Dr Rajesh Kasturirangan

Dr Rajesh Kasturirangan is a faculty member at the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore. He thinks that deeply rooted - and specifically Indian - philosophical, psychological and cultural intuitions play a bigger role in determining actions in the social sphere than is normally acknowledged; their effects can be seen in domains as varied as the conception of the state and its role in society to the structure of corruption and the relationship between a community and its natural environment. This column will attempt to communicate the link between philosophy, culture and society and to make these abstract ideas part of our daily conversation.

Dr Kasturirangan has a background in cognitive science, which is his main area of technical research. These days he is studying the interface between language, culture and cognition and how the mind emerges in large cognitive networks. Several Indian traditions of inquiry have much to say about these questions. His goal is to bring these traditions to bear upon research on the mind. Visit him online at

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Geetesh Nirban

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department Of Philosophy, Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi। My areas of interest are Ethics, Indian Philosophy, Educational Philosophy, Ecofeminism, Mahabharata Studies and Youth Issues. As a student of Philosophy for last 15 years, I really feel that it is an urgent need to introduce Philosophy as a subject in the schools. Logical skills, ethical outllook and understanding of some epistemologial issues must become an integral part of school curriculum in India if we want to secure better future of this country. Hoping for the best....

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PROF. RAMAKANT ANGIRAS

PROF. RAMAKANT ANGIRAS
Date of Birth – 25 -07-1936
Qualifications– Shastri, M.A. [Hindi, Sanskrit], Ph.D.
Ex. Professor of Kalidas Chair, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Teaching experience- 42years
Guided and supervised M.Phil. and 25 Ph. D. students
Ex -visiting Professor, Charles University, Czechoslovakia.
Ex -Fellow editor, PHISPIC, New Delhi.
Ex Fellow, Research Institute Himalayan Studies, Shimla
Ex Fellow Senate, Punjab University, Chandigarh.
Founder member of ‘Saaraswatam’ - an association of Sanskrit scholars at Chandigarh.
Delivered lectures at Jauve, South Italy, Oxford [England], Wood stock [U.S.A.] in1981
Research papers -70 in different research journals
Attended - National and International seminars and conferences.
Published 4 books
Shaankar Vedaanta- Ek Anushilan
Trilogy of Tantra
Etymological and philosophical interpretation of Tantra
Drishti evam Dishaayen
Awarded Rs. One Lac in cash by the Shankracharya of Shri-matha of Banaras for the scholarship and contribution towards Sanskrit art, literature and philosophy on 24th Jan.,2008

PROFESSOR N. S. RAMANUJA TATACHARYA

PROFESSOR N. S. RAMANUJA TATACHARYA

Prof. N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya is one of the senior-most and most celebrated and renowned scholars in Navya-Nyaya. Born on 15th April 1928 in Navalpakkam, Tamilnadu, he is very active in his Shastric pursuits and recently retired from French Institute, Pondicherry.

An erudite scholar and learned Sanskritist, Dr. Ramanuja Tatacharya has served the academic community in different capacities including his services as the Vice-Chancellor of Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati. Dr. Tatacharya has to his credit more than 15 reputed published works in classical Indian philosophical literature. His original contribution in the area may be assessed from various scholarly works like Vivriti, Balabodhini, Bhagavadgunaratnapetika, Pratyaksa Tattvacintamani Vimarsa etc. He has translated Nyayasiddhanjanam of Vedantadesika into Tamil. He has been the general editor to many scholarly works like Ramanujacaritacampu, Pancapadikavivarana with Commentaries (reprint), Caturdasalaksani etc. and he has also contributed more than 60 Research papers on different Sastras which have been published in various Research Journals. Dr. Tatacharya has guided more than 25 Research Scholars for Ph.D. degree on different aspects of Sanskrit Literature, Philosophy, and Indian Culture. He has also guided many scholars from Foreign Countries in their Research Assignments.

As an eminent scholar he has received many awards and honours like Catussastra Praveena, Maha Mahopadhyaya and Vacahaspati Puraskar, K.K. Birla Foundation award etc.

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Prof. R. Balasubramanian

Prof. R. Balasubramanian gets Life Time Achievement Award of ICPR for the Year 2009-10 Professor R. Balasubramanian (Ph.D. and D.Litt. from Madras University), a renowned scholar in Advaita Vedanta, has been nominated for the ICPR Life Time Achievement Award for the Year 2009-10. Prof. Balasubramanian taught at Besant Theosophical College, Vivekananda College, besides Annamalai University, University of Madras and Pondicherry University. In addition to the above he served as Chairman of Indian Council of Philosophical Research for a term (1990-1994).

Prof Balasubramanian has visited many countries and taken part in many national and international academic programmes. He spent a year at Stanford University as a Fulbright & Smith-Mundt scholar doing his post doctoral studies.

Besides being the Chairman of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, he has also been the President of the Afro-Asian Philosophy Association (1991-1994). He has published extensively and some of his major publications include Personalistic Existentialism of Berdyaev (1970), The Taittiriyopanisad-bhasya-vartika of Suresvara ( 1974,1984), Some Problems in the Epistemology and Metaphysics of Ramanuja (1976), Primal Spirituality of the Vedas: Its Renewal and Renaissance (1996), T.M.P. Mahadevan (1988), and Advaita Vedanta, (ed) (2001) and many other works.

http://icpr.in/life-time-achievement-%20Prof_R_Balasubramanian.pdf

Professor D.P. Chattopadhyaya

Professor D.P. Chattopadhyaya

Nominated for Life Time Achievement Award of ICPR for the Year 2010-11 D.P. Chattopadhyaya Professor at Jadavpur University, Calcutta studied Law, History and Philosophy. He obtained his Ph.D. degrees from Calcutta University and London School of Economics. He has been conferred a D. Litt. (Honoris Causa) by Banaras Hindu University and a few other Universities in India and abroad. He is also a National Distinguished Professor at Andhra University, Waltair. Prof. Chattopadhyaya researched, studied and taught at various Universities of India, Asia, Europe and USA from 1954 to 1994. He is the founder Chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (1981-1990). He has been Chairman of Indian Institute of Advanced Study (HAS) Shimla and Chairman, Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation, Calcutta. President, First International Conference on Buddhism and National Cultures, Member of International Institute of Philosophy, Paris, Life-Member, Institute of Philosophy (Russian Academy of Sciences). Currently, he is the Project Director and General Editor of
the multi-disciplinary 78 Volumes Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture (PHISPC), and Chairman of the Centre for Studies in Civilizations and since 2000- 2009 also the Chairman of Indian Philosophical Congress.

Prof. Chattopadhyaya, with his wide knowledge of philosophy, political theory, economics, history, and science is one of the propounders of interdisciplinary studies in the country. Some of his publications include Individuals and Societies (1967), Individuals and Worlds (1976), Sri Aurobindo and Karl Marx (1988), Anthropology and Historiography of Science (1990), Induction, Probability and Skepticism (1991), Sociology, Ideology and Utopia (1997), Societies, Cultures and Ideologies (2000), and Science, Society, Value and Civilizational Dialogue (2002). Besides, he has published nearly 300 research papers, discussions and book reviews in various Journals, anthologies and encyclopaedias. He is also the Editor of a reputed National periodical SANDHAN the Journal of Centre for Studies in Civilizations, New Delhi.
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Prof. George Panthanmackel, msfs

Prof. George Panthanmackel, msfs

Doctor of Western Philosophy (Innsbruck, Austria)

Doctor of Indian Philosophy (Bangalore, India)

Suvidya College, Electronics City, P.O

Bangalore – 560100, Karnataka, India

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Ø Dr George Panthanmackel, born on 22-03-1958, is Professor of Philosophy at Suvidya College, Bangalore.

Ø He has also been a Visiting Professor of Philosophy to several other Institutes teaching both graduates and postgraduates.

Ø He has the professional experience of 22 years.

Ø He has already taught several subjects: Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophical Anthropology, Methodology, Sociology, Public Administration, Political Science, History of Western Philosophy, Contemporary Indian Philosophy, and Marxism.

Ø He holds two Doctorates in Philosophy: in Indian Philosophy from the University of Bangalore and in Western Philosophy from the University of Innsbruck, Austria.

Ø He has authored six books and edited one. His books are the following: (1) NATURE OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO KARL RAHNER, (2) ONE IN MANY: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE METAPHYSICAL VISION OF KARL RAHNER, (3) COMING AND GOING: AN INTRODUCTION TO METAPHYSICS FROM WESTERN PERSPECTIVES, (4) A FORM IN FORMS: THE FORM OF POSTMODERNISM, (5) IN STRUGGLE AND DIALOGUE WITH: A CONCISE HISTORY OF WESTERN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE PHILOSOPHY, (6) SOCIETY IN BEING: METAPHYSICAL FOUNDATION OF SOCIOLOGY, (7) THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA: A PHILOSOPHICAL REVIEW (editor).

Ø In 2009-2010 (for one year from March to March), he worked at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) as Senior Consultant of Philosophy and organized its BA Philosophy Syllabus, especially by editing the entire 238 Units (Chapters).

Ø He has published about 70 research Papers / articles in national and international Journals. The following are some of his philosophical articles / papers:

-Panthanmackel, George. “The Roots of Economic Disparity and Poverty”. Dharma. Vol. 20, No. 1 (January-March 1995).

-Panthanmackel, George. “Problem of Evil: Hick’s Sumlimation of Plantinga”. Dharma. Vol. 23, No. 2 (April-June 1998).

-Panthanmackel, George. “Sree Narayanaguru’s Concept of Equality”. Divyadaan. Vol. 8, No.2 (1997).

-Panthanmackel, George. “Does the Categorical Imperative Presuppose Freedom, or Freedom the Categorical Imperative?”. Divyadaan. Vol. 11, No. 2 (2000).

-Panthanmackel, George. “Deconstruction of Derrida’s Difference as a Possible Way to Metaphysics”. Vijnanadipti. Vol.3, No.2 (June 2000).

-Panthanmackel, George. “Alternation or Antinomy? A Critical Look at Absolute as Alternation in Krishnachandra Bhattacharyya”. Suvidya Journal. Vol.1, No. 1 (June 2007).

Ø He has learnt 11 languages and 1 dialect: Greek, Latin, Hebrew, German, English, French, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Lotha (dialect).

Ø He was Dean of Suvidya College, and has been Registrar of the same College since 2004. He is also the President of the Association of Christian Philosophers of India (ACPI).

Ø He is the Chief Editor of the Fransalian International. He is also on the Editorial Boards of Indian Journal of Spirituality, Suvidya Journal of Philosophy and Religion, and the Associate Editor of the ACPI Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Ø He has participated in National and International Conferences, also presented Papers at some of them. He has also organized a few of such conferences.