| Dr.Sangeetha Menon | |
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| Born | Kerala, India |
| Education | University of Kerala (Ph.D, 1995) University of Kerala (M.A., 1990) |
| Alma mater | University of Kerala |
| Occupation | Professor, School of Humanities, National Institute of Advanced Studies(NIAS), Bangalore |
| Known for | Contributions in the field of Consciousness studies, Indian Philosophy, Bhagavad Gita |
Sangeetha Menon is a Professor at the School of Humanities, National Institute of Advanced Studies(NIAS), Bangalore. After graduating in science (zoology) she took her postgraduate degree in philosophy from University of Kerala. She joined National Institute of Advanced Studies in 1996.
Dr Menon has been working in the area of consciousness studies for over eighteen years. She has given numerous lectures and presentations in her country and also in United States and Europe on wide-ranging issues relating to consciousness, mind, and science-spirituality interface issues. The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology published an article on her research work and unique contributions (2002) to bring consciousness studies into the Indian psychological context addressing scientific and spiritual questions. Her book "Dialogues: Philosopher meets the Seer" (2003, Srishti Publishers) is a set of nine dialogues with her spiritual teacher on socio-cultural issues of contemporary importance and the common concerns of science and spiritual quest. "The Beyond Experience: Consciousness in Bhagavad Gita" is Menon’s latest book (2007, Blue Jay Books, New Delhi).
Dr Menon has visited and spoken at several Universities and academic institutions in her country and United States, Germany, Paris, Italy, Spain, England, Taiwan and Japan. More recently, she was a Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies (OCHS), Oxford University, for the Spring (Trinity Term) of 2007, and a Visiting Fellow at the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, Japan (October, 2007).
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