Areas of Interest:

• Engineering Ethics and Engineering Education
• Professional Ethics in Higher Education
• Instructional Design, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
• Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness Studies
• Logic (Aristotelian and Nyaya School)
• Indian Philosophy
• Analytic Philosophy

Previous Education:

• Ph.D. (Philosophy) Central University of Hyderabad, Telangana, India
• M.A. (Philosophy) Central University of Hyderabad, Telangana, India
• PGDDE (Open and Distance Education) IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India
• B. A. (Philosophy) Fakir Mohan University, Odisha, India

Teaching/Research Experiences:

• Associate Professor, Dept. of Humanities & Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai (From July, 2015 to continuing…)
• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Humanities & Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai (From August, 2010 to July, 2015)
• Assistant Professor, Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE), Indira Gandhi National Open University, Maidangarhi, New Delhi (From March, 2007 to August, 2010)

Awards & Recognitions:

• Young Philosopher Award (2017), Instituted by Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
• Junior and Senior Research Fellowship Grant (2003-2007), Awarded to pursue Ph.D. in Philosophy, Awarded by University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi.
• Gold Medal (2003), Received the award for holding First Rank in MA in Philosophy, Awarded by Central University of Hyderabad, Telangana.
• Merit Scholarship (2001- 2003), Awarded to pursue MA in Philosophy, Central University of Hyderabad, Telangana.
• First Prize (2005), for the paper writing and presenting in the National Seminar on “Social and Political Philosophy in Contemporary India”, Organized by Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi, Govt. of India.

Professional Memberships:

• Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi
• Indian Philosophical Congress
• Indian Distance Education Association

Course Taught

• HS-1070: Logic- B.Tech. and MA Integrated Students, IITMadras, Chennai, India
• HS- 1020: Aspects of Western Philosophy- MA Integrated Students, IITMadras, Chennai, India
• HS-7080: Philosophy of Language – B.Tech. Students, IITMadras, Chennai, India
• HS-6130: Philosophy of Mind – B.Tech. Students, IITMadras, Chennai, India
• HS-3050: Engineering Ethics- B.Tech. Students, IITMadras, Chennai, India
• HS-4381: Meaning, Truth, and Language – B.Tech. Students, IITMadras, Chennai, India
• HS-2200: Introduction to Indian Philosophy- B.Tech. and MA Integrated Students, IITMadras, Chennai, India
• HS-2300: Ethics- MA Integrated Students, IITMadras, Chennai, India
• ECO-203: Logic – Integrated MSc Economics Students, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India
• ES-313: Lerner Support Services- MA International Students, IGNOU, New Delhi, India