Research Interests:
- 1) Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS)
2) Indian Psychology, Vedic Psychology
3) Sanskrit
4) Yoga with special interest in Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Yoga
5) Indian Culture and Philosophy
6) Indic Concepts of Happiness
7) An Indic socio-cultural approach to Development and Sustainability
My present area of work is to explore the contributions of Indian thought in the fields of psychology, development, happiness studies, linguistics and in other related socio-cultural dimensions. The objective is to try and identify salient features of the Indic worldview that offer an alternative perspective and discourse to the prevalent Euro-American narrative in many of these domains. Furthermore, i use my knowledge and training in Sanskrit to access and understand primary sources related to Indian heritage with the goal of bringing to light the contribution and relevance of ancient Indian knowledge traditions and systems in the contemporary world.
Co-Principal Investigator
- Dried Fish Matters: Mapping the Social Economy of Dry Fish in South and South East Asia for Enhanced Well-being and Nutrition Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
- Ethno-graphy on the Kolkata Wetlands - Historically Enriched Relevant Intervention through Toolkit Aided Grassroots Engagement (HERITAGE) Global Center of Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability (GCSMUS)
- SMART technological innovation and experimentation for dry and inland fishing in the Indian Sundarbans Delta Consulate General of Switzerland
- Social Resilience in the Sundarbans Delta - Eliciting Needs-based Grassroots Action through Cross-Group Engagement (ENGAGE) Swiss National Science Foundation
- Vulnerability to Viability (V2V): Global Partnership for Building Strong Small-Scale Fisheries
Communities Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Ph. D. Students
Gokulmuthu N
Area of Research: To study the Bio-Energetic effects of Chanting Sanskrit Mantras
Pijus Kanti Pal
Area of Research: Education in Dharmashastras
Santanu Sarkar
Area of Research: Drama Therapy based on Indian and Western concepts of Dramaturgy
Saurabh Sharma
Area of Research: History
Shalini Chaudhary
Area of Research: Identity politics based on the understanding of Gender and sexuality
Shreyashi Bhattacharya
Area of Research: Environmental History
Snigdha Mondal
Area of Research: Narratives of the Mahabharata
Subhashini R
Area of Research: Integral Well-being
