A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
We recently received the following information from Scott Stroud (University of Texas at Austin) on behalf of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (SAAP). This prize is an exciting way to recognize the some of the many philosophical Continue reading Ambedkar Prize Established by the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (SAAP)
Ashoka University is now accepting applications for our PhD program in Philosophy (details here: https://www.ashoka.edu.in/programme/phd-programme-in-philosophy/). The program is five years long and is fully funded. Students do coursework for two years then write a dissertation. International applicants are welcome. Our faculty with Continue reading PhD program in Philosophy at Ashoka University
CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, PATNA Forum on International Legal History & Philosophy, 15 April 2026 (in-person) Call for Papers and Engaged Listeners About: This Call for ideas (in the form of detailed abstracts) invites scholars working in International Law, Constitutional Continue reading Forum on International Legal History & Philosophy in India, CfP
Term: Two-year fixed contract. Based in Utrecht/Antwerp. Application is possible until Monday, November 3th. Interviews are being planned on November 11-13th. https://protestantstheologischeuniversiteit.recruitee.com/o/postdoctoral-scholarship-holder-in-the-field-of-engaged-buddhism
The Journal of Indian Philosophy is seeking a copy-editor. We need someone who is both a native speaker of English, and able to understand the contents of the articles. So the ideal candidate would be a post-doc who has a PhD thesis Continue reading JIP copy-editor position
The second round of funding calls for the Global Philosophy of Religion 2 project are now open. These include: More information is available here: https://globalphilosophyofreligion.com/grants/
We recently received this call for papers for the University of New Mexico Asian Philosophy Graduate Conference, which will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA) on Oct. 30-31, 2025. The deadline for submitting abstracts is June 1, 2025. More Continue reading CFP: University of New Mexico Asian Philosophy Graduate Conference (Oct. 30-31, 2025)
The first Kumārila conference took place at the University of Toronto in 2024. You can read more about why we need to read and write more about this key Sanskrit philosopher here: https://elisafreschi.com/2025/02/28/kumarila-conference-2025/ The second Kumārila conference will take place Continue reading Second Kumārila conference (2025)
Guest post submitted by Debajyoti Gangopadhyay Classical Indian Buddhism scholar Suniti Kumar Pathak passed away recently in his Santiniketan house, Bengal. For the whole Indian Buddhist fraternity as well as Indo-Tibetan academia this loss is irreparable. He was 101 years Continue reading Obituary of Suniti Kumar Pathak
We just had a symposium at the APA Eastern celebrating the ten years of the Indian Philosophy Blog. We also used it as a chance to reflect on the need to build a community of scholars in Sanskrit philosophy and Continue reading APA panel on the IPh blog