Faculty details

Prof.Gyan Prakash

Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Humanities and Social Sciences

Email: gyan[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

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Office Number: +91-326-223-5170

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About Me: 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.

Research Interest: Early Buddhist Philosophy, Metaphysics, Indian Religion, Indian Knowledge System

Teaching

Online Teaching:        Philosophy and Critical Thinking

 

 

Classroom Teaching:                                              

                                     Courses:

                                                       Philosophy and Critical Thinking

                                                       Introduction to Philosophy

                                                       Vedanta Philosophy

                                                       Indian Philosophy of Mind

                                                       Buddhist Philosophy

Academics

My areas of research interest are Indian Philosophical school and metaphysics. I am especially interested in ancient Indian tradition, Consciousness and the physical world.

Position

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

Awards and Honors

Publications

Books Published

Prakash, G. (2024). The Emotion in Early Buddhist Psychology of Human Values. Journal of Human Values, 30(3), 286-293. https://doi.org/10.1177/09716858241263125

Soumita Mitra, Gyan Prakash, “Moving Beyond the Contemporary Approach of Higher Education: From Vivekananda’s Perspective”,  Logos: Revista de Linguistica, Filosofia y Literatura, 33 (2), 2023, pp. 310 – 320. (SJR Q1))

Gyan Prakash, “Eco-Anxiety: A Philosophical Investigation from the Early Buddhist Perspective”, International Journal of Fear Studies: Interdisciplinary & Transdisciplinary Approaches, 3(1), 2021, pp. 26-34. University of Calgary, Canada.

Nanda Gopal Biswas, Gyan Prakash, “Samkhya Philosophy, Deep Ecology and Sustainable Development”, Journal of Problemy Ekorozwoju/Problems of Sustainable Development, 17, 1(2022) (Indexed in Thomson Reuters: Social Sciences Citation Index)

Gyan Prakash, “An Implication of Buddhist Ethical Teaching on Sustainable Development”, Journal of Problemy Ekorozwoju/Problems of Sustainable Development, 16, 1(2021), pp. 187-191.doi.org/10.35784/pe.2021.1.20(Indexed in Thomson Reuters: Social Sciences Citation Index)

Gyan Prakash, “The Path of a Saint: Buddhaghosa's Argument for Sustainable Development”, Journal of Problemy Ekorozwoju-Problems of Sustainable Development, 15, 2(2020), pp. 205-209.doi.org/10.35784/pe.2020.2.20 (Indexed in Thomson Reuters: Social Sciences Citation Index)

 

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

PI “Traversing the Territory of Comparative Philosophy” ICPR Project, February 2015- January 2017.(Completed)

PI “The Study of Evidences of Oral Transmission of the oldest Indian Buddhist Text” Indian Council of Philosophical Research Project, December 2020 to November 2022. (On-going)

PI “The Study of Evidences of Deep Ecology in the Early Buddhist Text” Indian Council of Historical Research. (On-going).

Guidance

  • Dr. Nanda Gopal Biswas, Title of thesis: The Samkhya Theory of Evolution: A Critical Analysis. (Awarded in 2022).

  • Dr. Soumita Mitra, Title of thesis: Swami Vivekananda, Contemporaneity and Social Ethics: A Critical Investigation (Awarded in 2024).