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Exploring Transcultural Aesthetics — Indian Heritage in Contemporary and Digital Arts. Scholars, artists, and practitioners from across the globe.

विद्या ददाति विनयं विनयाद्याति पात्रताम् ।
पात्रत्वाद्धनमाप्नोति धनाद्धर्मं ततः सुखम् ॥
Knowledge gives humility; from humility comes worthiness;
from worthiness, wealth; from wealth, virtue; thence joy.
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EXPLORING CRITICAL LIVES: FERNANDO PESSOA AND PHILOSOPHY Authors in Conversation Enrollment Open
20 Sep 2026
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EXPLORING CRITICAL LIVES: FERNANDO PESSOA AND PHILOSOPHY

  • September 20, 2026
  • 6:00 PM IST — 7:30 PM
  • Online (Microsoft Teams)
  • Free Event
Speaker: Dr. Bartholomew Ryan
Moderator: Nilambar Chakrabarti

What does it mean to be plural? What happens when a poet invents not just characters but entire selves — each with their own name, biography, and philosophy — and disperses identity so thoroughly that the very …

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Exploring Selfless Minds: A Contemporary Perspective on Vasubandhu's Metaphysics Authors in Conversation Enrollment Open
16 Aug 2026
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Exploring Selfless Minds: A Contemporary Perspective on Vasubandhu's Metaphysics

  • August 16, 2026
  • 6:00 PM IST — 7:30 PM
  • Online (Microsoft Teams)
  • Free Event
Speaker: Prof Monima Chadha
Moderator: Nilambar Chakrabarti

Selfless Minds offers a new interpretation of no-self metaphysics in Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakosa-Bhasya. Monima Chadha reads Vasubandhu as defending not only eliminativism about self but also about persons, and…

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Exploring Infinite Paths to Infinite Reality Authors in Conversation Enrollment Open
18 Jul 2026
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Exploring Infinite Paths to Infinite Reality

  • July 18, 2026
  • 9:00 PM IST — 10:30 PM
  • Online (Microsoft Teams)
  • Free Event
Speaker: Swami Medhananda
Moderator: Nilambar Chakrabarti

Sri Ramakrishna is widely known as a nineteenth-century Indian mystic who affirmed the harmony of all religions on the basis of his richly varied spiritual experiences and eclectic religious practices, both Hin…

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Exploring the Subject as Freedom: A Dialogue with Jay and Nalini Authors in Conversation
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Exploring the Subject as Freedom: A Dialogue with Jay and Nalini

  • February 21, 2026
  • Online (Microsoft Teams)
Speaker: Prof. Jay L. Garfield
Speaker: Prof. Nalini Bhushan
Moderator: Nilambar Chakrabarti

Join us for an enriching dialogue on one of modern Indian philosophy's most significant yet underexplored texts. "Authors in Conversation: Exploring the Subject as Freedom" brings …

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Featured Speakers & Authors

Distinguished scholars, practitioners, and artists whose voices have shaped our transcultural discourse.

Dr. Bartholomew Ryan Speaker

Dr. Bartholomew Ryan

Bartholomew Ryan is a philosopher and musician, and holds a position as Research Professor o…

EXPLORING CRITICAL LIVES: FERNANDO PESSOA AND PHIL…
Prof Monima Chadha Speaker

Prof Monima Chadha

Monima Chadha is Professor of Indian Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of …

Exploring Selfless Minds: A Contemporary Perspecti…
Swami Medhananda Speaker

Swami Medhananda

Swami Medhananda is a monk of the Ramakrishna Order and an academic philosopher, currently s…

Exploring Infinite Paths to Infinite Reality…
Arjun Bharadwaj Speaker

Arjun Bharadwaj

Arjun Bharadwaj is an author and researcher with a deep interest in classical literature, ar…

The Dramatic Element in Kumārasambhavam – A Dialog…
Prof Dan Zahavi Speaker

Prof Dan Zahavi

Dan Zahavi is a Professor of Philosophy and director of the Center for Subjectivity Research…

Being We: Phenomenological Contributions to Social…
Prof Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty Speaker

Prof Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty

Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty is presently Vice-Chancellor of Presidency University, Kolkata …

Cite It: A Cautionary Note on Matilal’s Way of Doi…
Prof Jonardon Ganeri Speaker

Prof Jonardon Ganeri

Jonardon Ganeri is the Bimal. K. Matilal Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Univer…

Fernando Pessoa: Imagination and the Self – A Dial…
Prof Madhucchanda Sen Speaker

Prof Madhucchanda Sen

Prof. Madhucchanda Sen is a Professor of Philosophy at Jadavpur University, where she has be…

Exploring the Externalism and the Mental : A Dialo…
Prof. Jay L. Garfield Speaker

Prof. Jay L. Garfield

Prof. Jay L. Garfield FAHA is the Doris Silbert Professor in the Humanities and Professor of…

Exploring the Subject as Freedom: A Dialogue with …
Prof. Nalini Bhushan Speaker

Prof. Nalini Bhushan

Prof. Nalini Bhushan is Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emerita in the Humanities and Professor E…

Exploring the Subject as Freedom: A Dialogue with …
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