1 NAME IN FULL: Dr. Velassery Thomas Sebastian (V. T.
Sebastian)
PRESENT POSITION:
Professor (Re-Employed) Department of Philosophy Panjab University, Chandigarh - 160014, INDIA Mob: 09041108458; 09988253035 E-mail: velassery1953@gmail.com/ velassery53@hotmail.com
EDUCATION:
Visiting Research Professor, Cultural Creativity and Contemporary Changes, Centre for the Study of Culture and Values, School of Philosophy, The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., October 18, 2004 to July 20, 2005. Visiting Research Professor, Ethics of Human Rights, The Catholic University of America, School of Philosophy, Centre for the Study of Culture and Values (CSCV) Washington, D.C. (January 2001 October-2001) Scholar in Residence, Phenomenology of values, Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, (RVP) Washington, D.C. (May 1996 July 1997) Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Structure of Values: A Phenomenological Approach, April 1986 to February 1989, Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi. Ph.D. Indian Philosophy and Phenomenology 1986, (IIT Kanpur) Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, (Thesis Advisor, Late Prof. S.N. Mahajan). Research Topic: A Phenomenological Inquiry into The Upanishadic Concept of SelfRealization. M.A. Philosophy, 1980, Central University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Extensive and diversified experience in the field of Indian Philosophy, value-theory, social philosophy and phenomenology for 30 years.
AREAS OF COMPETENCE:
Indian Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Phenomenology and Existentialism
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
26 Years as Lecturer, Reader and Professor. Serving as Professor, Department of Philosophy, Panjab University Chandigarh.
HONOURS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:
Nominated as a Member of Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR) by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) for the years 2012-2015. Awarded a U.G.C. Major Research Project Equality and the Ideology of Exclusion: A Post-Script on the Humanization of Indian Societies February, 2008. Member, World Council of Religions, Rome. Member, Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, The catholic Univ. of America, Washington, D.C. Member, Centre for the Study of Culture and Values (CSCV), Washington D.C; U.S.A. Merit Scholarship, M.A. University of Hyderabad, India, 1978-1980. Post-Doctoral Fellow, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, (ICPR) New Delhi, India. Awarded 1st prize, B.D. Datta memorial Prize for Essay competition, held by Indian Philosophical Congress, (IPC) 1980.
SPECIAL HONOURS:
A biographical entry on self is included in the Encyclopedia of Phenomenology (ed.) by Prof. Lester Embree, Florida Atlantic University, U.S.A., for Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994. Member, Editorial Board, Bihar Philosophical Research Journal, Patna, India. Member, Advisory Board, Research Journal, Purva Mimamsa, S. D. College (Lahore), Ambala Cantt., Haryana.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
Chairperson, Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh (July 2002 October 2003) Chairperson, Department of Philosophy, since July, 2007- July 2009. Member, Post-Graduate and undergraduate Board of studies in philosophy, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. Member, Post-Graduate and Undergraduate Board of studies in philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
3 Chairman, BOS in Philosophy, July 2002- October 2003. Chairman, BOS in Philosophy, July 2006- 2012.
Member, BOS in Philosophy, Since July, 2013-
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY ORGANIZED:
Terrorism and Global Peace: Policy Issues for India, National Seminar organized in the Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Sponsored by ICSSR, NorthWestern Region, November, 2006. Foundations of Indian Social Life: Cultural, Aesthetic and Religious, National Seminar organized in the Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, December 2006.
Morality and Public Life, National seminar organized in the Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 17-18 January, 2008. Person, Consciousness and Culture, National seminar organized in the Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Sponsored by Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi, 6-8 February, 2008.
Globalization and Cultural Identities: Philosophical Challenges and Opportunities organized at the Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, February 16-18, 2009. Identity and Otherness, International Seminar organized in the Department of Philosophy, Sponsored by Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi in collaboration with Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, (RVP) The Catholic University of America, Washington D. C. January 6-7, 2013.
Academic Contributions to other Institutions:
Apart from delivering lectures on phenomenology and other areas of philosophy, I have evaluated a number of M. Phil. Dissertations and Doctoral Theses from several universities like Delhi University, Delhi, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, JNU (New Delhi), BHU (Varanasi) Assam University (Silchar), Hyderabad University (Hyderabad), Madras University (Chennai), Kerala University (Trivandrum), M.G. University (Kottayam), Calicut University (Calicut), and Goa University (Goa). I was also a subject expert in the selection committees of a few universities and colleges.
Contribution to the Corporate Life of Panjab University:
In my capacity as the Head, Department of Philosophy I had opportunities to develop the department and was able to conduct several national seminars, symposia and workshop in different areas of philosophy. I was instrumental in developing a departmental library with the help of ViceChancellor.
PRESENTATIONS (SELECTED):
Presented a paper on Upanishads at the first international Conference of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR) and the Centre for Advanced Research in Phenomenology (CARP) USA on "Phenomenology and Indian Philosophy", at New Delhi, January 1989. Actively participated in the International Seminar on Prof. Radhakrishnan's Philosophy held by ICPR in February 1989. Read a paper on the "Religious Significance of the Concept of Atman" at the International Seminar of the World Conference of Religions on "Religions and Man" in Cochin, Kerala, India. Presented a paper on "Nature of self in Indian Philosophies: A Phenomenological Approach to the Upanishads" in the U.G.C. - ICPR sponsored seminar in GOA University in March 1998 GOA, India. Presented a paper on "Arthasasthra: The Classical Indian Political Tradition of Social Democracy" at the International seminar on "Historical and Cultural Specificities of Democratization in Asia by the IPSA Regional Conference in the Department of Political Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Jan., 1998. Presented a paper on "The Constitution of a Rational Society: Approached through a Kautilyan Text" at the International Seminar cum Workshop on "Civil Society: Who belongs" held at the Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. in October, 1996. Read a paper titled Beyond the Anthropology of Birth and Death: Re-discovering the proto-philosophy of Casteism in November 2003 at North West Indian Sociological Association VI NWISA organized by Department of Sociology, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Read a paper on Christianity as the Abrahamic Faith in a seminar organized by PHISPC (New Delhi) on January 14-16, 2003 at Goa University, Goa. Presented a paper on Consciousness, Society and Values: Phenomenological Topos of the Social World in the seminar conducted by IIAS Shimla and Goa University, January 17-19, 2003.
5 Presented a paper Guru Tradition and Cultural Creativity: Reading through the Upanishads in a seminar conducted by ICPR New Delhi January 14, 2003 shall be published by Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. edited by Professor S.R. Bhatt, General Editor Professor G. F. McLean. Communicated and accepted for publication a paper titled The Transcendent Brahman and the problematic of Ultimate reality: A Phenomenological approach in PU Research Bulletin (Arts), March 2003. Religious Fundamentalism: Transcending Boundaries in Pursuit of Peace is accepted for publication with revision in Sandhan, PHISPC, New Delhi. Invited to deliver special lectures on the Phenomenological Philosophy of Maurice Merleau-Ponty by Indian Society for Phenomenological Studies (ISPS) Bangalore, June 15, 2003. Presented a paper on A Metaphysical Approach to Human Rights: An Indian Perspective at the National Seminar held in the Philosophy Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh, February 2004. Transcendence and the Transcendent: Toward a Phenomenology of Sat Cit Ananda at the National Seminar held by Pondicherry University and the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla March 2004. Presented a paper Civil Society and the Culture of Equality: Citizens as Custodians of Good Governance at the national seminar conducted by Philosophy Department and ICSSR, Panjab University, Chandigarh, September, 2005. Presented a paper Yoga and Christianity: Harmony Beyond Conflict at the national seminar conducted by Philosophy Department, Goa University and ICPR, New Delhi, March 10-11, 2006 Presented a paper The Epi-Genesis of a Technological Society: Retrieving the Human at the national seminar on the theme Technology and Society: Issues and Interface with Special Reference to India by the Department of Sociology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, March 16-17, 2006. Presented a paper Human Rights and Human Dignity: A Christian Perspective at the National seminar on Human Rights: Policy Issues for India, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House, New Delhi, Organized by Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla in collaboration with National Human Rights Commission of India, March 29-31, 2006. Presented a paper Philosophic Dimensions of Terror and Peace at the national seminar on Terrorism and Global Peace: Policy Issues for India, held by the Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, November, 2006.
6 Presented a paper Humanization of Indian Societies: Varnashrama Morality Reconsidered at the National seminar on Foundations of Indian Social Life: Cultural, Aesthetic and Religious at the Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, December 2006. Presented a paper Metaphysical Approach to Human Rights: Concept of Dharma ReConsidered at the special session of the Interim World congress of Philosophy in Delhi, December 2006. Presented a paper Globalization and Common Good: New Idols and the Guilty Spirits at the national seminar on Globalization and Common Good organized by Dravidian University, Kuppam in collaboration with Indian Council of Philosophical Research, (ICPR) New Delhi, February 2007. Presented a paper Inter-Religious Dialogue: Prospects and possibilities at the National seminar on Buddha and his Universe, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, March, 30-31, 2007 Presented a paper Religious Fundamentalism: Transcending Boundaries in Pursuit of Peace at the U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on Religion, Nation and Literature: Rethinking Affiliations, Agra College, Agra, May 20, 2007. Invited to deliver a special lecture on The Idea of India by the Faculty Club, Panjab University, Chandigarh, on August 15, 2007. Presented a paper Morality and Public Life: The Guilty Intellectuals at the National seminar on Morality and Public Life, Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 17-18 January, 2008. Presented a paper Person, Consciousness and Culture: The Primacy of Culturality at the National seminar organized by Panjab University, sponsored by Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi, 6-8 February, 2008. Invited to deliver the Key-note address on Human Rights and Human Dignity at the National seminar on Ethical concerns of World Religions organized by the Department of Guru Nanak Studies, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 22-23, February, 2008. Invited to deliver a special lecture on Ethics of Human Rights: An Indian Perspective, S.D. College, Ambala, March, 2008 Presented a paper The Relevance and Importance of Philosophy at the Regional seminar on Relevance of philosophy organized by the Department of philosophy, Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 15, 2008. Presented a paper Globalization and Cultural Identities: The Metaphysical Question at the national seminar on Globalization and Cultural Identities: Philosophical Challenges and Opportunities organized by the Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, February 16-18, 2009.
Presented a paper Marginalized Identities and the Human Subject at the national seminar on Development, Deprivation and Marginality organized by the Department of Sociology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, February 24-25, 2009. Invited to deliver a lecture on Why Philosophy sponsored by Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi at the Department of Philosophy, Government College for Boys, Sector-11, Chandigarh, February, 28, 2009. Invited to deliver special lectures on Phenomenology of Self-Realization in the Principal Upanishads, Banaras Hindu University, Banaras, April, 21-22, 2009. Invited to Deliver Professor E. I. Warrior Endowment Lecture, Organized by the Kerala Philosophy Association on the topic, A Phenomenological Understanding on the Concept of Saccidananda, October, 2009. Invited to deliver Special Lecture as resource person on Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights to the participants in the Refresher course in Social Sciences: Challenges and Trends, organized by the Department of Sociology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, December, 2009 Invited to present a paper Sustainable Development and Social Progress: Retrieving the Human at the International conference on Global Warming, Climate Change, Sustainable Development & Secular Spirituality in Santhigiri Ashram,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, from 9-11-September, 2010.
Invited as a Resource person to deliver lectures for U. G. C. refresher course for College lecturers, on Phenomenology and Consciousness Studies at the Academic staff college, Kerala University, Trivandrum, sponsored by Indian Council of Philosophical research, December 6th and 7th, 2010. Invited to deliver special lecture on Role of Philosophy in the 21st Century: Meaning and Future Possibilities, Government Girls College, Trivandrum, Kerala, December 8, 2010.
Invited to deliver Special Lecture, Sponsored by ICPR on Degradation of Moral Values, Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jallandhar, February 24, 2011.
8 Invited as a Resource person to deliver special lectures on The Measure of the Limitless: Art, Culture and Media Philosophy of Art and Aesthetic Experience Academic Staff College, Panjab University, Chandigarh, March 9, 2011.
Invited in the capacity as Key Note speaker at the seminar on "Cultural Creativity and Contemporary Changes" at Santhigiri Research Foundation, Trivandrum, November 4-7, 2011.
Invited in the capacity as Key Note Speaker at the national seminar on "Defining Indian & Western Traditions of inquiry with Reference to Questioning Techniques" at Sanatan Dharma College, Ambala Cantt, Sponsored by Indian council of philosophical research, (ICPR) New Delhi, December 3, 2011.
Presented a paper entitled "Christianity as the Abrahamic Faith: Re-Discovering the Meaning of Metanoia', at the National seminar organized by Christ Church College, Kanpur University, sponsored by Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi, February, 2-4, 2012. Presented a paper entitled Metaphysical Vision of Nature: The Christian Response at the National Seminar on Environmental Ethics with Special Reference to North-East India, November 21-22, 2012, Lady Keane College, Shillong, Meghalaya. Invited to present a paper at the International Conference on Living with Religious Diversity, February18-19, 2013; paper entitled Faith, Ethnicity and Nationalism: The Case of St. Thomas Christians of India, India International Centre, New Delhi. Presented a paper entitled Human Dignity as Human Rights at the National on Contextualizing Human Rights on March 6-7, at Assam University, Silchar, seminar
Presented a paper entitled Transcendence and the Transcendent: A Phenomenological Re-Thinking on the Concepts of Brahman and Being at the national seminar on Philosophy of T.M. P. Mahadevan Sponsored by ICPR, New Delhi, March 26-28, 2013 Madras University, Chennai. Invited to deliver Valedictory Address at the Philosophy Teachers Meet, by ICPR, New Delhi, Kerala University, Trivandrum, April 4-6, 2013. Sponsored
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS: (Selected)
9 Religious significance of the concept of Atman, Religion and Thought, Vol. XIV, No. 2, 1982, Pontifical Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Alwaye, India. Phenomenological Ontology of the Human Subject, Dharmaram Journal of Philosophy, autumn, 1984, Bangalore, India. The Concept of Self-Realization: An Approach to the Upanishadic Theory of Value, IPQ, Vol. XV, No. 3, Poona University, July, 1988. Nature of self in Indian Philosophies: A Phenomenological Approach to the Self in the Upanishads, Journal of Religious Studies Panjabi University, Patiala, India, April 1998. The Value-Ought of Self-realization A phenomenological Approach, JICPR, Vol. 3, May - August, 1989, New Delhi, India. Phenomenology of Ontological Claims-A Vedantic Perspective, in the book "Knowledge, Culture and Action", (Ed.) by Prof. Rekha Jhanji, August 1998. Concept of Dharma: The Metaphysical Foundation of Indian Ethics "ABHRANT", Patna, India, March, 1999. "Constitution of a Rational Society: Approached through a Kautilyan Text" in the book "Civil Society: Who Belongs?" (Ed.) Prof. G.F. McLean, Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., Sept., 1997. Lebenswelt and the Welter of Values, in the book "Ethics Existence and Experience" (Ed.) by Dr. Raghu Rama Raju, D.K. Print World, Delhi March 1999. Death and the Meaning of Human Existence: A Phenomenological - Existentialist perspective of Kathopanishad, Bihar Philosophical Research Journal, June 1999. Patna, India
Crisis of University Education: In Search of a New Community, Hindustan Times, Delhi October 2002. Ban on Turban: Violation of Human Rights, Financial World, February 2004. Transcendence and the Transcendent: Toward a Phenomenology of Sat, Cit and Ananda, (ed.) V. C .Thomas, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. (Forthcoming) Ontological Foundations of a Cultural Tradition: An Indian Reading of a Philosophical Plea, Published in the Volume Reasoning in Faith: Cultural Creativity and Contemporary Changes (ed.) by G.F. McLean, Centre for Study of Culture and Values, The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., 2005.
10 Transcendent Brahman and the Problematic of Ultimate Reality in Vedanta: A Phenomenological Approach, Published in Panjab University Research Journal (Arts), Vol. XXXII, Nos. 1&2, April-October 2005. Culture Commerce and Well-being: Metaphysical Loss of the Human, published in Panjab University Research Journal (Arts), October, 2006.
Consciousness, Society and Values: Phenomenological Topos of the Social World (ed.) A.V. Afonso, Published by Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, May, 2008
The Metaphysic of Inter-religious Dialogue: Reading Through the Discourse Ethical Theory, in the book Dimensions of Human values (ed.) Veena Kapoor, Arun Publishing House, Chandigarh, April, 2009. Human Rights and Human Dignity: A Hindu-Christian Perspective, Published in Panjab University Research Journal (Arts), Vol. XXXVI, Nos. !&2, April-Oct. 2009. Philosophy of Religion (Indian), Published in Indian Christian Encyclopedia, October, 2010. Metaphysical Approach to Human Rights: Concept of Dharma Re-Considered, Published in the Allahabad University Journal, Journal of the History of Social Sciences (JHSS), July-December, 2010. Christianity as the Abrahamic Faith: Re-Discovering the Meaning of Metanoia, 'Fellowship', A half-yearly multi-faith journal of the Commission for Religious Harmony, CBCI, New Delhi, January, 2011. Human Rights and Human Dignity: A Hindu-Christian Perspective, in the book Human Rights Today: Issues and Perspectives, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla, (ed.) Justice A. Anand and A. V. Afonso, February, 2012. Re-discovering the nature and Challenges of a Christian-Hindu Dialogue: Retrospect and Prospect published in the volume 54 of PHISPC edited by Professor N.S.S. Raman, General Editor Professor D.P. Chattopadhyaya, October, 2012.
Sustainable Development and Social Progress: Retrieving the Human, Published in the South Asian Academic Research Journals, Academicia Journal (ISSN: 2249-7137) Vol. 3, issue 7, 2013.
11 Casteism: Onto-Genesis of an Ideology of Exclusion; Published in International Journal of Humanities and Religion, (IJHR) Article No 15822-43737-1-SM, vol. 2, Issue 2.
PUBLICATIONS IN VERNACULAR:
Published 54 articles in Malayalam on different philosophical and literary topics including three articles on the Philosophy of Albert Camus: A New Perspective.
THESIS SUPERVISION (PH. D.):
Augustine, K.J. - was awarded Ph.D. under my supervision on "The Quest for Transcendence: An Existential-Phenomenological Approach to Religion". Mrs. Poonam Mehta was awarded Ph.D. under my supervision on "Structure of Values: A Critical Study of Nicolai Hartmann and Max Scheler". Miss Sonia Kapoor was awarded Ph.D. in Philosophy under my supervision on "Subjectivity and Body-Schema: An Analysis of Merleau-Pontys Concept of Man". Ranveer Singh was awarded Ph.D. in Philosophy under my supervision on "Death and Transcendence: A Phenomenological - Existentialist Approach". Nov. 1999. Ms. Aviva Robibo - A Canadian Jew, Post - Graduated from McGill University, was awarded Ph.D. under my supervision on The Guru Tradition in Indian Philosophy" May 2000. Mr. Babu C.V., U.G.C., Research Fellow was Awarded Ph.D. under my supervision on The Tradition of Living Prophecy: A derivative study on the culture of Emancipation in Deconstructionism. (October 2003) Tenna Dewo: Traditional Moral values of the Oromo of Ethiopia: A Paradigm for a New Dimension of Moral Life. Awarded Ph. D. under my supervision, May, 2009 Ambuj Sharma: Gandhi on Caste, Gender and Modernity: A Critical Analysis. Awarded Ph. D under my supervision, July, 2009. Ms. Menika: Civil Society and Public Sphere: Exploring the Dynamics of Democracy and Common Good. January, 2013
Mrs. Sirijitti Panngern: Concept of Man and the Meaning of Freedom: Maurice Merleau-Ponty and J. P. Sartre Re-Visited (Submitted, June, 2012)
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THESIS SUPERVISION (Ph.D.) IN PROGRESS:
Ramandeep Kaur: Authentic Human Destiny: Paths of Albert Camus and Upanishads. K.N.C. Nganba: (ICPR Fellow) Research Topic: Human Rights and the Nature of Violence: A Critical Analysis on the Standards of Legality and Morality with special Reference to Manipur. (Submitted, August, 2013) Mr. Avtar Singh: Research Topic: On the Relationship between Person and Society: A Phenomenological Re-Thinking on the Individual and the Collective. (Submitted: April, 2013) Sumita Banerjee: (ICPR Fellow) Research Topic: Authenticity of Human Existence: A Comparative Analysis of Sankara and Martin Heidegger. Arshdeep: Research Topic: Cultural Identity, Pluralism and Globalization: Toward A Philosophical Inquiry. Komal: (ICPR Fellow) Research Topic: Social Contract Theory of Hobbes and Rawls: A Critical Study of Egalitarian Principles in the Light of Globalization
THESIS SUPERVISION (M.PHIL)
Mr. Vinod Kumar Mehta - was awarded M. Phil. under my supervision on The suffering self in Indian Philosophy and the Quest for Liberation", November 1995. Mr. Rakesh Thakur - was awarded M. Phil. Under my supervision on "Relevance of Dharma and the Contemporary Indian Society", December 1995. Mr. Neeraj Kumar - was awarded M. Phil. Under my supervision on "Merleau-Ponty and the Concepts of Freedom and Life-World", November 1996. Kosalla- was awarded M. Phil under my supervision on the Topic Environmental Ethics: Towards a Holistic World View with Special Emphasis on Ecocentrism, August, 2013. Namrata- Was awarded M. Phil under my supervision on the topic Husserlian Phenomenology and the Notion of Intentionality, August, 2013.
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Navneet Chopra- Exploring Mindreading: Interface between Phenomenology and Cognitive Science. (Continuing)
BOOKS PUBLISHED
1. Phenomenology: Issues and Perspectives: Published by Bihar Philosophical Research Journal & Janaki Prakashan, New Delhi, 2004. 2. Casteism and Human Rights: Towards An Ontology of the Social Order, Marshall Cavendish International, Singapore (Times Academy Publishing Group), 2005. 3. Death and Transcendence: A Cross-Cultural Journey (e-book) (Published by Text Book Solutions, U.K. October, 2006) 4. Also published by Indian Overseas Press, New Delhi, January, 2008. 5. Foundations of Indian Social Life: Cultural, Religious and Aesthetic, an edited volume consisting of 17 research articles, published by Book Surge Publishers, North Carolina, U.S.A. 2008 6. Identity, Creativity and Modernization: Perspectives on Indian Cultural Tradition, an edited volume consisting of 13 research articles from different University professors, published by The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy, (RVP) The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. General Editor, G.F. McLean, 2012. 7. Globalization and Cultural Identities: Philosophical Challenges and Opportunities, A collection of articles presented in the National seminar as a part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, published by Overseas Press, July 2012 8. Casteism and the Ideology of Exclusion: A Post-Script on the Humanization of Indian Societies being published: (in process) 9. Vyloppilly Kavitha oru Padanam" (a critical study in Literary Criticism in Malayalam) by N.B.S. Kottayam, Kerala (2004)
Contributed 140 entries in the Philosophy Dictionary (ed.) by Prof. Dharmendra Goel, Goel Publishers, Delhi. 1998.
Books under Preparation:
Terrorism and Global Peace: Issues and Perspectives", in process
