Contributing Scholars & Authors Directory

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Nilambar Chakrabarti

PV-2026-NC12

Jadavpur University / Smith College

Nilambar Chakrabarti is a doctoral research scholar in Philosophy at Jadavpur University, a Sylff Fellowship recipient, and former Research Fellow at Smith College in South Asian Studies. He regularly moderates the Poorvam Cite It! and Authors in Conversation academic symposia series.

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Nalini Bhushan

PV-2026-NB02

Smith College

Prof. Nalini Bhushan is Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emerita in the Humanities and Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. Her research focuses on Indian philosophy, feminist philosophy, and cross-cultural philosophy. She has made significant contributions to making Indian philosophical texts accessible to contemporary audiences through rigorous translation and scholarly interpretation.

Contributing scholar to the Poorvam research ecosystem.

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Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty

PV-2026-NC08

Presidency University, Kolkata / ICPR

Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty is presently Vice-Chancellor of Presidency University, Kolkata and Chairman, Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi. He was a Professor of Philosophy at Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. He has been a Visiting Fellow at several Universities including Glasgow, Pune, Hyderabad, and Naples.