philosophy, Lucknow
University, Lucknow on January 31, 2008.
3. Lecture on “Nature of Philosophy” delivered on May 9, 2008 at the „Annual Fellows of the
ICPR Meet‟ organised by the ICPR at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi from May 8
to May 10, 2008.
4. Lecture on “Religious Beliefs, Science and Explanation” delivered at the national Seminar
on „Intersecting Science, Philosophy and Religion: An Indian Perspective‟ held
Ashirbhavan, Kochi by Institute of Science and Religion, Aluva, from June 14 – 16, 2008.
5. A series of two lectures titled “Beliefs and Roles” and “Excursions of the Religious Other:
An Analysis” at the UGC Academic Staff College, Lucknow University, Lucknow on
September 26 and 27, 2008.
6. Lecture titled “Sankardeva‟s Notion of Bhakti (Love)” in the National Seminar on „The
Philosophy of Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva and other Saints of Medieval India‟ by
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Srimant Sankardeva Education and Socio-economic Development Trust, Srimanta
Sankardeva Sangha, Assam and the Department of MIL & LS, Delhi University, Delhi from
November 14-15, 2008.
7. Lecture titled “Traditional Indian Humanism” in International conference on “Humanism in
the Era of Globalisation – Indian Insights” organised by Institute for Advanced study in
Humanities, Essen, and held at Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkatta from 21 - 23
November 2008.
8. Lecture titled “Sukrat aur Darshanik Chintan” at the National Seminar on “Philosophy
Today” held at BN Mandal University, Madhepura (Bihar) on 6 – 7 December, 2008 to
celebrate the International Philosophy Day, 2008.
9. Lecture titled “Knowledge, Wisdom and Eco-Ethics” in the National Seminar on “The Need
for Environmental Ethics” held at Andhra University, Vishakhapattnam from December16
to 18, 2008.
10. Lecture “Comments on Philip Clayton‟s “The Phenomenology of Social Events:
Globalisation and Interrelatedness” in the International Conference on “Phenomenology,
Globalisation and Indian Philosophy organised by Centre for Advanced Research in
Phenomenology Inc, USA (CARP) and Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR)
from January 5-8, 2009 at the India International Centre, New Delhi.
11. Lecture titled “Varieties of Rationality” in the National Two Day Round table Conference
on “Need to Redefine Philosophy and Interpret its Indian/Oriental and Western Concepts”
held at the World Peace Centre, Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune on January 30-
31, 2009.
12. Lecture titled “Man and Freedom” at the National Seminar on “The Freedom of Man and
His Attitude Towards Environment: Contemporary Challenges and Moral Strategies” held
by HN Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal from February 12 to 15, 2009.
13. Lecture titled “Traditional Indian Humanism: A Comparative Perspective” in the
International workshop on “A Transcultural Exploration of Ethics: A Dialogue Between
Western and Indian Traditions” held at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada from June 23
to 24, 2009.
14. Lecture on “What Ails Teaching and Research in Philosophy in Present Day India?”, in the
ICPR sponsored National Symposium on “The State of Study, Teaching and Research in
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Philosophy in India” held at KJ Somaiya Centre for Buddhist Studies , Mumbai from
October 23 to 25, 2009.
15. Lecture on “Philosophy and Democracy: Are the Two Compatible”, in the ICPR sponsored
Round Table on “Democracy and Philosophy” held at KJ Somaiya Centre for Buddhist
Studies, Mumbai on October 26, 2009.
16. Two lectures on “Environment and Eco-ethics” and one lecture on “Culture and
Modernism” in the Orientation and Refresher Course held at UGC Academic Staff College,
Lucknow University, Lucknow on November 27 and 28, 2009.
17. Lecture on “Indianness - An Eternal Value” in the National Seminar on “Basic Values
Embodied in Indian Culture and Their Relevance in Resolving Problems of Communal
Conflict, Social Injustice Human Rights‟ Violation and Terrorism” held in Rani Durgawati
Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur on March 25, 2010.
18. Lecture on “Hospitality in Hindu Scriptures” in the International Round Table conference
on “Hospitality in the Holy Scriptures” held on May 30, 2010 held in the Pallazzo delle
Opere Sociali, Vicenza, Italy during the Sixth Festival Biblico 2010 – Bible Festival 2010.
19. Lecture on “Adi Sri Samkaracharya aur Mandan Mishra Samvad: Samkalin Baudhik Samaj
ke liye Naitik Nishkarsh”, in the National Seminar on “The Philosophy of Mandan Mishra”
held at BN Mandal University, Madhepura from August 27 – 29, 2010.
20. Lecture on “Conflict Resolution: Lessons from Hinduism”, in the Two Day National Round
Table Conference on Need to Promote the Culture of Peace in the World” held at World
Peace Centre, MAEER‟s MIT, Pune on October 2 and 3, 2010.
21. Lecture on “Dharma and Dandaniti: Mirror of Social Justice and Human Rights” in the
National Seminar on “Human Rights and Social Justice” held at Utkal University,
Bhubaneshwar from October 8 to 10, 2010.
22. Delivered a series of four lectures on “Wittgenstein‟s Theory of Consciousness” in the
Department of Philosophy. Pondicherry University, Puducherry on October 12 and 13,
2010.
23. Delivered First Philosophy Day Lecture on “Lifestyle, Values and Meaning of Life” at the
Indian Institute of Technology, Gauhati on November 30, 2010.
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24. Lecture on “Moral and Religious Beliefs: Are the Two Related?” in the National Seminar
on “Morality and Religion” held at Calcutta University, Kolkatta on February 4, 2011.
25. Lecture on “Human Rights Discourse: Eastern and Western” in the International Seminar on
“Liberalism, Human Rights and Multiculturalism” held at India International Centre, New
Delhi on February 22-23, 2011.
26. A series of two lectures on “Wittgenstein‟s Philosophy of Language” in the National
Workshop on the Philosophy of Language held at the Academic Staff College, Lucknow
University, Lucknow on August 25 and 26, 2011.
27. A series of two lectures titled “Early and Later Wittgenstein” in the Refresher Course held
by the Academic Staff College, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi on September 17,
2011.
28. Lecture on “Professor K. Satchidananda Murty: His Life and Thought” in the International
Seminar on “K. Satchidananda Murty‟s Philosophy: An Evaluation (A Seminar to
commemorate K. Satchidananda Murty)” held in Andhra University, Vishakhapattnam
from September 21 – 24, 2011.
29. Lecture on “Philosophy, Spirituality, and Nonviolence: Appraisal of K. Ramakrishna Rao‟s
Gandhi and Applied Spirituality” in the National seminar on “Spiritual Aspects of Mahatma
Gandhi‟s Philosophy and Practices” held in the GITAM University, Vishakhapattnam, from
September 30 to October 2, 2011.
30. Lecture on “Man and Environment: Indian Perspective” in the National Seminar on
“Practical Ethics: Vision and Values for the Professions” held in Choudwar College,
Choudwar, Cuttack, Odisha on October 23 -24, 2011.
31. A series of four lectures on “Alternative Methods of Doing Philosophy” on December 6 and
7, 2011 in the National Workshop on “Skill Development for Ph. D. Scholars in
Philosophy” held in the Academic Centre, Indian Council of Philosophical Research,
Lucknow from December 1 to 11, 2011.
32. International Conference organised by Tony Blair Faith Foundation on “Religious Pluralism
in India‟s Secular Democracy”, held in New Delhi on December 10-11, 2012.
33. Round table on “Role of the Congress of World and Traditional Religions in promoting
international and inner confessional dialogue” held by Embassy of Kazakhstan on March
28, 2013.
34. Lecture on “Swadeshi: The Sure Means of Eradication of Corruption” on August 29, 2012
in the National Seminar on “Mahatma Gandhi and the Current Scene of Corruption in the
Country” held from August 28 to 30 at the Centre for Gandhian Studies, GITAM
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University, Vishakhapattnam.
35. Lecture on “Varnashrama-Vyavastha and the Idea of Freedom: Iconoclasm of Ambedkar”
in the National Seminar on “State and Freedom: Ambedkar‟s Perspective” held from
September 27 to 29, 2012 at Pondicherry University, Puducherry.
36. A series of four lectures on “Research Methodology in Philosophy” on October 4 and 5,
2012 in the National Workshop on “Research Methodology” held in Gurukul Kangari
Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar from October 1 to 7, 2012.
37. Delivered the International Philosophy Day Lecture for the year 2012 on “Lived Life and Its
Meaning” at the Department of Philosophy, Rajasthan University, Jaipur on December 17,
2012.
38. Delivered a lecture on “Teaching Wittgenstein‟s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus” on
February 25, 2013 in the ICPR sponsored College Teachers‟ Meet held in Ravenshaw
University, Cuttack, Odisha, on „Ongoing Debates and Teaching Methodology in
Philosophy‟ from 23 to 25 February, 2013.
39. Delivered a lecture on “Faith in Hinduism” in the National Inter-religious Symposium
organised by Archdiocese of Delhi and The Focolare to celebrate the International Year of
Faith on March 13, 2013.
40. Delivered a lecture on “Is Anna‟s Movement not Gandhian?” in Shri Mata Vaishnu Devi
University, Kakarial, Jammu on April 23, 2013.
Exchange Programmes
Visited Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Paris, France from June 16 to July
16, 2010 under the Exchange Program between the Indian Council of Philosophical
Research, New Delhi and the French Government to work on my project titled “The
concept of Body: A comparative Study of M. Merleau-Ponty and Ludwig Wittgenstein”
Workshops Attended
1. Participated in the National Workshop on “National Integration and Multiple Identities:
Dialectics of Inclusiveness and Exclusion” at Indian institute of Advanced study held at
Indian institute of Advanced Study, Shimla from 14 – 16 September 2007.
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2. Participated in the ICPR sponsored Workshop on “World‟s Religions After 26/11” held in
ICPR Academic Centre, Lucknow on 24–25 February, 2010.
Total Publication Profile optional
Books
1. Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Mind, Croom Helm, London, Sydney, 1986.
2. Radhakrishnan: His Life and Ideas (Revised), State University of New York Press, New
York, 1992 (Co-authored with K. Satchidananda Murty).
3. Radhakrishnan: His Life and Ideas (Abridged), Orient Paperbacks, Delhi, 1992 (Co-
authored with K. Satchidananda Murty).
4. Radhakrishnan: His Life and Ideas, Ajanta Publications, Delhi, 1989 (Co-authored with
K. Satchidanada Murty).
5. The Philosophy of K. Satchidanada Murty, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New
Delhi, 1995 (Co-edited with Sibajiban Bhattacharya).
6. Hindi translation of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations, Indian Council of
Philosophical Research, New Delhi, 1996.
7. Hindi translation of Wittgenstein’s On Certainty, Indian Council of Philosophical
Research, New Delhi, 1997.
8. Hindi translation of Wittgenstein’s Culture and Value, Indian Council of Philosophical
Research, New Delhi, 1998.
9. Hindi translation of Radhakrishnan Memorial Lectures, Indian Institute of Advanced
Study, Shimla, 2000.
10. Dharma: The Categorial Imperative, DK Printworld, New Delhi, 2005 (Co-edited with
Arvind Sharma and Mrinal Miri).
a. Research Articles (In Indexed/ Peer Reviewed Journals)
2. “Jainism: The Way to Lasting Peace through Pluralistic Understanding”, Asian
Perspectives on the World’s Religions after September 11, eds. Arvind Sharma and Madhu
Khanna, Praeger, Santa Barbara, California, 2013, pp. 15-22.
3. “Mandan Mishra Aur Adi Shankracharya Samvad: Samkalin Samaj ke Liye Kucha
Naitik Nishkarsh”, Chintan Srijan, Volume X, No. 3, January- March, 2013, pp. 9 – 16.
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4. “Perception, Cognition and Religious Symbolism”, Perception: An Interdisciplinary
Exploration, editors S. Painadath and Sreekala M. Nair, ISCPK, Delhi, 2013, pp. 1-17.
5. “Bhartiyata aur Rashtriya Asmita”, Unmilan, Volume 26, 2, July, 2012, pp. 77-89.
6. “Book Discussion: Part 1 (Chapter 1, 2 &3), K. Ramakrishna Rao: Gandhi and Applied
Spirituality, Matrix Publishers, New Delhi, 2011”, GITAM Journal of Gandhian Studies,
Volume 1, No. 1, January –June, 2012, pp. 155-165.
7. “Obituary: Kotta Satchidananda Murty (1924 – 2011), “Journal of Indian Council of
Philosophical Research (JICPR)” Volume XXVIII, Number 2, April- June 2011, pp. 1-11.
8. “Tulnatmak Dharma Darshan ke Unnayak Acharya Professor K. Satchidananda
Murty”, Unmilan, July, 2011, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 104-116.
9. “Ideal of Education in Traditional Indian Thought”, Dialogue, Vol. 12, No. 4, April –
June 2011, pp. 98 – 104.
10. “Meaning, Understanding and Language”, Indian Journal of Analytic Philosophy,
March, 2011,Volume IV, Number 2, pp. 25 - 38.
11. “Hinduism and Islam: Are They Compatible”, Religious Thought, I, 2011, pp. 21-29
(revised version).
12. “Man and Environment”, Human Freedom and Environment: Contemporary Paradigms
and Moral Strategies, ed. Indoo Pandey Khandoori, Kalpaz Publications, Delhi, 2010, pp.
35 – 43.
13. “Religious Beliefs, Science and Explanation”, Journal of the Indian Council of
Philosophical Research, Volume XXIV, Number 3, July – September, 2007 (Published in
May, 2009), pp. 71 – 86. Reprinted in The Nigerian Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 22. No.1,
2006 (Published in November, 2009) ISSN 0189 – 885 X, pp. 3 – 19.
14. “Lessons from Hinduism for the World Religions After 9/11”, The Interfaith Dimension,
Volume 3, The World’s Religions After September 11 Four Volumes, Praeger Publishers,
Westcourt, 2009, pp. 99-108.
15. “On Culture and Modernity”, Modernity and the Problem of Cultural Identity, ed. AP
Dubey Northern Book Centre, New Delhi, 2008, pp. 1 – 13.
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16. “Social Justice, Human Rights and Theories of Punishment: The Indian Perspective”,
Democracy and Social Justice in Asia and the Arab World, ed. Inwon Choue, Samuel Lee
and Pierre Sané, UNESCO: Global Academy for Neo-Renaissance of Kyung Hee
University, Korean National Commission for UNESCO, 2007, pp. 76-90.
17. “Meaning and Language from Plato to Wittgenstein: An Overview”, Suvidya, Vol. I,
No.1, June 2007, pp. 30-42.
18. “Reason, Faith and Religious Beliefs”, Dialogue, Volume 8, No. 4, April- June, 2007, pp.
141- 148.
19. “Perpetual Peace and Just War”, Terror, Peace and Universalism: Essays on the
Philosophy of Immanuel Kant”, Ed. Bindu Puri and Heiko Sievers, Oxford University
Press, New Delhi, 2007, pp. 32- 45.
20. “Bhakti (Devotion): The Paradigm of Love”, Bhakti, ed. Tandra Patnaik, Utkal Studies in
Philosophy, Department of Special Assistance in Philosophy, Utkal University,
Bhubaneshwar, 2006, pp. 77-97.
21. “Hinduism and Islam: Are they Compatible?”, Hinduism And Islam, Shri Karshni Vidya
Bhawan, Varanasi, 2006, pp. 109 – 116.
22. “Meaning of Life”, Tribe, Culture, Art: Essays in Honour of Professor Sujata Miri, ed.
Vanalnghak and Siby K. George, DVS Publishers, Guwahati, 2005, pp. 216 – 235.
Reprinted in Journal of Indian Intellectual Traditions, Vol.II, Number 1, June 2005, pp. 115
– 134.
23. “Misleading Rhetoric Set Aside: Review of JN Mohanty‟s Classical Indian Philosophy,
Oxford University Press, 2002,”, The Book Review, Volume XXIX, Number 4, April 2005
24. “Religious Conflict Resolution: Inefficacy of Gandhian Methods”, Journal of Peace
Studies, Volume II, No. 3, July – September, 2004, pp. 59-66.
25. “Fantasy, Probability and Reality: Review of Alai‟s Red Poppies, Penguin India, 2002”,
The Book Review, Volume XXVIII, Number 3, March 2004.
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26. “Krishna Mallick and Doris Hunter, eds. An Anthology of Nonviolence: Historical and
Contemporary Voices (Foreword by Elise Boulding), Greenwood Press, Westport,
Connecticut, 2002, pp. xxiv + 301”, Gandhi Marg, Volume 25. Number 4, January – March
2004.
27. “Jagan Mithya – An Alternative Interpretation”, Breaking Barriers: Essays in Asian and
Comparative Philosophy in Honour of Ramakrishna Puligandala, ed. Frank J. Hoffman et
al, Asian Humanities Press, Fremont, California, 2003, pp. 1-9.
28. “Metaphysical Unity, Phenomenological Diversity and the Approach to the Other:
Hindu Perspective on Xenophobia and the Hope for Human Flourishing”, Religion
Society and the Other: Hostility, Hospitality and the Hope of Human Flourishing, Ed. Alon
Goshen-Gottestein, The Elizah Interfaith Academy, Jerusalem, 2003, pp. 93-108.
29. “Something More Than a Teacher: Review of Rajiv Mehrotra‟s The Mind of the Guru:
Conversations with Spiritual Masters, Viking, 2003”, The Book Review, Volume XXVII,
Number 10, October 2003.
30. “Beliefs and Roles”, Truth And Value, ed. Raghunath Ghosh, New Bhartiya Book
Corporation, New Delhi, 2003, pp. 390-405.
31. “Explaining Indian Concepts of Analyses: Review of B.K. Matilal‟s Perception”, Oxford
University Press, 2002”, The Book Review, Volume XXVII, Number 7, July, 2003.
32. “Swatantryottar Bharat Mein Darshan: Ek Vihangam Drishti”, Chintan Srijan, Volume
1, No.1, July – September 2003, pp. 80-94.
33. “Gandhi and Radhakrishnan”, Gandhi and His Contemporaries, Edited by Bindu Puri,
Indian Institute for Advance Studies, Shimla, 2002.
34. “Person and Polity in Hinduism: Its Relevance for Our Times”, Dialogue, Volume 4
no.1, July – September, 2002.
35. “Ludwig Wittgenstein Ek Atript Darshanik” Introduction to the play written by Nag
Bodas on the life and philosophy of Wittgenstein titled Padho Farasi Becho Tel, Ganga
Prakashan, Delhi, 2002.
36. “Wittgenstein‟s Use of the Metaphor of Death: An Explication”, Journal of the Indian
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Council of Philosophical Research, Volume XVIII, Number1, January- March 2001.
37. “A Bibliography of Wittgenstein‟s Published Writings”, Journal of the Indian Council of
Philosophical Research, Volume XVIII, Number 1, January- March 2001.
38. “Rationality and Values – An Indian Perspective”, Science and Human Values in Asia
Today, ed. Philip Cam, Mark Tamthai, Akira Tachikawa, Korean National Commission for
UNESCO, Korea, 2001: reprinted in Dialogue, Vol. I, No. IV.
39. “How to Make Philosophy Popular?”, Prabuddha Bharat, Volume 106, March 2001.
40. “Teaching Humanism in Indian Thought”, Teaching Philosophy for Democracy: Asian
Perspectives, ed. In-Suk Cha, Seoul National University Press, 2000.
41. “Living Traditions: Review of Bettina Baumer (Ed.) Mysticism in Shaivism and
Christianity, DK Printworld, 1997 pp. xviii + 365”, The Book Review, Vol. XXIII, Number
12, December 1999.
42. “Philosophy – Theory or Therapy”, Indian Philosophical Quarterly, July 1999.
43. “„The Book of Books‟ of Jainism: Review of That Which Is – Umasvati‟s
Tatvarthasutra”, The Book Review, Vol. XXIII, Number 3, March 1999.
44. “Philosophy and Democratic Development”, Philosophy, Culture and Education: Asian
Societies in Transition, ed. Philip Cam, In Suk Cha, Mark Tamthai and Ramon Reyes,
Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Korea, 1998.
45. “Why Flog A Dead Horse! A Reply to Suresh Chandra‟s Ashok Vohra on
Wittgenstein’s Philosophy of Mind”, Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research
Vol. XV, Number II, January – April, 1998.
46. “Mahajana – What Does it Mean?”, Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research
Vol. XV, Number III, May- August 1998.
47. “Religious Activism and the State: Review of David Westlund (Ed.) Questioning the
Secular State: The worldwide Resurgence of Religion in Politics, Hurst and Company,
London, 1966, pp. xii + 428”, The Book Review, Vol. XXII, Number 3, March 1998.
48. “Manto‟s Philosophy: An Explication”, Life and Works of Saadat Hasan Manto, ed. Alok
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Bhalla, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, 1997.
49. “Humanism in Indian Thought”, Philosophy and Democracy in Asia, ed. Philip Cam, In
Suk Cha and Mark Tamthai, Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Korea, 1997.
Reprinted in Facets of Humanism, ed. P. K. Mohapatra, Decent Books, New Delhi, 1999,
pp. 3 -12.
50. “Beyond National Boundaries: Review of Ramesh Chandra Tiwari and Krishna Nath
(Eds.) Universal Responsibility: A Felicitation Volume in Honour of His Holiness the
Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso on His Sixtieth Birthday, A‟N‟B‟ Publication,
1995”, The Book Review, Vol. XXI, Number 10, October, 1997.
51. “Swadeshi: The Sure Way of Poverty Alleviation”, Futures Beyond Poverty – Ways and
Means of the Current Stalemate, ed. Gilbert Ogutu, Pentti Meleska, Johanna Kojola, World
Futures Studies Federation, Finland, 1997.
52. “Radhakrishnan‟s Notion of Intuitive Knowledge: A Critique”, Indian Philosophical
Quarterly, January 1997.
53. “The Philosophy of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ed. P. A. Schilipp”, Indian Historical
Review, vol. XX, Number 1-2.
54. “An Analysis of the Concept of Freedom”, The Philosophy of Daya Krishna, ed. Bhuvan
Chandel and K. L. Sharma, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi, 1996.
55. “Pulling Up the Ladder: Metaphysical Roots of Wittgenstein‟s Tractatus Logico
Philosophicus”, Journal of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Vol. XIII,
September- December 1995.
56. “Murty‟s Notion of Culture – An Appraisal”, The Philosophy of K. Satchidanada Murty,
ed. Sibajiban Bhattacharya and Ashok Vohra, Indian Council of Philosophical Research,
New Delhi, 1995.
57. “The Notion of Freedom in Marxism”, Political Science Annual, 1994-95.
58. “Relevant and/ or Rigorous in Contemporary Indian Philosophy”, Indian Horizons,
Special Number edited by K. Satchidanada Murty, November, 1994; Reprinted in The
Divine Peacock, Wiley Eastern Limited, 1995.
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59. “Knowledge, Scepticism and Fallibilism”, ed. R.V. Joshi, Sophia series in Philosophy,
Ajanta Publications, Delhi, 1993.
60. “Radhakrishnan‟s Philosophy – An Appraisal”, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan: Living
Values of Indian Thought, Ed. Jan Filipskỹ, Oriental Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy
of Sciences, Prague, 1992, pp. 94-105. This article was translated into Polish titled
“Filozofia S. Radhakrishnana - próba oceny” and published Acta Asiatica Varsoviensia,
No.3, 1990 pp. 99 -109.
61. “Rules and Rule Following”, Wittgenstein – Towards a Revaluation, Proceedings of XIV
International Wittgenstein Symposium, Holder-Pichler-Tempsky, Wien, 1991.
62. “Mind Body Identity Theory”, Reports of the Eleventh International Wittgenstein
Symposium, Holder- Pichler-Tempsky, Wien, 1987.
63. “A Note on Ryle‟s Account of Self Knowledge”, Journal of Indian Council of
Philosophical Research, Spring, 1987.
64. “Political Factor and Social Change”, Studies in Indian History and Culture, ed. K.S.
Ramachandran, New Delhi, 1987.
65. “The Notion of Suffering in Buddhism and Marxism”, Dialectics and Humanism,
Spring, 1983.
66. “The Philosophy of Mind ed. Jonathan Glover”, Philosophia, October 1983.
67. “A Note on Suresh Chandra‟s Philosophy and Environmental Setting”, Indian
Philosophical Quarterly, 1982.
68. “Identity and Thought Experiment by Suresh Chandra”, Indian Philosophical Quarterly,
1981.
69. “Can there be Objectivity in History?”, Problems of Historiography, ed. Devahuti, New
Delhi, 1980.
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70. “What is Philosophy?”, The Stephanian, 1980.
71. “Private Language”, The Quest for Truth, ed. K. K. Mittal, New Delhi, 1980.
72. “The Teacher Today”, The Stephanian, 1979.
73. “Privacy and Private Language II”, Indian Philosophical Quarterly, 1976
74. “Privacy and Private Language I”, Indian Philosophical Quarterly, 1976.
Articles
1. “Compassion is the Central Teaching”, The Times of India, June 24, 2013.
2. “Contrarian Views on Reality”, The Times of India, May 16, 2013.
3. “Hackneyed Vision”, Review of Jerry Toner‟s Homer’s Turk, Harvard University Press,
Massachusetts, 2013, The Sunday Pioneer, May 12, 2013.
4. “When Dayananda Got Enlightenment”, The Sunday Pioneer, March 10, 2013.
5. “Death As Gateway To Perfection”, The Times of India, February 28, 2013.
6. “Rama‟s Receipe for Vijaya”, The Times of India, October 24, 2012.
7. “Proof that God Does Exist”, The Times of India, October 13, 2012.
8. “What Divides Us and Them”, The Times of India, September 4, 2012.
9. “Nehru Loathed religion, found it irrational”, The Sunday Pioneer, May 27, 2012.
10. “Brahman With and Without Form”, The Times of India, April 28, 2012.
11. “Why Jainism Matters”, The Sunday Pioneer, March 11, 2012.
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12. “The Mahatma and His Idea of Religion”, The Sunday Pioneer, February 19, 2012.
13. “Never forget your duties for rights”, The Sunday Pioneer, January 15, 2012.
14. “There‟s need and also greed”¸ The Times of India, November 29, 2011.
15. “The Gandhi Connection”, Review of Gopalkrishna Gandhi‟s Of A Certain Age: Twenty
Life Sketches, Penguin, 2011, The Sunday Pioneer, November 6, 2011.
16. “Analysing Ganesha”, Review of Devadutt Pattnaiks‟s 99 Thoughts on Ganesha, Jaico,
2011, The Sunday Pioneer, August 14, 2011.
17. “Religion Remained an Enigma for Nehru”, The Sunday Pioneer, July 3, 2011.
18. “Nehru‟s Scientific Humanism”, The Times of India, May 27, 2011.
19. “Doctrine of the Golden Mean”, The Times of India, May 17, 2011.
20. “Religious Pluralism and Hinduism”. The Speaking Tree, Times of India, May 15, 2011.
21. “Being Indian”, The Sunday Pioneer, May 8, 2011.
22. “A Beautiful Mind” Review of Mukund Rao (Editor), The Biology of Enlightenment:
Unpublished Conversations of U. G. Krishnamurti After He Came into the Natural State
(1967 – 71), HarperCollins Publishers India, 2010, The Sunday Pioneer, April 24, 2011.
23. “Ambedkar‟s Views on Buddhism” Review of B. R. Ambedkar, the buddha and his
dhamma: A Critical Edition, Edited, Introduced and Annotated by Aakash Singh Rathore
and Ajay Verma, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2011, The Tribune, March 13, 2011.
24. “Why Ambedkar Chose Buddhism”, The Sunday Pioneer, March 6, 2011
25. “A world apart” Review of S. Mitra Kalita‟s My Two Indias: A Journey to the Ends of
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Opportunity”, Harper Collins, 2010, The Sundya Pioneer, February 20, 2011.
26. “Women weren‟t Damned in Ancient Times”, The Sunday Pioneer, February 6, 2011.
27. “Guru Nanak Dev and Vedanta”, The Times of India, November 20, 2010.
28. “Reinterpreting the Great War” Review of Devdutt Pattanaik‟s Jaya: An Illustrated
Retelling of the Mahabharata, Penguin, 2010, The Sunday Pioneer, November 14, 2010.
29. “Gita and Renunciation”, The Times of India, November 1, 2010.
30. “Big Bang Secrets”, Review of The Edge of Reason: Dispatches from the Frontiers of
Cosmology, by Anil Ananthaswamy, Penguin, 2010, The Pioneer, September 19, 2010.
31. “A Contemporary Religion”, The Times of India, September 4, 2010.
32. “Three-in-one Philosophy”, The Times of India, August 16, 2010. Reprinted in Consolata,
Toronto, No. 113, March /April, 2011, p.14.
33. “Your guest, your honour”, Inner voice, Hindustan Times, August 6, 2010.
34. “Direct experience is the best”, The Times of India, June 22, 2010.
35. “You can‟t catch Osama, you can‟t catch me”, The Speaking Tree, May 23, 2010.
36. “Discourse on Human Rights”, Review of Hindu Narratives on Human Rights, by Arvind
Sharma, Praeger, California, 2010, The Tribune, May 16, 2010.
37. “Neither a Beginning Nor an End”, The Times of India, March 27, 2010.
38. “Exploring Linguistic Tradition”, Review of Bhartrihari: Language, Thought and Reality
edited by Mithilesh Chaturvedi, Motilal Banarsidas, 2009, The Tribune, March 14, 2010.
39. “Balance Your Desires To Avoid Suffering”, The Times of India, December 31, 2009.
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40. “Interpreting Hinduism”, Review of The Hindus: An Alternative History by Wendy
Doniger, Penguin/Viking, Delhi, 2009, The Tribune, November 29, 2009.
41. “Ethical Dilemmas”, Review of Ethics and The History of Indian Philosoph, by Shyam
Ranganathan, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, Delhi, 2007, The Tribune, April 5, 2009.
42. “Philosopher in Classic Sense”, Review of The Philosophy of Dr B.R. Ambedakar ed.
Pradeep Gokhale, Sugarva Prakashan and Indian Philosophical Quarterly Publications,
University of Pune, Pune, 2008, The Tribune, January 4, 2009.
43. “Where No Question is Regarded Irrelevant”, The Times of India, November 20, 2008.
44. “Language Cannot Convey Spiritual Experience”, The Times of India, September 8,
2008.
45. “Whose India is This Anyway?”, Review of Superstar India: From Incredible to
Unstoppable by Shobha Dé, Penguin, 2008, The Pioneer, August 24, 2008.
46. “Head vs the Heart”, Review of Emotion: The Essence Of Life – An Evolutionary
Explanation by Kuldip Kumar Dhiman, Unistar, 2008, The Tribune, April 13, 2008.
47. “India in Slow Motion”, Review of The Elephant, The Tiger and The Cellphone:
Reflections on India in the Twenty-first Century, by Shashi Tharoor, Penguin/Viking, 2007,
The Pioneer, March 2, 2008.
48. “All You Ever Wanted to Know About Love”, The Times of India, February 14, 2008.
49. “Centres of Pilgrimages are Sacred Spaces”, The Times of India, November 6, 2007.
50. “Cricket, Culture & The Iconoclast” Review of A Very Popular Exile, by Ashis Nandy,
Oxford University Press, 2007, Rs 595, The Pioneer, September 23, 2007.
51. “Path to Humanism” Review of The Centrality of Ethics in Buddhism: Exploratory
Essays, by H.S. Prasad, Motilal Banarsidas Publishers, Delhi, 2007, pp. xvi+602, Rs 795,
The Tribune, September 2, 2007.
52. “Selfless Love Shorn of Expectations”, The Times of India, August 21, 2007.
53. “Sublime thoughts”, Review of The Philosophy of Vivekananda, ed. Rekha Jhanji, Aryan
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Books International, New Delhi, 2007, pp. XX+206, Rs 495, The Tribune, 22 July, 2007.
54. “Matter of Faith”, Review of Nirbhai Singh, The Sikh Vision of Heroic Life and Death,
Singh Brothers, Amritsar, 2006, pp. 288, The Tribune, January 21, 2007.
55. “No Room for Xenophobia in Hindu Philosophy”, The Times of India, August 12, 2006.
56. “Conflict resolution in religion”, Hindustan Times, August 10, 2006.
57. “Knowledge belongs to everybody”, Hindustan Times, 25 May, 2006.
58. “Abstract Insights for the Courageous Seeker”, The Times of India, April 8, 2006
59. “Why Bad Things Happen Even To Good People”, The Times of India, March 24, 2006
60. “Scientific Temper has no Room for Superstition”, The Times of India, February 23,
2006
61. “Don‟t Pursue Material Ends at the Cost of Spirit”, The Times of India, December 15,
2005.
62. “Lessons on Impermanence from Flowing Waters”, The Times of India, July 5, 2005.
63. “You, Me & Osama: We‟re All Just the Same”, The Times of India, May 11, 2005.
64. “Dogmatic Rationality Becomes Irrelevant”, The Times of India, May 4, 2005.
65. “A Rational Outlook on Jiva and Matter”, The Times of India, April, 23, 2005.
66. “Universal Appeal of the Story of Rama”, The Times of India, March18, 2005.
67. “The Lord Lives in Hearts of Devotees”, The Times of India, March 14, 2005.
68. “Self-evolution can bring the Cosmos within your reach”, The Times of India, March 14,
2005.
69. “The Male-Female Hologram, The Times of India, March 8, 2005.
70. “Living happily ever after”, Hindustan Times, November 21, 2003.
71. “True-blue mentor: how to tell a guru from a teacher”, Hindustan Times, August 22,
2003.
72. “Decoding Sikh canon & ciphers anew: Review of Nirbhai Singh‟s Sikh Dynamic Vision,
Harman Publishers, 2003”, The Tribune on Sunday, August 17, 2003.
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73. “As good as it gets: look for the innate good in you”, Hindustan Times, August 1, 2003.
74. “Reason, and not blind faith, gets you closer to God”, Hindustan Times, July 18, 2003.
75. “On Hindus and Hinduism: What‟s in a name?”, Hindustan Times, May 9, 2003.
76. Take care of the body: there‟s no nirvana without it”, Hindustan Times, April18, 2003.
77. “Who are we? The undisputed kings of all we survey”, Hindustan Times, March 14,
2003.
78. “Karma mantra: action with no thought of gain”, Hindustan Times, February 21, 2003.
79. “Communist Ghoshnapatra: Sarvabhaumikta Ki Samasya by Ezaz Ahmad”, Vartman
Sahitya, February, 1999.
80. “A Paradigm for the Historians: Review of Rajendra Prasad‟s Colonialism-
Lumpenisation-Revolution, Vol. I, Ajanta Books International, Delhi, 1997”, The Pioneer,
April 12, 1997.
81. “Mahatma Gandhi Aur Sanatan Dharma”, Rajbhasha Bharati, Vol. 67, October-
December, 1994.
82. “Bharatiya Prampara Mein Shabda Mimamsa: Review of Gauri Nath Shastri‟s Shabda
Mimansa translated by Mithilesh Chatturvedi”, Jansatta, November 20, 1994.
83. “Gyan da Srot – Shabad”, Vismaadu Naad, February 1993.
84. “Radhakrishnan Ik Vilakhan Shaksiat”, Punjabi Tribune, September 5, 1992.
85. “Samaj Ke Darshan Ki Khoj: Review of Satya Pal Gautam‟s Samaj Darshana, Haryana
Hindi Grantha Akademi, 1991”, Jansatta, November 3, 1991.
86. “Wittgenstein: Pashchimi Darshan Ka Arth Badalne Wala Darshnik”, Jansatta,
September 29, 1990.
87. “Hamesha Ek Shikshak Rahe Radhakrishnan”, Jansatta, September 2, 1990.
88. “Dohre Mulyon Wala Jeevan”, India Today, December 1989.
Conference Presentations (International)
1. Eleventh International Wittgenstein Symposium from August 7-20, 1986 held at Kirchberg
am Weschel, Austria.
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2. International Radhakrishnan Centenary Year Seminar from October 18-19, 1988 held at
Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
3. Fourteenth International Wittgenstein Symposium from August 14-21, 1989 held at
Kirchberg am Weschel, Austria.
4. International conference on Futures Beyond Poverty, 14th
World Congress of World Futures
Study Federation, from 25–30 July 1995 held at Nairobi, Kenya.
5. UNESCO‟s Asia Pacific Philosophy Education Network for Democracy (APPEND) First
Regional Conference on “Philosophy and Democracy in Asia and the Pacific” from 3-5
December 1996 held at Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
6. UNESCO‟s Asia Pacific Philosophy Education Network for Democracy (APPEND) Second
Regional Conference on “Philosophy Education for the New Millennium” from 6-8 May,
1998 held at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
7. UNESCO‟s Asia Pacific Philosophy Education Network for Democracy (APPEND) Third
Regional Conference on “Science and Human Values in Asia Today” from 20-23 March
2000 held at International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan.
8. International conference on “Actualising Human Potential: Response of World Religions”,
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA from 12 - 14 May 2002.
9. Interfaith Colloquium held in St John‟s College, University of Durham, Durham, UK from
23-26 March 2003.
10. International Symposium on “Currents of Spirituality in Hinduism and Christianity”
organised by Movimento Dei Focolari, International Centre for Interfaith Dialogue, at
International Mariapolis Centre at Castelgandolfo, Rome from 17th
to 22nd
April, 2004.
11. International Seminar on “Philosophy, Peace and International Understanding” held at
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi from 15-17 December 1986.
12. International Seminar on “Shankracharya” held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi from 9-12,
January 1989.
13. Radhakrishnan Centenary International Conference held at Parliament Annexe, New Delhi
from 14-16 February 1989.
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14. East West Colloquium on “Culture and Rationality” held at Mount Abu, Rajasthan from 7-
10, January 1991.
15. International Seminar on “Gandhi and Futures of Humanity” held at Rajendra Bhavan, New
Delhi from 23-25 September 1995.
16. International Seminar on “Dharma: The Categorial Imperative” held at Indian Institute of
Advanced Study, Shimla from 16-22 July 1997
Public Service / University Service / Consulting Activity
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Member, Indian Council of Philosophical Research
Have been appointed a member by the Government of India to the Indian Council of Philosophical
Research – an apex autonomous body established by the Government of India for the promotion of
Philosophy, for a period of three years with effect from 19 September, 2009.
Membership of Editorial Boards of Research Journals
A. Presently, member of the Editorial Board of the following Research Journals of Philosophy:
1. Humanitas Asiatica published by Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
2. Indian Philosophical Quarterly published by Pune University, Pune.
3. Suvidya: Journal of Philosophy and Religion published by Suvidya College, Bangalore.
4. Indian Journal of Analytic Philosophy, published from Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar.
5. Dilatato Corde – Journal of Dialogue of Religious Experience: A multilingual
international journal, published from Rome Italy.
6. Journal of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (JICPR), published by Indian
Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi.
B. Have also been a member of the Editorial Board of Paramarsh, a quarterly journal of
philosophy in Hindi, published by Pune University from 2001 to 2006.
Membership of the Committees to Evaluate Deemed Universities
1. Nav Nalanda Vishwavidyalaya, Nalanda, Bihar.
Membership of Selection Committees
Served as a member of the selection committee for the selection of Fellows, Lecturer, Senior
Lecturer, Reader and/or Professor in the following institutions of higher learning:
1. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
2. Allahabad University, Allahabad
3. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
4. BR Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzzafarpur
5. Calicut University, Kerala
6. Commonwealth Scholarship/Fellowship Plan, Ministry of HRD
7. Dr Hari Singh Gaur Sagar University, Sagar
8. Gurukul Kangri Vishvavidyalaya, Haridwar
9. HN Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal
10. Hyderabad University, Hyderabad
11. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
12. Indian Institute of Technology Rajasthan, Jodhpur
13. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
14. J&K Public Service Commission, Jammu, Srinagar
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15. Jharkhand Public Service Commission, Ranchi
16. Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
17. Lucknow University, Lucknow
18. M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodra
19. Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi
20. Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur
21. Mumbai University, Mumbai
22. North Eastern Hill University, Shillong
23. Panjab University, Chandigarh
24. Panjabi University, Patiala
25. Poona University, Pune
26. Rajrshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad
27. Rani Durgawati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur
28. Ravenshaw University, Cuttack
29. Rohilkhand University, Bareily
30. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Jammu
31. Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission, Allahabad
32. Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi
33. Visva Bharati, Shantiniketan
Membership of Board of Research Studies
Served as an external expert member of the Board of Research Studies of the following
Universities:
1. North Eastern Hill University, Shillong from 4th
November 2001 to 3rd
November, 2003.
2. Rani Durgawati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur from 7th
August 2001 to 6th
August 2005.
3. Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut from 5.5.2002 to 4.5.2004.
4. Aligarh Muslim University, from 22.02.05 to 21.05.07.
5. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Udhampur, J&K from 28th
November, 2006 for a
period of two years.
6. Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Raipur from July 2009 for a period of two years.
Membership of Academic Council
Served as member of the Academic Council of Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Gorakhpur
Vishwavidyalaya, Gorakhpur for a term of two years from 2002 to 2004.
External Expert Nominated by the UGC on the Department of Special Assistance
UGC nominated external expert on the Advisory Committee of the Department of Special
Assistance of Philosophy of the following Universities:
1. Calcutta University, Kolkatta
2. Rajasthan University, Jaipur
3. Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar
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4. Pondicherry University, Punducherry
5. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala
Membership of the Committees Appointed by the UGC for the Evaluation of the
Departments of Special Assistance (DSA), and Centre for Advanced Study (CAS)
Member of the committee appointed by the University Grants Commission to evaluate the
Departments of Philosophy of the following universities:
1. Allahabad University, Allahabad
2. Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam
3. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
4. Central University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
5. Poona University, Pune
6. Jadavpur University, Kolkatta
Professional Consultancy Rendered
Rendered professional services in the capacity of being a paper setter and examiner, examiner of
MPhil dissertation, PhD and D.Litt. thesis of the following:
1. Andhra University
2. Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, Hyderabad
3. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
4. Berhampur University, Berhampur
5. BR Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzzaffarpur
6. Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut
7. Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi
8. Chhatisgarh Public Service Commission, Raipur
9. Chhatrapati Shivaji Sahu University, Kanpur
10. Deen Dayal Upadhayaya University, Gorakhpur
11. Gauhati University, Gauhati
12. Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission, Shimla
13. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
14. Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
15. J&K Public Service Commission, Jammu
16. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
17. Karnataka University, Dharwad
18. Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
19. Lucknow University, Lucknow
20. Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission, Indore
21. Madras University, Chennai
22. Maharashtra State Eligibility Test, Pune
23. Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak
24. Mysore University, Mysore
25. North Bengal University, Raja Rammohunpur, Siliguri
26. North Eastern Hill University, Shillong
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27. Orissa Public Service Commission, Bhubaneshwar
28. Panjab Public Service Commission, Patiala
29. Panjab University, Chandigarh
30. Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Raipur
31. Pune University, Pune
32. Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer
33. Rani Durgawati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur
34. Sri Venkteshwara University, Tirupati
35. The West Bengal College Service Commission, Kolkatta.
36. Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi
37. University Grants Commission, New Delhi
38. Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar
Professional Societies Memberships
1. Life member of The Indian Philosophical Congress.
2. Member of the DRC of the Department of Architectural Conservation of the School of
Planning and Architecture, New Delhi for two years from 1997 to 1999.
3. Member of the Panel on Philosophy of the University Grants Commission for a term of
three years from April 1997 to March 2000.
4. Vice-president of UNESCO‟s Asia Pacific Philosophy Education for Democracy
(APPEND) for a term of two years from January 1999 to December 2000.
5. Member of the Core group set up by the UGC in the year 2000 to revise the BA (Pass), BA
(Hons) and MA syllabi in Philosophy.
6. Member, Governing Body, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi from
September 19, 2009 to September 18, 2012.
Projects (Major Grants / Collaborations)
Hindi translation of Ludwig Witgenstein‟s Tractatus Logico Philosophicus (ready for
Publication)
Other Details
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Endowment Lectures Delivered
Delivered „The Ramalinga Reddy Endowment Lectures‟ - the most prestigious of the endowment
lectures of the University of Madras, Madras, in 1996 at the Radhakrishnan Institute for
Advanced Study in Philosophy, University of Madras, Madras.
Teaching Experience and Positions Held
1. Taught at St. Stephen‟s College, Delhi from 1st September 1975 to 6
th January 1986.
Was the Head Department of Philosophy of the College from April 1979 to January
1986. During this period taught B.A.(Pass), B.A.(Hons.) and M.A. classes. The tutorial
classes for M.A. were held in the college and the classes for regular students, the evening
students, and the non-collegiate board students were held at the North and South
campuses of the University. Taught courses in Analytic Philosophy and Logic for the
M.A. classes in the University.
2. From 6th
January, 1986 to 6th
April, 1988 worked as Director, Planning and Research,
in Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi. During this period too
continued teaching a Course on Wittgenstein in Delhi University as a Guest Lecturer.
3. Appointed as Reader In Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi South Campus
on 6th
April 1988. Taught M.A., M.Phil. classes and guided research students
4. Appointed as Professor in the North Campus of Delhi University on 11th
November 1996.
Have been teaching M.A. classes, and taking M.Phil. core and optional courses,
supervising research at the M.Phil., and Ph. D. Level since then.
5. Was selected as Member Secretary, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New
Delhi by the Cabinet Appointment Committee of the Government of India. Served as
Member Secretary, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi in an
honorary capacity from 27th
June 1995 to 26th
June, 1998.
6. Worked as Honorary Director, Gandhi Bhavan, University of Delhi, Delhi from
21stSeptember 1998 to 20
th September 2000.
7. Was Head, Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi, Delhi from 3rd
October 2000
to 17th
December 2001.
8. Again was Head, Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi, Delhi from May 1,
2007 to April 30, 2010.
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9. Officiated as Dean, Arts Faculty, and Head, Department of Philosophy, University of
Delhi, Delhi from August 16 to October 2, 2010; and again from June 23 to July 18,
2011.
Academic - Administration Experience
1. As Head, Department of Philosophy, St. Stephen‟s College, I organised B.A. (Pass),
B.A. (Hons.) classes and tutorials for M.A. I was responsible for the purchase of books
for the college library and other Department related administrative work. I was the
Secretary of the Staff Council of the College for four years.
2. As Director, Planning and Research, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, I
was responsible for planning and organising various seminars, workshops, colloquiums
and refresher Courses; preparation of the Profile of the Council; grant of the various
categories of fellowships awarded by the Council; evaluation of the projects and reports
submitted by scholars; planning and execution of young scholars‟ essay competition-
cum-seminar; planning the other academic activities in addition to undertaking the
administrative works in the Council.
3. worked as Teacher-in-Charge, Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi South
Campus from 19th
January 1990 to 18th
January 1992 and again from August 10, 1992 to
August 9, 1994. As Teacher-in-Charge, I organised the M.A. classes, special lectures and
seminars in the South Campus unit of the Department of Philosophy as well as was
responsible for purchasing books for the South Campus Library.
4. From 28th
June, 1995 to 27th
June, 1998 I worked for a term of three years as Member
Secretary, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi – the apex
autonomous body established by the Government of India for promotion of philosophical
research in India. As Member Secretary of the Council I was the executive head of the
organisation. I was responsible for planning and executing the administrative and
academic activities of the Council both at its headquarters at Delhi and the Academic
Centre at Lucknow. My job also included liaison between the Council and the
Government of India.
5. As Honorary Director Gandhi Bhavan, University of Delhi, I planned and executed
the academic and other programmes of Gandhi Bhavan. I was responsible for its overall
administration and other activities.
6. The Vice-chancellor of the University appointed me as a member of the Garden
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Committee of Delhi University for a term of three years from 1996 to 1999. The Garden
Committee is responsible for maintenance of the University gardens and the organisation
of the Annual Flower Show in the University.
7. I was a member of the committee responsible for the preparation of the Annual Report
of the University of Delhi for the years 1996 - 97; 1997 - 1998; 1998 - 99 and 1999 -
2000.
8. I was Vice-chancellor's nominated member of the Adi Shankracharya Dwadash
Shatbadi Essay Competition Committee of the University of Delhi for the years 1999-
2000, 2000-01, and 2002-2003. The Committee decides the theme of the essay
competition, evaluates the Essays and awards prizes each year.
9. From 3rd
October 2000 to 17th
December 2001 I officiated as Head, Department of
Philosophy, University of Delhi. As Head, Department of Philosophy, University of
Delhi I was responsible for organising the academic activities of the Department and
providing overall academic and administrative leadership to the Department.
10. From 27th
July 2002 to 26th
July 2006 I served as the nominee of the Executive Council
of the University of Delhi on the Managing Committee of the PG Men‟s Hostel,
University of Delhi, Delhi for two terms of two years each.
11. I was a member of the Programme Committee and Theme chair of the International
Conference “World‟s Religions After September 11: A Global Congress” held from
September 11 to 16, 2006 at Montreal Conference Center, Montreal, Canada under the
auspices of McGill University. As a member of this committee I was responsible for
selection of papers for presentation in the Conference on the theme assigned to me.
12. From September 1, 2007 I have been serving as the nominee of the Executive Council of
the University of Delhi on the Managing Committee of the Central Institute of
Education Hostel. The appointment is for a period of two years.
13. From February 12, 2008 I was appointed as the university representative on the
Governing Body of Dayal Singh College, Delhi University, Delhi, for a term of one year.
The term has since been extended by another year.
14. From March 30, 2008 I have been appointed as the university representative on the
Governing Body of PGDAV College, Delhi University, Delhi, for a term of one year. The
term has since been extended for another year.
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Seminars Directed
1. International Seminar on “Philosophy, Peace and International Understanding” held at
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi from 15-17 December 1986.
2. National Seminar on “Wittgenstein – New Perspectives”, held at University of Delhi,
Delhi from 5-8 March 1990.
3. International Seminar on “Philosophy of K. Satchidananda Murty” held at Nehru
Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi from 14-15 October 1992.
4. National Seminar on “Bharatrhari and Wittgenstein”, held in Sahitya Akadami from
December 12 to 14, 1994. The seminar was jointly organised by Sahitya Akadami, New
Delhi and Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla.
5. National Seminar on “The Concept of Mind” held at Gurudwara Gyan Prakash Jawadi
Kalan, Ludhiana from
6. International Seminar on “Dharma: The Categorial Imperative” held at Indian Institute of
Advanced Study, Shimla from 16-22 July 1997.
7. International Seminar on “I, We and the Other: Asymmetries of Moral Evaluation” held
in Delhi University, Delhi from February 16 to 18, 2010.
8. International seminar on “Professor K. Satchidananda Murty‟s Philosophy: An
Evaluation (A Seminar to commemorate Professor K. Satchidananda Murty)”, held in
Andhra University, Vishakhapattnam from September 21 – 24, 2011.
Refresher Course Directed
Organised and directed twenty-one day All India Refresher Course sponsored by Indian
Council of Philosophical Research and University of Delhi on „Logic and language: Eastern
and Western‟ held in the Department of Philosophy, Delhi University Delhi from March 30
to April 19, 2009.
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(Signature of Faculty Member) (Signature & Stamp of Head of
the Department)