Gyan Prakash
Ph.D. (IIT Bombay)
I am an associate professor of Indian philosophy at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. I work primarily in metaphysics, Indian philosophy and religion. I am currently working on a book on Metaphysics and Abhidharma Philosophy.
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Before coming to here, I held an assistant professorship at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS Pilani K. K. Birla Goa Campus. In 2012, I completed my Ph.D. in Indian philosophy at IIT Bombay, Mumbai.
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You can find my CV here: CV
Areas of Interest
My areas of research interest are Indian Philosophical school and metaphysics. I am especially interested in ancient Indian Knowledge System, Consciousness and the physical world.
Education
Ph.D. in Philosophy, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, March 2012.
M.A. in Philosophy, Banaras Hindu University, 2005
B.A. in Philosophy, Banaras Hindu University, 2003
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Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, Dhanbad, April 2022- Present.
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, Dhanbad, December 2014- April 2022.
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS Pilani- K. K. Birla Goa Campus, November 2012-December 2014
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Contact Me
Postal add: Gyan Prakash,
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
IIT(ISM) Dhanabd, Dhanbad.
Jharkhand-826004, India
email id: gyan@iitism.ac.in
Tel: 0326-2235170
with my daughter Ms. Anirveda Singh