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Cite It
Cite It: A Cautionary Note on Matilal’s Way of Doing Indian Philosophy
With Keynote Speaker Prof Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty
(Moderated by Nilambar Chakrabarti)
Saturday, May 09, 2026
6:00 PM IST
Online (Microsoft Teams)
Free Admission
Academic Discourse Overview & Abstract
Poorvam is pleased to launch a new event series titled “Cite It.”
In this series, we invite thinkers to discuss their papers, followed by an in-depth conversation. The paper will be circulated prior to the discussion.
In the inaugural session, Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty will discuss his paper, “A Cautionary Note on Matilal’s Way of Doing Indian Philosophy.”
Date: 9th May 2026, 6.P.M onwards.
In this series, we invite thinkers to discuss their papers, followed by an in-depth conversation. The paper will be circulated prior to the discussion.
In the inaugural session, Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty will discuss his paper, “A Cautionary Note on Matilal’s Way of Doing Indian Philosophy.”
Date: 9th May 2026, 6.P.M onwards.
Distinguished Keynote Speaker(s)
Prof Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty
Keynote Speaker
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Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty is presently Vice-Chancellor of Presidency University, Kolkata and Chairman, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi. He was a Professor of Philosophy at Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. He has been a Visiting Fellow at several Universities, including the University of Glasgow, U.K., the University of Pune, the University of Hyderabad, and the University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Italy. He is the Former Member-Secretary of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi.
His research areas include Philosophy of Language (Classical Indian and Western Analytical), Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion, and Environmental Ethics. Some of his recent publications include articles like 1. ‘Transcendental, Transcendent and Philosophical Pursuit: Extending J.N. Mohanty's Analysis’ (2025), 2. ‘In Pursuit of Education: How, Why, and Whom (2025), 3. ‘Classical Indian Knowledge Systems: An Overview’ (2025), 4. ‘Contours of Post-colonial Comparative Philosophy: Modernity, Philosophy and Science’ (2024), 5. ‘The Challenge to Being Virtuous: A Lesson from the Mahabharata’ (2024), 6. ‘Tagore and the idea of Emancipation’ (2020). Recently, he has edited Glimpses of Classical Indian Philosophy (2025), Exploring the Realm of the Mental (2024), Glimpses of Western Philosophy (2024), and The Bhagavad Gita (trans. by James Fraser) (2025). Three Pandits: In Search of a Forgotten Scholarship (2025) is his latest publication.
His research areas include Philosophy of Language (Classical Indian and Western Analytical), Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion, and Environmental Ethics. Some of his recent publications include articles like 1. ‘Transcendental, Transcendent and Philosophical Pursuit: Extending J.N. Mohanty's Analysis’ (2025), 2. ‘In Pursuit of Education: How, Why, and Whom (2025), 3. ‘Classical Indian Knowledge Systems: An Overview’ (2025), 4. ‘Contours of Post-colonial Comparative Philosophy: Modernity, Philosophy and Science’ (2024), 5. ‘The Challenge to Being Virtuous: A Lesson from the Mahabharata’ (2024), 6. ‘Tagore and the idea of Emancipation’ (2020). Recently, he has edited Glimpses of Classical Indian Philosophy (2025), Exploring the Realm of the Mental (2024), Glimpses of Western Philosophy (2024), and The Bhagavad Gita (trans. by James Fraser) (2025). Three Pandits: In Search of a Forgotten Scholarship (2025) is his latest publication.
Session Moderator
Phd research scholar at Jadavpur University, Sylff fellowship recipent, Former Research fellow at Smith College, south Asian studies.