Department of Philosophy & Centre for Advanced Studies

Department of Philosophy & Centre for Advanced Studies Department of Philosophy & Centre for Advanced Studies offers M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. course in regular mode. Oldest department of Philosophy in Rajasthan. P.T.

The Department of Philosophy is one of the most prestigious seats of learning in the campus. It is one of the four Departments of Philosophy in the country to have a “Centre for Advanced Studies” status. The Department, which is the oldest Department of Philosophy in Rajasthan, was established in the year 1950 at University of Rajaputana, Jaswant College Building, Jodhpur and later shifted to Univ

ersity of Rajasthan, Jaipur in 1960. Internationally recognized philosopher, Prof. Raju was its founder head. Philosophers like Prof. V.H. Date, Prof. Daya Krishna, Prof. Govind Chandra Pandey, Prof. Biswambhar Pahi, Prof. Chandmal Sharma and Prof. Ramchandra Gandhi, served the Department and added to its glory. Among these scholars Prof. Daya Krishna and Prof. Biswambhar Pahi have been felicitated by the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, apex body for research in philosophy in India. The Department has published more than forty books on different streams of the discipline. The Department was granted UGC’s University Leadership Project in 1977. It was selected for Special Assistance Program (SAP), under DSA in 1979 and subsequently it completed four phases of SAP till 2005. In 2004, the department was selected for UGC’S ASHISS Program, which continued till 2007. In 2005 it was upgraded as Centre for Advanced Studies, whose second phase is ongoing at present, since 2015.

20/12/2025



75th year of the department and 100th birth year of Daya KrishnaThe seminar has been conceived as a humble academic trib...
14/06/2025

75th year of the department and 100th birth year of Daya Krishna

The seminar has been conceived as a humble academic tribute to Daya Ji.

The event is an endeavor to re-read 12 selected articles and a book, from the last decade of Daya Ji's prolific and thought provoking treasure trove of writings and ideas.

Dear Scholars & Visitors,Journal of Foundational Research, Year 32, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2024 is published and av...
03/01/2024

Dear Scholars & Visitors,

Journal of Foundational Research, Year 32, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2024 is published and available at the Department of Philosophy, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

Link to the brief content:
https://unirajphilosophy.ac.in/Document/Journal/Vol32_I.pdf

दर्शनशास्त्र विभाग, राजस्थान विश्वविद्यालय आप सभी को सविनय गीता जयंती व्याख्यान - श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता का शाश्वत एवं समकालीन...
20/12/2023

दर्शनशास्त्र विभाग, राजस्थान विश्वविद्यालय आप सभी को सविनय गीता जयंती व्याख्यान - श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता का शाश्वत एवं समकालीन संदेश में आमंत्रित करता है।

दिनांक : दिसंबर २३, २०२३, मध्यान्ह १२:००

स्थान: उच्च अध्ययन केंद्र, दर्शनशास्त्र (सैप भवन), निकट भूगोल विभाग।

Dear allWe invite your virtual presence in a three day seminar on Contrary Thinking, Jaipur Experiment and Contemporary ...
31/01/2023

Dear all

We invite your virtual presence in a three day seminar on

Contrary Thinking, Jaipur Experiment and Contemporary Indian Philosophy
(Daya Krishna, Biswambhar Pahi and RS Bhatnagar)

via Zoom app., from 1st to 3rd February 2023, 11-00 am 6-00pm.

PFA, the link, programme and brochure for the same. Looking forward to your virtual presence.

International Seminar on Contrary Thinking, Jaipur Experiment and Contemporary Indian Philosophy (Daya Krishna, Biswambhar Pahi and R.S. Bhatnagar)
Time: Feb 1, 2023 11:00 AM Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi
Every day, until Feb 3, 2023, 3 occurrence(s)
Feb 1, 2023 11:00 AM
Feb 2, 2023 11:00 AM
Feb 3, 2023 11:00 AM
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https://youtu.be/PtS0zcleHO01st Prof Biswambhar Pahi Memorial Lecture, under the aegis of ICPR, delivered by Prof Arinda...
17/12/2022

https://youtu.be/PtS0zcleHO0

1st Prof Biswambhar Pahi Memorial Lecture, under the aegis of ICPR, delivered by Prof Arindam Chakrabarti

Prof. Chakrabarti gave a spellbinding talk on the magnum opus of Prof Biswambhar Pahi and an abstruse problem in NV. The illustrious talk was followed by equally mesmerizing comments from Prof Shrinivasa Varakhedi and Prof Sachchidanand Mishra . The department is thankful to Prof Chakrabarti, Prof Varakhedi, Prof Mishra and the Council for everything.

A galaxy of scholars, which include, Prof JL Shaw, Prof Raghunath Ghosh, Prof Dilip Mohanta, Prof Jata Shankar, Prof Ambika Datta Sharma, Prof Pradeep Gokhale, Prof Ganesh Das , Prof Godabarish Mishra, Prof Mohin Mohammad , Prof Pannerselvam, Prof Jhadeshwar Ghosh, Prof Santosh Pal, Prof Ranjit Ghose , Prof Binod Agarwal, Prof Priyedarshi Jetli, Prof LHS Kazmi, Prof Rekha Navneet , Prof Shivani Sharma , Prof Prashant Shukla joined online.

YouTube link for the talk:

https://youtu.be/PtS0zcleHO0

Memorial Lecture in the honour and remembrance of eminent logician and philosopher, Late Prof. Biswambhar Pahi, Ex-Professor and Head, Department of Philosop...

1st Professor Biswambhar Pahi Memorial Lecture is being organized on 12th December 2022, at SAP Philosophy (Ahead of Gan...
04/12/2022

1st Professor Biswambhar Pahi Memorial Lecture is being organized on 12th December 2022, at SAP Philosophy (Ahead of Gandhi Bhawan), from 10-30 am to 1-00 pm.

Eminent philosopher Prof. Arindam Chakrabarti, Lenney Distinguished Professor at Hawaii University, Manoa, Hawaii, USA has kindly agreed to deliver the 1st Prof Pahi Memorial Lecture.

Prof. Rajeev Jain, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, University of Rajasthan, shall chair the talk.

Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor , Central Sanskrit University shall grace the event as the Chief Guest.

Prof. Sachchidanand Mishra , Member Secretary, Indian Council of Philosophical Research shall be the Guest of Honour.

The lecture is being organized under the aegis of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Ministry of Education, Government of India.

Your gracious presence is solicited.

( Online link only for outstation participants:
https://meet.google.com/vvg-dbzt-szx)

https://youtu.be/rMABvKrrggsSecond day of Indian Philosophers' Day on "Unsung Traditions and Thinkers of Indian Philosop...
25/07/2021

https://youtu.be/rMABvKrrggs

Second day of Indian Philosophers' Day on "Unsung Traditions and Thinkers of Indian Philosophy"

16-00 : Program starts and Welcome Note by Dr. A. V. Singh

18-07 से 1-04-35
Talk on Acharya Brajendranath Seal
by
Prof. Dilipkumar Mohanta, Calcutta University, Ex. Vice Chancellor, Calcutta Sanskrit University and Kalyani University

1-04-35 से 1-17-36
Discussion on Prof. Mohanta's talk

1-17-36 से 2-26-05
Talk on Mukund Lath
by
Prof. Ambika Datta Sharma, HSG University, Sagar

2-26-05 से 2-57-10
Discussion on Prof. Sharma's talk

2-57-48 से 3-10-20
Presidential Address by
Prof. Sachchidanand Mishra
Member Secretary, ICPR

3-10-55 से 3-13-30
Vote of Thanks

Indian Philosophers' Day Celebration at Department of Philosophy, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur under the aegis of Indian Council of Philosophical Research.

ICPR Study Circle Webinar by Department of Philosophy, University of Rajasthan, was organized on Philosophers at Jaipur:...
01/06/2021

ICPR Study Circle Webinar by Department of Philosophy, University of Rajasthan, was organized on Philosophers at Jaipur: Daya Krishna, to initiate a dialogue on philosophical contributions of Daya ji on 31st May 2021

Prof. Daniel Raveh, Tel Aviv University gave a wonderful introduction to various philosophical projects of Daya Ji.

Prof. Asha Mukherjee presented an in-depth analysis of Daya ji's Assessment of Bharatmuni's Ras-siddhant.

Prof. Rameshchandra Sinha, Chairperson ICPR presided and gave insightful suggestions and words of wisdom on philosophizing in Indian way. Prof. Sinha made brilliant remarks on both the talks. We are extremely thankful to Prof Sinha for everything.

Prof. Dilipkumar Mohanta Calcutta University, Prof. Ambika Datta Sharma, HSGU Sagar, Prof. Pradeep Gokhale, Pune University, Prof. A. Nataraju, Assam University, Prof. M. K. Singh, HNBU Srinagar, Prof. Mohin Mohammad, GM Sambalpur University, Prof. Shivani Sharma, Punjab University, Prof. Lakshmikant Padhi, NBU Darjiling, Prof. Ranjit Ghosh, Dr. Arun Mishra, Dr Alok Tandon joined the webinar.

The presence of our ex heads, Prof. K. L. Sharma ji and Prof. Yogesh Gupta was a source of encouragement for us.

We are thankful to all our faculty members and students who helped us.

All the faculty members, research scholars, students and interested people are informed that Dr. Bharat Jhunjhunwala, em...
19/09/2018

All the faculty members, research scholars, students and interested people are informed that Dr. Bharat Jhunjhunwala, eminent scholar of social, political, religious issues, shall deliver a lecture on ‘Common Prophets of the Jews, Christians, Muslims and Hindus’, on 20 September, 3-00pm, at SAP Building. Please ensure your attendance.

Dr. A.V. Singh
Head

International Seminar on 27-28 March 2018.
26/03/2018

International Seminar on 27-28 March 2018.

07/02/2018

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