Name: Dr. (Mrs.) Arati Barua (nee Deka). Nationality: Indian. 1. Academic Qualifications: Curriculum Vitae Graduated with Philosophy honors in 1975 and Masters in Philosophy in 1977 from Gauhati University. Completed doctoral degree from the Banaras Hindu University in 1985. Visited Warwick University, UK, in 1983-84 and worked for the major parts of the thesis on Sufficient Reason and Will: A Study in the Philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer under the guidance of Prof. A. Phillips Griffiths, a well known Schopenhauerian scholar. Subsequently, visited the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, as a Rakham visiting scholar (95-96) to work with Prof. David Hills. Received the ICPR (Indian Council of Philosophical Research) postdoctoral research fellowship in 1988 and was associated with the Philosophy Programme of the School of Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University. However, in 1989 received the U.G.C (University Grants Commission s) Research Associateship at the same center at J.N.U (Jawaharlal Nehru University) and continued as a postdoctoral fellow at JNU until October 1992 when she was appointed as Lecturer in the department of Philosophy in Deshbandhu College (Delhi University). Her topic of research was on Schopenhauer s philosophy (Sufficient Reason and Will: A Study in the Philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer ). Received Faculty Research Fellowship from the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) in June 2003 and visited the University of Guelph, Ontario. Worked on "George Grant and M. K. Gandhi on technology and modernism: a comparative study" under the guidance of Prof. William Christian. Visited the St Mary s University of Halifax for orientation course in Canadian studies in May 2003. Visited the University of Mainz, Germany on the invitation from the Schopenhauer Research Center in June 2003. Presented paper on Schopenhauer and Michael Krausz. in the World Congress of philosophy held at Turkey in 2003 August with a sponsorship of ICPR. Presented paper on Ideas of Gandhi and George Grant: A comparison in the International conference of ICCS (International Council for Canadian Studies) at the Calgary University Campus, Canada in August 2004. And was invited by the department of philosophy of the University of Calgary, Canada to deliver a lecture on Schopenhauer s problem of the Will-Intellect Relationship: A solution from Sankara s Advaita Vedanta in August 2004.
2. Award of Scholarship for Study Abroad: a) Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG= German Research Foundation) I have been awarded a research fellowship for 3 months to pursue my post doctoral research on Sankara and Schopenhauer: A comparative study in the Schopenhauer Research Center, University of Mainz, Germany which commenced from June 2006 to 10 th October 2006 Prof Matthias Kossler, Director of the Schopenhauer Research Center, University of Mainz, was my academic supervisor for the project. b) Faculty Research Fellowship by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) to visit Canada for 5 weeks from18th May to 22 nd June 2003. I visited the University of St. Mary s, Halifax for the summer institute s course of SICI on Canadian Studies from 20 th to 23 rd May and then from 23 rd May to 22 nd June I visited the University of Guelph, Ontario. I had worked with Prof. William Christian on my project "George Grant and M. K. Gandhi on technology and modernism: a comparative study". c) Government of India's National Scholarship for Study Abroad in 1981-82. I got admission in Edmonton University, Alberta, Canada but could not avail of it as I had to go to Warwick University, UK. d) Racham visiting scholar at University of Michigan, USA, during 1995-96. 3. Visiting Foreign Universities: Visited the University of Warwick, U.K., in 1983-84 while doing Ph. D at B.H.U and worked for further refinement and modification of my Ph. D thesis on Schopenhauer s philosophy under the supervision of Professor A. Phillips. Griffiths, who was then the Chairperson of the Department of Philosophy, University of Warwick, U. K. During the academic year of 1995-96, I visited the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, as a Rackham visiting scholar. I worked for my post-doctoral research under the supervision of Professor David Hills to work on Schopenhauer. I have visited the University of Mainz, Germany from 23 rd June to 29 th June 2003 to consult the Schopenhauer Research center at the invitation of the President of the Schopenhauer Gesellschaft myself being the founder Director of the Indian division of the Schopenhauer society in India to work out the framework of a collaborative research project with Prof Kossler on Schopenhauer and Sankara. I have visited the University of Guelph, Canada as the Shastri scholar for 4 weeks in May-June 2003. I have visited the University of Mainz, Germany from 2 nd June to 1 st August 2006 and then again from 16 th September to 10 th October 2006 under the DFG fellowship programme to pursue Indo-German collaborative research project on Schopenhauer and Sankara: A
Comparative study with Prof Matthias Kossler. The DFG of Germany has awarded me a fellowship for 3 months for my research work & consultation in the Schopenhauer Research center and the Schopenhauer Archives at Germany for the project. I had been to Belgrade during October 2007 to present my paper on George Grant and M K Gandhi in the Third International Conference on Canadian Studies, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; (Plenary Session) October 20, 2007. I had been to Seoul National University, Korea to take part in the XXIInd World Congress of Philosophy (during 30 th July- 5 th August 2008). On behalf of the Schopenhauer Gesellschaft Germany, the Indian Schopenhauer society and the Japan Schopenhauer society jointly organized a one day meeting of the society during the world congress including a poster session, a Round table and a paper presentation session. Besides I had also presented my paper on Schopenhauer and Sanakara in the world congress on 3 rd August 2008. 4. Present Occupation: Associate Professor, Philosophy Department, Deshbandhu College, Delhi University since July 1998. I teach the following courses in Philosophy at under graduate level- Indian Philosophy, Western philosophy, Ethics: theory and Practice, Metaphysics & Epistemology, Ethics for Public Domain, Philosophical Debate. I taught the following courses at the post-graduate level- Ethics (Mill) and History of Philosophy (Hegel) at Delhi University, South Campus under the co-operative teaching program during the academic session 2002-3. 5. Knowledge of Foreign Language: 2 years undergraduate diploma in German language from B.H.U. 1-year certificate course in German language from A.N.D. College Delhi University in 2003-4. 1 st. level certificate course in German language from Max Mueller Bhawan in 2006.
6. PUBLICATIONS: (A) BOOKs: 1. The Philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer, Published by The Intellectual Publishing House, New Delhi, 1992. 2. Schopenhauer and Indian Philosophy: A Dialogue between India and Germany, Northern Book Center, New Delhi, 2008. (Edited). 3. Gandhi and Grant: their Philosophical Affinities, (edited) published from -Academic Excellence, New Delhi, 2010. Ready for publication- 4. West meets East: Schopenhauer and India, (edited), Academic Excellence, 2011, New Delhi. 5. Understanding Schopenhauer through the Prism of Indian Culture: Philosophy, Religion and Sanskrit Literature. (Edited). The Gyuter, Germany, 2012. 6. Schopenhauer on Self, World and Morality, 2018, Springer (B) RESEARCH PAPERS: 1. "Schopenhauer's Concept of Causality" published in the journal Review of Darshan, Vol. VII No.2, October 1988, Allahabad, India. 2. "Schopenhauer on Will: A Critique", published in the Journal of Indian Philosophical Quarterly, January 1989, Pune, India. 3. A review article of the book The Political Philosophy of Bertrand Russell by Amita Singh is published in the Journal Teaching Politics, Vol.XIV, No.2,1989, Delhi. 4. "Sensation and Perception: A Schopenhauerian View, published in the Viswabharati Journal of Philosophy, August 1990, Calcutta, India. 5. "Women in Indian Philosophy and Religion", published in A Souvenir of the Seventeenth Assam Convention, North America, July 1996, U.S.A. 6. "Sri Sri Shankardev and Assam Vaishnavism : A Philosohical Aspect", in Braja- Gaurav ( a research journal in Hindi), No. 3, 1997, Delhi, India.
7."(Michael) Krausz and Schopenhauer on objects of interpretation", in the International Journal of Philosophy in the Contemporary world, vol. 12 no. 1 Spring-Summer 2005, devoted to "Interpretation and Culture: Themes in the philosophy of Michael Krausz", Ed by Michael Mckenna, USA. 8. George Grant and Mahatma Gandhi: An Interview with Sheila Grant in the Friend: The High Tory Review vol. 6 # 3 2005, Edited by Prof Ron Dart, UCFV, Canada. 9. George Grant and Mahatma Gandhi: An Interview with Sheila Grant in Gandhi Marg, vol 24, no.6 Jan-March 2005, New Delhi, Gandhi Peace foundation, India. 10. On some aspects of Sankardeva s philosophy in the Social Science Research Journal vol. 6 number 1, 1998 (got published in Dec 2005), edited by Prof Bhuvan Chandel, from Panjab University, India. 11.. Re-discovery of Schopenhauer in India : Founding of the work and membership of Indian branch of Schopenhauer Society -invited article published in the Frankfurt Library writing volume 13 an instruction book to the exhibition The animal, which you kill now, are you: Arthur Schopenhauer and India from the cause of the book fair 2006 in the International book fare held in Frankfurt in h October 2006. 12. The Problem of Will-Intellect Relationship in Schopenhauer s Philosophy: A Possible solution from Sankara s Advaita Vedanta is published in Schopenhauer und die Philosophien Asiens, Jr of Beitraege Zur Indologie, 42, in 2008, Germany. 13. Philosophy and Religion of Sri Sankardeva in the book the philosophy of Sankardeva vol I., An Appraisal, edited by Prof Nilima Sharma, Gauhati, 2008. 14. The problem of the Will-Intellect Relationship in Schopenhauer s philosophy: A possible solution from Sankara s Advaita Vedanta is published in Schopenhauer and Indian Philosophy: A Dialogue between India and Germany, Northern Book Center, New Delhi, 2008 15. George Grant and M K Gandhi on Technology and modernity: A View point, is published in the book Culture and Ideology: Canadian Perspectives, Published by the Faculty of Philosophy of Belgrade and Yugoslav Association for Canadian Studies, Beograd, 2009. Belgrade, Serbia.(pg 63-72). (C) Papers Presented in Conference: 1. "Sensation and Perception: A Schopenhauerian View". This paper was presented at the 64th Indian Philosophical Congress held at Ahmadabad in October 1989 and the abstract of the paper was published in the Abstract of Papers brought out by the Congress.
2. "The Problem of Will and Intellect in Schopenhauer's Perspective"- presented at the 65th Indian Philosophical Congress held at Madurai, in December 1990. 3. "The Status of Women in Vedic Period and its Relevance to the Present: An Integrative Approach" - presented at the 69th session of Indian Philosophical Congress held at Utkal University in December 1994. 4. "The Will-Intellect Relationship in Schopenhauer's Philosophy: An Indian Philosophical Perspective" - presented at the National Seminar On Reason, Dialectic and Postmodern Philosophy held at the School of Language, Literature and Cultural Studies, J.N.U., in March 2000. 5. "Sankardeva and His Philosophy" - presented at the National Seminar on Sankardeva's Philosophy: An Appraisal sponsored by ICPR at the Department of Philosophy, Gauhati University, in September 2000. 6."Spirituality, Science and Technology for World Peace and Prosperity" - presented in Indian Philosophical Congress (World Congress) platinum jubilee celebration, which was held at New Delhi, in January 2001 conducted by ICPR.The abstract of the paper was published in the Abstract of the conference. 7. "A solution to the problem of will-intellect relationship in Schopenhauer's philosophy from Vedantic (Indian philosophical) point of view"- presented in a national seminar on Comparative philosophy and Ethics in India International Center, New Delhi on 3 rd May 2003 organized by DIVA-India in collaboration with Indian division of the Schopenhauer society (IDSS). 8. Presented a paper On some aspects of Sankardeva s philosophy in a national seminar organized by CSC in Guwahati, which was held in 10-12 th May 2004. 9. I was invited to present a paper Schopenhauer s problem of the Will-Intellect Relationship: A solution from Sankara s Advaita Vedanta in the department of Philosophy, University of Calgary, Canada on 30 th August 2004. 10. I was invited by the Vice President of SICI to deliver a lecture in an orientation course on Canadian studies organized by the SICI for the awardees of SICI fellowship for the year 2004 on 22 nd May 2004 at IIC, about my experience in Canada and the fellowship that I was awarded last year. 11. I was invited to present a paper on The problem of the Will-Intellect Relationship in Schopenhauer s philosophy: A possible solution from Sankara s Advaita Vedanta in the International seminar on Schopenhauer and Asian philosophy organized by the Schopenhauer Research Center, Mainz University in collaboration with the department of Philosophy, University of Calgary, Canada on 30 th August 2004.
12. I was invited to present a paper on Schopenhauer s reception in India in the International seminar on Schopenhauer and India organized by the Schopenhauer Research Center, Mainz University, on 26 th June 2006. 13.I was invited to deliver a speech on the occasion of the inauguration of a special exhibition on Schopenhauer and India held in Frankfurt on 5 th October 2006 which was organized by the Schopenhauer Archives in collaboration with the Schopenhauer Gesellschaft on the event of the International book fair at Frankfurt. 14. I presented a paper on Schopenhauer s reception in India in the Interim World philosophy Congress and IPC which was held in Delhi during 15-20 December 2006. 15. Presented a paper on M K Gandhi and George Grant in the Third International Conference on Canadian Studies, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia (Plenary Session) October 20, 2007. 16.Presented a paper on Schopenhauer and Sankara in the XXIInd World Congress of Philosophy, which was held in Seoul National Univ, during 30 th July-5 th Aug 2008). (D) International Conference Attended /Paper presented. 1. "The Metaphysics of Will" - presented in An International Conference on "Metaphysics in the 21 st Century: Ideals of interpretation in relation to Michael Krausz's philosophy" which was held at Delhi University from 15 th to 18 th January 2001. 2.Attended the APA (American Philosophical Association) Conference held at New York in December 1995. Also attended the APA conference held at Chicago in April 1996. 3."Schopenhauer's ontology in the light of Michael Krausz's philosophy of interpretation" I presented this paper in the 21 st World congress held at Istanabul, Turkey in August (10-17) 2003 with a travel grant from the ICPR.(Indian Council of philosophical Research). 4. Attended the International Conference The Dialogue of Cultural Traditions: A Global Perspective held at Istanbul Kultur University in August 8-9 2003. 5. Participated in the XX IACS (Indian Association for Canadian Studies) International Conference of Canadian Studies on Challenges of diversity: India and Canada which was held at Rajasthan University, Jaipur, from 27-29 th Feb 2004 as an Observer delegate. 6. Presented a paper The ideas of M K Gandhi and George Grant: A Comparison in the International Western Summer Seminar in Canadian studies in Calgary, Canada which was held during August 22 nd to 27 th 2004.
7. Presented my paper The problem of will-intellect relationship in Schopenhauer: A solution from Sankara s Advaita Vedanta in an International conference on Schopenhauer and Asian Philosophy organized by the Schopenhauer Gesellschaft and Schopenhauer research center at the University of Mainz, Germany during 7-8 July 2005. 8. I was invited to present my paper Schopenhauer s reception in India in an international conference Schopenhauer and India which was held in the university of Mainz, Germany during 26 & 27 of June 2006, organized by the Schopenhauer research center at the University of Mainz. 9. I presented a paper on Schopenhauer s reception in India in the Interim World philosophy Congress and IPC which was held in Delhi during 15-20 December 2006. 10. Presented a paper on M K Gandhi and George Grant: in an International conference of Canadian studies, which was held in Belgrade, during October 2007. 11.Presented a paper on Schopenhauer and Sankara in the XXIInd World Congress of Philosophy, which was held in Seoul National Univ, during 30 th July-5 th Aug 2008. 7. Membership of Learned Bodies/Committees: 1. American Philosophical Association (APA), USA. Till 2005. 2. North American division of the Schopenhauer Society (NADSS), a division of the German Schopenhauer-Gessellschaft. USA. 3. International Society of Schopenhauer-Gesellschaft, Germany. 4. I am the Founder Director of the Indian Division of the Schopenhauer Society, (IDSS) founded in July 2002, a recognized division under the German Schopenhauer- Gesellschaft, Germany. 5. An elected member of the scientific advisory board of the Schopenhauer Year book, Germany, since March 2004. 6. A member of women s philosopher of UNESCO. Who's Who of women philosophers, members of the UNESCO. 7. Indian Association for Canadian Studies, Invited member. 8. Life member of the Indian Philosophical Congress. 9. Life Member of the Center for Studies in Civilizations. 10. Founder member of the Women's Development Center of Deshbandhu College.
11. Governing Body Member of the Development of Integrated Value Applications (DIVA-INDIA), a charitable Society for Research and Action in Applied Ethics, New Delhi. (now dissolved since 2006). 12. Cultural Committee and Students Finance and Assistance committee of Deshbandhu College. 13. Convener of the Extension lecture Committee of Deshbandhu College, 2005-6. 8. Organizer of Seminars/Conferences National & International 1. National seminar on "Schopenhauer and Indian philosophy" on behalf of the IDSS in collaboration with the department of philosophy, Deshbandhu college, Max Mueller Bhawan, Indian Council of Philosophical Research and Center for Studies in Civilizations on 23 rd January 2003 in India International center with the sponsorship from the UGC. 2. National seminar on "Comparative Philosophy and Ethics: Samsara, Karma, Dharma and World, Self, Ethics" in collaboration with DIVA- INDIA which was held on 3 rd and 4 th May 2003 in India International Center, New Delhi: one full session was devoted to Schopenhauer s philosophy. 3. International Seminar on "Metaphysics in the 21 st Century: With Special reference to Michael Krausz organized by the Philosophy Department, Delhi University, which was held at Delhi University in January 2001(I was in the organizing committee). 4. Seminar on "The history of Indo-German cultural relations" at the Philosophy Department of Guwahati University which was held on 23 rd April, 2003 where Deputy Minister of the FRG Embassy, New Delhi delivered a lecture. 5. On behalf of the philosophy department I organized a seminar on George Grant and M K Gandhi in a joint effort with the political science department of Deshbandhu College, DU on 23rd September 2003 in the college premise. 6. On behalf of the Indian division of the Schopenhauer society and the department of philosophy, Deshbandhu College, I organized a three day International seminar on Schopenhauer and Indian Philosophy: A Dialogue between India and Germany in Collaboration with the Center for Studies in Civilizations and German Embassy, sponsored by Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR) and CSC which was held in February (22-24) 2005 in IIC, Delhi. It was also bilaterally organized by IDSS, India and Schopenahuer Research center, University of Mainz, Germany.
7. On behalf of the department of philosophy, Deshbandhu College, I am organizing a one day seminar on George Grant and M K Gandhi s nationalisms in Collaboration with the Center for Canadian, US and Latin American studies, JNU and IACS which will be held on 15 th Feb 2006. 8. On behalf of the Indian Schopenhauer society I myself along with Prof Yasuo Kamata for the Japan Schopenhauer society -jointly organized a one day meeting of the International Schopenhauer society during the world congress for the Schopenhauer Gesellschaft Germany in the XXII nd World Congress of Philosophy (during 30 th July- 5 th August 2008) in the Seoul National University, Korea. This meeting included a poster session, a Round table and a paper presentation session. 9. On behalf of the Indian division of the Schopenhauer society and the department of philosophy, Deshbandhu College, I organized a two day International conference on Understanding Schopenhauer through the Prism of Indian Culture: Philosophy, Religion and Sanskrit Literature in Collaboration with the Special Center for Sanskrit Studies, JNU sponsored by Schopenhauer Gesellschaft, JNU, MMB and Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR) which was held in March (4-5) 2010 at JNU, New Delhi. It was also bilaterally organized by IDSS, India and Schopenhauer Research center, University of Mainz, Germany. Award of Scholarship: a). Bharat Jyoti Award by IIFS in 2015. The award is presented in honour of extra-ordinary contribution and meritorious performance to Eminent Politicians, Social Workers, Educationists, Industrialists, and Sports Persons, for their contribution towards the society in their field of endeavours. b). ) Best citizens of India Award in 2015 - She is awarded with the Best citizens of India Award by The International Publishing House (2015) in recognition to her exceptional caliber and outstanding performance in her chosen area of activity. C). Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG= German Research Foundation) She was awarded the prestigious DFG research fellowship for 3 months to pursue her post doctoral research on Sankara and Schopenhauer: A comparative study in the Schopenhauer Research Center, University of Mainz, Germany which commenced from June 2006 to 10th October 2006. Prof Matthias Kossler, Director of the Schopenhauer Research Center, University of Mainz, was her academic supervisor for the project. d). Faculty Research Fellowship by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) to visit Canada for 5 weeks from18th May to 22nd June 2003. She visited the University of St. Mary s, Halifax for the summer institute s course of SICI on Canadian Studies from 20th to 23rd May and then from 23rd May to 22nd June she visited the University of Guelph, Ontario. She had worked with Prof. William Christian on her project "George Grant and
M. K. Gandhi on technology and modernism: a comparative study" which she got published in a book form (Edited) later on. E).. Mother Teresa Award of Excellence 2017 by FFI. F). Best Golden Personalities of India 2016 by Friendship Forum India. G) Bharat Nirman Award 2016 by Friendship Forum India for her services rendered to promote greater friendship and India-International co-operation. Bharat Excellence Award 2015 by FFI. 9. Refresher Course in Philosophy: Attended a Refresher Course in Philosophy held at Kamla Nehru College, Delhi University, in March-April, 2001 sponsored by Indian Council of Philosophical Research. Attended the 2 nd Refresher Course in philosophy held at Gauhati University in June - July 2002 sponsored by University Grant's Commission. 10. Orientation Course: Attended Orientation Course in Social science conducted by the Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University in 1994. 11. Summer Seminar on Canadian studies. a). Attended the Summer institute s course on Canadian studies conducted by SICI at the University of St. Mary s, Halifax, Canada for 1 week in May 2003 b). Participated with paper presentation in the International Western summer seminar of International Council of Canadian studies (ICCS) in Canadian studies in Calgary University Campus, Canada in August (22-27) 2004. 12. Extra-Curricular Activities: 1. First Class Girls' Guide and attended many camps and Rallies like the 5 th All India Jamboori held at Calcutta in 1967. Actively participated in various Cultural activities such as music, dance and drama while in School, College and University. 2. Was a Casual Artist as part of my hobbies in All India Radio, New Delhi as News reader from 1990 to 1992.
13. Research Interest /Project: 1. Schopenhauer and Sankara: A Comparative Study. I am working on this project with Prof Matthias Kossler, Germany since I was awarded a post doctoral fellowship by DFG (German research foundations) to work on the project at the Schopenhauer research center in 2006 for 3 months. 2. George Grant and M K Gandhi on Technology and Modernism: A Comparative study : with a Faculty Research fellowship from SICI I have been working on this project since May-June 2003 for which I visited university of Guelph and worked under the supervision of Prof William Christian. The main part is published as a book Gandhi and Grant: Their Philosophical Affinities (edited by me), from Academic Excellence, New Delhi. 2010 3. Schopenhauer and Michael Krausz on objects of interpretation - this is complete and a research paper on this work is already published in the International Journal of Philosophy in the contemporary world, USA, in 2005. 14. a). I was one of the referees to review a manuscript of a book on Schopenhauer for publication from the University of Toronto Press, Canada in 2005. 15. Mailing Address: Office Address: Dr. Arati Barua, Dr. Arati Barua Associate Professor and Head, G-103, Ganga Tower III Philosophy Department Vasantkunj-D-6 Deshbandhu College. New Delhi-110070, INDIA (Delhi University) Kalkaji, Tel: 9818484081 New Delhi-110019 e-mail add: <Arati.barua@gmail.com> Ph: (011)-26439565. c/o Prof Alokseh Barua (husband).
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