NIAS CSP Faculty
The faculty and research team of the Programme work on interdisciplinary questions that explore the nature of mind, consciousness, causality, cognition, aesthetics, indigenous knowledge, health, and wellbeing.
B V Sreekantan (Late)
Visiting Professor & Founder
BV Sreekantan has a PhD from TIFR, Mumbai, and joined NIAS on 6th August 1992.
Sangeetha Menon
Professor & Head
Sangeetha Menon joined NIAS in 1996. Her research interests are philosophy of psychology, and understanding wellbeing.
Nithin Nagaraj
Associate Professor
Nithin Nagaraj joined NIAS in October 2015. His research interests include Causality, Scientific Measures of Consciousness and Neuro-chaos inspired Artificial Intelligence.
CSP Honorary and Adjunct Faculty
Saurabh Todariya
Adjunct Faculty
Saurabh Todariya is a faculty at the Dept of Philosophy of Bennett University and his research interests include phenomenology, philosophy of Mind, and Advaita Vedanta.
Srivi Kalyan
Adjunct Professor
Srivi Kalyan is a Dean at Srishti Manipal Institute of Art Design and Technology (SMI), Bangalore, and is a visual artist, poet and writer.
Dyutiman Mukhopadhyay
Adjunct Professor
Dyutiman Mukhopadhyay is a cognitive scientist, artist, and writer and works at the confluence of the arts and sciences.
Tilak Agerwala
Adjunct Professor
Former VP, Research, IBM Watson Centre, New York, USA
L M Patnaik
Adjunct Professor
Formerly, VC, Defence Institute Advanced Technology, Pune
Sisir Roy
Honorary Professor
His research interest includes Modern Physics and Ancient IndianTraditions, States of Meditation and Neuronal Correlates and Bacterial Intelligence.
Naren Rao
Adjunct Professor
Additional Professor, Dept of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore
Urvakhsh Meherwan Mehta
Adjunct Professor
Additional Professor, Dept of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore
Shantala Hegde
Adjunct Professor
Additional Professor, Dept of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
NIAS CSP Doctoral Scholars
Meera Kumar Menon
Doctoral Scholar
Under the supervision of Prof Sangeetha Menon, Meera Kumar Menon is a Doctoral Scholar at NIAS. Areas of her research interest include Language, Literature, Psychology and Consciousness studies.
Niharika Sharma
Doctoral Scholar
Under the supervision of Prof Sangeetha Menon, Niharika Sharma is a Doctoral scholar at NIAS. Areas of her research interest include Indian Philosophy, Textual analysis, Conceptual Analysis and Consciousness studies
Pushya A Gautama
Doctoral Scholar
Under the supervision of Prof Sangeetha Menon, Dr. Pushya A Gautama (MD) is a Doctoral Scholar at NIAS. Areas of her research interest include Ayurveda, Indigenous healing traditions, Well-being and Consciousness Studies.
Anand Ganesh
Doctoral Scholar
Under the supervision Dr. Nithin Nagaraj, Anand Ganesh is a Doctoral Scholar at NIAS.
Harikrishnan N B
Research Associate
Harikrishnan N B is a Research Associate at Consciousness Studies Programme, NIAS (July 2018 – Present). He is pursuing his PhD under the guidance of Dr. Nithin Nagaraj on “Investigations into Learning Algorithms in Intelligent Machines”.
Amrutha M K
Research Associate
Amrutha M. K. is a Research Associate in Consciousness Studies Programme, NIAS (August 2018 – Present). She is pursuing her PhD under the guidance of Prof. Sangeetha Menon on “A Theoretical Study of Two Ethnic Performances-Tirayattam and Sarpamthullal: Interpretations using Dhvani Theory”.
Rakesh Kumar
Research Associate
Rakesh Kumar is a Research Associate in Consciousness Studies Programme, NIAS (July 2018- Present). He is pursuing his PhD under the guidance of Prof. Sangeetha Menon on “Indigenous Knowledge of Healing among the Tribes of Nilambur Valley:A Study of Cross-cultural Landscape Across Ethnic Boundaries”.
Sukanya G
Research Associate
Sukanya G is a Research Associate in Consciousness Studies Programme, NIAS (July 2019 – Present). She is pursuing her PhD under the guidance of Prof. Sangeetha Menon on “Indigenous Healing Practices among the Adiyan and Mavilan Tribal Communities of Kerala: An Anthropological Study”.
NIAS CSP Alumni
Shankar Rajaraman
Post – Doctoral Associate
Shankar Rajaraman is a psychiatrist by training and a Sanskrit poet by passion. His interests include Sanskrit literature, Indian aesthetics and Indian psychology.
Deepa V K
Post – Doctoral Associate
Under the supervision of Prof Sangeetha Menon, Dr. Deepa V.K worked as a Post Doctoral Associate for the TATA Trust NIAS CSP Project.
Siddharth S
Doctoral Scholar
Under the supervision of Prof Sangeetha Menon, S Siddharth worked as a Ph.D scholar at NIAS. His research interests are in philosophy of mind and metaphysics.
Aditi Kathpalia
Doctoral Scholar
Under the supervision of Prof Nithin Nagaraj, Aditi Kathpalia worked as a PhD scholar at NIAS. Her research include causality, casual learning, information theory, non linear dynamics & computational neuroscience.
Abhishek Shrivastava
RA & Graphic Designer
Under the supervision of Prof Sangeetha Menon, Abhishek Shrivastava worked as a Graphic Designer and Research Assistant for TATA Trust NIAS CSP Project.
Shweta Siddannavar
Junior Research Fellow
Under the supervision of Prof Nithin Nagaraj, Shweta Siddannavar worked as a Junior Research Fellow for NIAS DST SATYAM.
Priyanka Shekhar
Junior Research Fellow
Priyanka worked as a Research Assistant in Consciousness Studies Programme. Her research interest lies is in Clinical Psychology, Cognitive and Neuropsychology.
Laxmi K
Doctoral Scholar
Under the supervision of Prof Sangeetha Menon, Laxmi K worked as a Doctoral Scholar at NIAS.
Counsellor, Banjara Academy, Bangalore.
Namitha Kumar
Doctoral Scholar
Under the supervision of Prof Sangeetha Menon, Namitha Kumar, worked as a Doctoral Scholar at NIAS.
Sabina Sen
Doctoral Scholar Alumini
Under the supervision of Prof Sangeetha Menon, Sabina Sen, worked as a Doctoral Scholar at NIAS.
Dept of Neurophysiology, NIMHANS
Krupa Thakkar
Junior Research Fellow
Krupa was a Junior Research Fellow of the DST SATYAM project at NIAS titled Consciousness Measures and Synchrony between Brain & Cardiovascular Dynamics in Yoga Experience – a multi-institutional, and multidisciplinary project between NIAS, IISc and NIMHANS.
Rampriyadarshini
Project Associate
Rampriyadarshini was a Project Associate under the CSRI-DST funded project on “Causality Testing in Cognitive Neuroscience with Applications to measures of Cognitive Neuroscience” at Consciousness Studies Programme, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS).
Ashwini G
Project Assistant
Ashwini G was a Project Assistant under the TATA Trust NIAS CSP Project.
CSP Adjunct Faculty Alumni
Makarand Paranjape
Adjunct Professor
Former Director, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla
John P John
Adjunct Professor & Collaborator
Professor, Dept of Psychiatry, and Head Multimodal Imaging Unit, NIMHANS, Bangalore
B N Gangadhar
Adjunct Professor
Former Director and Vice Chancellor, NIMHANS, Bangalore
Bindu Kutty
Adjunct Professor & Collaborator
Professor & Head, Dept of Neurophysiology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
Vijay Bhatkar
Adjunct Professor
Chancellor, Nalanda University, & Architect of India’s national initiative in supercomputing.
Bindu Kutty
Adjunct Professor & Collaborator
Professor & Head, Dept of Neurophysiology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
Bindu Kutty
Adjunct Professor & Collaborator
Professor & Head, Dept of Neurophysiology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
