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First Name Bindu

Last Name Puri
Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy South Delhi Campus
University of Delhi, Delhi

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106, Uttarakhand, JNU, Delhi-67

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011-26741084
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drbindupuri11@yahoo.com
Educational Qualifications
Degree
Institution
Ph.D.
Philosophy, University of Delhi.
M.Phil.
Philosophy, University of Delhi.
PG
Philosophy, University of Delhi.
UG
Philosophy, University of Delhi.
Career Profile

Year
1998
1992
1989
1987

3rd May 2005 till date: Associate Professor (Philosophy), Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi,
Delhi.

Administrative Assignments
April, 2006 till date: Teacher-in-Charge, Department of philosophy, South Campus, University of Delhi.
July, 2000 - July, 2002: Head of the Department of Philosophy, Kamala Nehru College.
July, 1999 - July, 2001: Student Union Advisor, Kamala Nehru College.
1989-1990: Teacher-in-Charge, NSS, Indraprastha College.
1991-1992: Teacher-in-Charge, NSS, Lady Sri Ram College.
Areas of Interest / Specialization
Social and Political Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Modern Indian Philosophy with special reference to
Gandhi.
Subjects Taught

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Moral Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Indian Modernity (MA optional Paper), Nation and
Nationalism (M. Phil optional Paper).
Research Guidance
Supervision of Doctoral Thesis, under progress
Pathak , Krishna Mani. The problem of Ends and Means: A comparative study of Kant, Mill and Gandhi.
Delhi University (Date of registration 24-8-2007).
Kim.Nation and Nationalism; Indian perspectives with special reference to Gandhi and Tagore.Delhi
University (Date of registration 23-07-2008).
Biakchungnunga, K L. Problems of Identity: Its philosophical, moral and political dimensions.Delhi
University (Date of registration 23-07-2008).
Gupta, Mansi. Happiness and virtue; A philosophical examination. Delhi University (Date of registration
29-9-2008).
Abhishek Kumar. Philosophical Theories of Rights: Contemporary Challenges and Possible reconstruction. Delhi University (Date of registration 2010).
Supervision of awarded M.Phil dissertations
Abhishek Kumar. 2009. Presuppositions of Lockes concept of Property. Delhi University.
Supervision of M.Phil dissertations, under progress
Suman. Beaurocracy and Moral Motivation. Delhi University (Date of registration-August 2007).
Jaiswal, Reetu. A Philosophical Analysis of the concept of nation state: Gandhi and Tagore. Delhi
University (Date of registration-1 August 2008).

Publications Profile
Books/Monographs (Authored/Edited)
Puri, Bindu and Heiko Sievers, ed. 2006. Reason morality and Beauty; Essays on the philosophy of
Immanuel Kant, Vol 1. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Puri, Bindu and Heiko Sievers, ed. 2006. Terror, Peace and Universalism. Essays on the philosophy of
Immanuel Kant. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

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Puri, Bindu. 2004. Gandhi and the Moral Life. New Delhi: Mittal Publishers.
Puri, Bindu, ed. 2002. Mahatma Gandhi and his Contemporaries. New Delhi: IIAS.

Research papers published in Refereed/Peer Reviewed Journals

Puri, Bindu. 2009. History, Time and the Construction of the Non-Violent Praja/Nation: A Gandhian
Intervention. Man and society. 6: 21-36.
Puri, Bindu. 2009. Gandhis Translation of Platos Apologia; a Dialogue with Socrates. The Journal of the
Indian Council of Philosophical Research. 26(2)
Puri, Bindu. 2005. Zarathustra Phronesis and an Alternative Understanding of Human rights. New
Nietzsche studies. 6(3/4 fall): and 7(1/2 spring): 23-34.
Puri, Bindu. 2005. Moral Autonomy and Religious Faith: The case for a Gandhian Reconciliation.
Anasakti Darshan.
Puri, Bindu. 2004. Gandhi, the Art of Conversation and Dissolving Conflicts. International Journal of
peace studies. 1(3)
Puri, Bindu. 2003. Hinduism a Legacy in Dispute: Gandhi and Savarkar. Indian Philosophical Quarterly. 30
(2): 271-290.
Puri, Bindu. 2002. Human Rights, the Right to Culture and Multi-Culturalism. Journal of peace Studies. 818.
Puri, Bindu. 1998. Morality Religion and Politics in Gandhi. Studies in Humanities and Social sciences.
Other publications (Edited works, Book reviews, Festschrift volumes, etc.)
Book Reviews
Puri, Bindu. 2008. Dismantling Colonialism; Interrogating classical Presences and modern Absences in
Indian Philosophy. Review of Enduring Colonialism, Classical Presences and Modern Absences in Indian
Philosophy, by A Raghuramraju. Journal of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research. 24(4): 154-161.
Puri, Bindu. 2007. The Great Dark Book. Review of India After Gandhi, by Ramachandra Guha. Hard
News. August,2007.
Puri, Bindu. 2007. Review of Debating Gandhi: A Reader, by A Raghuramraju. The Hindu.

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Puri, Bindu. 2005. The Private and the Public: Displaced or Sublimated Sexuality. Review of
Brahmacharya Gandhi and his women associates, by Girja Kumar. Tehelka.
Newspaper Editorial Page Pieces
Puri, Bindu. 2004. Understanding the man Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Tehelka.1(31).
Puri, Bindu. 2004. Hinduism a disputed legacy; Gandhi and Hindutva. Tehelka. September 18.
Puri, Bindu. 2003. Self Realization at your Doorstep (Invited contribution to Mindtrack). HT Faith,
Hindustan Times. February 7.
Puri, Bindu. 2002. Savarkar and Gandhi. Hindustan Times. May.
Puri, Bindu. 2001. Ahimsa and Satya; a Gandhian Retrospective on Terrorism and Retaliation. Indian
Express. September 27.
Puri, Bindu. 2001. The Place of Goodness in Human Life: A Gandhian Understanding. The Times of India.
October.
Puri, Bindu. 2001. Festival of Lights: Rekindling Faith and Goodness. Hindustan Times. Novembers 14.
Edited Work (Chapter in a book)
Puri, Bindu. 2004. An Understanding of the Notions of Cultural Imperialism, Multi-Culturalism and
Human rights. In Tribe Culture and Art, ed. C B Goerge and Wanlal Hak. New Delhi: DVS Publishers
Puri, Bindu. 2002. Indian Nationalism, the Hindu Argument: Savarkar and Gandhi. In Mahatma Gandhi
and His Contemporaries, ed. Bindu Puri, 154-176. New Delhi: IIAS.
Puri, Bindu. 2006. Introduction to volume I. In Reason Morality and Beauty Essays on the Philosophy of
Immanuel Kant, ed. Bindu Puri and Heiko Seivers, 1-8. India: OUP.
Puri, Bindu. 2006. Introduction to volume II. In Terror Peace and Universalism, essays on the Philosophy
of Immanuel Kant, ed. Bindu Puri and Heiko Seivers, 1-6. New Delhi: OUP.
Puri, Bindu. 2006. Kant on Happiness, Friendship and Inclination; An Aristotelian Critique. In Reason
Morality and Beauty, Essays on the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant, ed. Bindu Puri and Heiko seivers, 5575. India: OUP.
Puri, Bindu. 2010. Ethics and Globalization; Culture, Community and the Viability of the Moral Life. In
Globalization Cultural Identities: Philosophical Challenges and Oppurtunities, ed. Sebastian Velassery.
(Forthcoming)

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Puri, Bindu. 2010. Secularism and the Devout; A Gandhian Reading. In Quiet Conversation; Essays for
Mrinal Miri, ed. Jyotirmaya Sharma and A Raghuramraju. Routledge.

Conference Organization/ Presentations (in the last three years)

Organization of a Conference
Member, Steering committee, International seminar on Hind Swaraj; 100 years and after, February 1113, 2009, Gandhi Bhavan, University of Delhi.
Convener, Inter disciplinary national seminar on Gandhi and Academia, September 27 28, 2006, South
Campus, University of Delhi. The seminar jointly funded by Delhi University and ICSSR.
Member, Organizing Committee, National seminar on Applied Ethics, March 28 29, 2006, Department
of Philosophy, University of Delhi. The seminar was funded by the ICPR.

Participation as Paper/Poster Presenter

Puri, Bindu. 2010. Swaraj and Satyagraha in Gandhi. Paper presented at the South Asian Philosophical
Congress at Symposium 2, March, 8, 2010, School of Social Sciences-1, JNU, New Delhi.
Puri, Bindu. 2010. Gandhi and Swaraj: Developing Conflict In Ideas. Paper presented at seminar on
Swaraj Culture and education, January, 8, 2010, Department of Philosophy, Assam University, Silchar.
Puri, Bindu. 2010. I and the other: Gandhian Swaraj and Satyagraha. Paper presented at the
International seminar on I, We and the other; Asymmetries of moral evaluation, February, 16-18, 2010,
Department of Philosophy, Delhi University.
Puri, Bindu. 2009. Globalization and the Moral life. Paper presented at the National seminar on the
Globalization and cultural identities; Philosophical challenges and opportunities. February, 16-18, 2009,
Department of Philosophy, University of Chandigarh.
Puri, Bindu. 2009. Gandhi and the Indian Nation; Construction of the Non-Violent Praja/Nation. Paper
presented at the National workshop on National Integration and Identity Violence, March, 20-23, 2009,
Shillong. Organised by the IIAS and ICPR jointly at NEHU, Shillong.
Puri, Bindu. 2009. Gandhis Translation of the Apologia; A dialogue with Socrates. Paper presented at
the International conference on A Trans cultural Exploration of Ethics: A Dialogue between Western and
Indian Traditions, June, 23-24, 2009, Department of Philosophy, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
Puri, Bindu. 2009. Hind Swaraj and Liberalism. Paper presented at the National seminar on Hind Swaraj
and its Relevence in Modern time, October, 2-3, 2009, UGC and National Post Gradute College,Lucknow.
Puri, Bindu. 2008. Gandhi and Women; An alternative understanding. Paper presented at the National
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seminar on the Moral and Political Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, October, 2-4, 2008, Department of
Philosophy, University of Hyderabad.
Puri, Bindu. 2007. Civil Society: Working with Values; Gandhi and Ambedkar on Caste. Paper presented
at the National Seminar on Law, Custom and Civil society, March, 22-23, 2007, Jadavpur University,
Kolkata.
Puri, Bindu. 2007. Gandhi, Nationalism and Hind Swaraj. Paper presented at the National Seminar on
Ethics and society in India. January, 29-31, 2007, Department of Philosophy, University of Hyderabad.
Puri, Bindu. 2007. Nation and Identity. Paper presented at the National Seminar on National Integration
and Multiple Identities: Dialectics of Inclusiveness and Exclusion, September, 14-16, 2007, Shimla. This
seminar was organized by the Indian Council for Philosophical Research and the Indian Institute of
advanced Study.
Puri, Bindu. 2007. Gandhi; Sanatana Dharma and the Centrality of the Yamas. Paper presented at the
International Seminar on History of Religions, October, 8-10, 2007, JNU, Delhi. (Organized by, UGC
Academic Staff College, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi (in collaboration with, the Nehru
Memorial Museum and Library, Embassy of Romania in India, and, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of
advanced study, New Delhi).
Puri, Bindu. 2006. Sermon on the Sea; A Text in Political/Moral Philosophy. Paper presented at the
National Seminar on Gandhi and the Academia; Interdisciplinary Perspectives, September, 27-28, 2006,
South Campus, University of Delhi.

Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)

Awards and Distinctions

Indian Philosophical Congress Medal, 1987.
The prizes for Best Student in Philosophy, Lady Sri Ram College (first position in the University as well as
in the College) for three years from 1984-85 to 1986-87; Academic Excellence Award in Lady Sri Ram
College for the year 1987.
Indian Philosophical Congress Medal for the year 1989 for best performance in the MA Examination in
Philosophy.
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Medal in 1989 for being the best candidate in the M.A. Examination in the subjects
English, History and Philosophy.
N.V.Banerjee Prize in 1989 for being the best candidate in the M.A examinations in Philosophy and
Psychology.
N. V. Thandani Memorial Prize in 1989 for being the candidate who secured the highest marks in the
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paper on Indian Philosophy in the M.A. Examination of 1989.

Second Prize for the essay entitled, Philosophy and Social Studies at the national level essay
Competition-cum-Young Scholars meet conducted by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research in
1991.
Awarded by the Embassy of Romania to India the award for the best promoter of Indo-Romanian
relation in the field of culture. The award was conferred on 9-12-2008.
Association With Professional Bodies
Committees and Boards
Member, Governing Body, Gandhi Bhavan, University of Delhi, from 1st August, 2006; have been renominated member of the same body from 1st August, 2008.
Member, Advisory Committee, Centre of Gandhian Studies, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, w.e.f 21st
February 2009.
Jury Member, Gandhian Philosophy and Public Service Broadcasting Awards for the years of 2005, 2006
and 2007 (on the invitation of All India Radio, New Delhi).
Editing
Guest Editor, Journal of Peace Studies, Special issue on Conflict Resolution; A Gandhian Perspective.
The International Journal of peace studies, 11(3), July-September, 2004.
Other Activities
Participation in Refresher/Orientation Courses
Participated in Orientation Course in Social Sciences organized by Academic Staff College, JNU between
Oct. 15th and Nov. 9th 2001.
Participated in Refresher Course in Philosophy on Metaphysics and Epistemology organized by the ICPR
and Kamala Nehru college between March 26 and April 15, 2001
Invited to give a lecture at the orientation course being conducted at the Academic staff college,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, on 24th February 2009.The lecture was on the Moral Philosophy of
Immanuel Kant.
Invited to present a lecture at the Winter school organized by the Indian institute of advanced Study
Shimla at NEHU Shillong. The winter school was on, Tribes, Modernity and culture. Delivered a lecture
on 23 February 2010 on, Hind swaraj: central philosophical arguments.
Invited to present a lecture at the Winter school organized by the IIAS at NEHU Shillong. The winter
school was on, Tribes, Modernity and Culture. Delivered a lecture on 24th February on, Understanding
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Gandhian Swaraj.
Invited to present a lecture at the Winter school organized by the IIAS at NEHU, Shillong. The winter
school was on, Tribes, Modernity and culture. Delivered a lecture on 25th February entitled, Self and the
other in Gandhi.
Invited to present a lecture at the UGC sponsored Refresher Course on, The Philosophy of Literature:
language, Meaning and Ideology, Department of English, NEHU, Shillong. This was held from 23rd
February 2010 to 15th March 2010.Presented a lecture on Literature and Philosophy; overlapping
concerns on 24th February 2010.
Invited to present a lecture at the UGC sponsored Refresher Course on, The Philosophy of Literature:
language, Meaning and Ideology, Department of English, NEHU, Shillong. This was held from 23rd
February 2010 to 15th March 2010.Presented a lecture on Philosophy and literature; Tagores
Nationalism and Gora On 25th February 2010.
Participation in Other Academic programmes
Worked with Ford Foundation, India, as a consultant in the Foundations International Fellowship
Programme, September 2001.
Invited by the Ford foundation India as an expert for the assessment of applications, as part of the
selection process for the International Fellowships Programme.The assessment was on 22nd, 23rd,and
24th of May 2002.
Invited by the Ford Foundation, India, as a consultant in the International Fellowships Programme in
August 2003.
Lectures and Talks
Lectured at the summer Law Programme for the American Law students organized by Toubro College
Law Center at New York, and the South Texas College of Law and Southern University Law Center, at
Shimla between May30th and June 27th 1997.The lecture on Gandhian Philosophy was a part of the
course entitled, `Indian Law and Philosophy`.
Gave a talk on the All India Radio, Shimla.This talk on Gandhian Philosophy was broadcast on 27th June
1997
Gave talks on Women Philosophers in India for the external Services Division of The All India Radio. Talks
on Gargi, Mettika, Mutta, Lopamudra and Visvavara were part of a series of radio talks on women
philosophers in India, broadcast in 1999-2000
Was invited by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research as a panelist to speak on the theme:
Dimensions of Applied Ethics with special Reference to Gender Ethics on 30.4.2001. Presented a
paper on Feminism and Eco-Feminism.
Gave a radio talk on Womens World: Women in Indian Epics: Kaikeyi. The talk for the External services
Division of the All India Radio, New Delhi was broadcast on 13th may 2001.
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Gave a talk on Gandhian Philosophy and its relevance today. The talk for the External Services Division of
the All India Radio, New Delhi was broadcast on 2nd October 2001.
Invited as a panelist by star TV on the News hour to speak on the relevance of Gandhi post Gujarat. This
was on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. The programme was on 2nd October2002.
Coordinated and participated in a discussion on the Relevance of Gandhism today for the External
Services Division of The All India Radio. The discussion was broadcast on 30th January 2004.
Gave a talk on Gandhi and Khadi, on the External Services Division of the All India Radio. The talk was
broadcast in August 2004.
Gave a talk on The Role of Women in Gandhian Andolans, The talk was broadcast on 2 October 2004, by
the external services division of all India radio
Gave a talk at the panel discussion organized by Max Mueller Bhavan New Delhi and Oxford University
Press India, on 6th December 2006.The panel discussion was at the Max Mueller Bhavan New Delhi, on
the volumes, Essays on the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant, edited by, Bindu Puri and Heiko sievers.
Gave a talk, at the International Book Fare at Frankfurt on 6th October 2006, at a panel discussion on,
the volumes, Essays on the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant, edited by Bindu puri and Heiko sievers. The
discussion was at pavilion of the Goethe Institute, Germany.
Gave a talk at the Study Circle, Sports and Cultural Club, sector 15A, Noida on Friday 15th February
2008.The talk was on Mahatma Gandhi: The Contemporary Relevance of His Philosophy and Thought.
Gave a talk at Disha, on Terrorism; Moral and Political Concerns, on 17th April 2009.
Gave a talk at the Consortium for Educational Communication, CEC, Inter University acceleration Centre,
UGC 5 October 2009. Talk was entitled Hind Swaraj: An introduction into Gandhian Philosophy
Invited to speak on the educational programmes and panel discussions of the channel Pragya TV, on
many occasions in the year 2008, and 2009.

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