Humanities

Dean: Prof Sharada Srinivasan
The School of Humanities is engaged in research in the broad areas of philosophy, psychology, literature, fine arts, and culture. Research in the School currently focuses on philosophical foundations of sciences; cognitive sciences; scientific and philosophical studies of consciousness; Indian psychology and philosophy; history and philosophy of biology; archaeometalurgy and analysis of ancient metals; and translations of literary classics in Kannada into English.
Current Programmes
Past Programme
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Chippali, M. & Sarukkai, S., 2018. Conceptual Priority of Translation over Language. In A Multilingual Nation: Translation and Language Dynamic in India. A Multilingual Nation: Translation and Language Dynamic in India. New Delhi: OUP, pp. 309-324. Available at: https://india.oup.com/product/a-multilingual-nation-9780199478774.
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B., R.M. & Das, S., 2018. Archaeological Remains at Nalanda: A Spatial Comparison of Nineteenth Century Observations and the Protected World Heritage Site. In Records, Recoveries, Remnants and Inter-Asian Interconnections: Decoding Cultural Heritage. Records, Recoveries, Remnants and Inter-Asian Interconnections: Decoding Cultural Heritage. Singapore: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. Available at: https://bookshop.iseas.edu.sg/publication/2305.
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J Reddy, S.Kiran & Roy, S., 2018. Commentary: Patanjali and neuroscientific research on meditation (General Commentary Article). Frontiers in Psychology, 9. Available at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00248/full.
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Majumdar, S. & Roy, S., 2018. Relevance of Quantum Mechanics in Bacterial Communication . NeuroQuantology, 16(3). Available at: https://www.neuroquantology.com/index.php/journal/article/view/1057/929.
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Settar, S., 2017. Halagannada Bhashe, Bhasha, Vikas, Bhashabandhavya (Ancient Kannada Language, its Evolution, its Relations with other Languages), Bengaluru: Abhinava Publications.
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Rao, D.S.Achuta & S ed, S., 2017. Administrative and Social History of Mysore under Wodeyars 1600-1800 CE, Manipal: Manipal University Press. Available at: http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/1249.
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Mallik, A. et al., 2017. Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage, Springer. Available at: https://www.springer.com/in/book/9789811057373.
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Sreekantan, B.V., 2017. Philosophy of science, Bengaluru: Gandhi Centre of Science and Human Values.
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P, A., Natampally, V. & Ranganathan, S., 2017. IDH Snippets. In Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Singapore: Springer. Available at: https://www.springer.com/in/book/9789811057373.
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Rajangam, K., 2017. Linking People and Heritage: Lessons from Community Engagement Initiatives in India. In Heritage, Conservation and Communities: Engagement, Participation and Capacity Building. Heritiage, Culture and Identity. Heritage, Conservation and Communities: Engagement, Participation and Capacity Building. Heritiage, Culture and Identity. New York: Routledge, pp. 213-225. Available at: https://www.routledge.com/Heritage-Conservation-and-Communities-Engagement-participation-and-capacity/Chitty/p/book/9781472468000.
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Chandru, V. et al., 2017. Digitally Archiving the Heritage of Hampi. In Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Singapore: Springer, pp. 373-389. Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-981-10-5738-0?page=2#toc.
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Chaudhury, S. et al., 2017. Introduction. In Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Singapore: Springer, pp. 3-10. Available at: https://www.springer.com/in/book/9789811057373.
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Settar, S., 2017. Introducing Hampi: Insights from Literary and Historical Sources. In Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Springer, pp. 11-29. Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-981-10-5738-0?page=1#toc.
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Nagaraj, N. & Balasubramanian, K., 2017. Measuring Complexity of Chaotic Systems with Cybernetics Applications. In Handbook of Research on Applied Cybernetics and Systems Science. Handbook of Research on Applied Cybernetics and Systems Science. IGI Global Information Science Reference, pp. 301-334. Available at: http://www.igi-global.com/book/handbook-research-applied-cybernetics-systems/176081.
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Chandru, U.V. et al., 2017. Digitizing Hampi and Lepakshi Temple Ceiling Murals: Towards Universal Access and Tangible Virtuality. In Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Singapore: Springer, pp. 189-203. Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-981-10-5738-0?page=1#toc.
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- 27 Dec 2017 A One Day Workshop: “Minds and Machines: Debates on the nature of intelligence and experience” organised by NIAS Consciousness Studies Programme, NIAS
- 24 Nov 2017 NIAS Public Lecture: “Memory, Doubt and the Self” by Prof. Roy Perrett, Lecture Hall, NIAS, 1600hrs
- 22 Nov 2017 NIAS Wednesday Discussion: "From Turing Test to Humanoid Citizenship: An Intelligence Race between Machine and its Maker?" by L M Patnaik, Lecture Hall, NIAS, 0930 hrs
- 14 Nov 2017 NIAS Public Lecture: “Does consciousness depend on quantum brain biology?” by Prof Stuart Hameroff MD, Lecture Hall, NIAS 1700hrs
- 26 Jul 2017 NIAS Wednesday Discussion: "Beyond the Binary: Exploring Causality and Consciousness" by Sangeetha Menon, Nithin Nagaraj and Shankar Rajaraman, Lecture Hall, NIAS, 0930 hrs
- 12 Jul 2017 NIAS Wednesday Discussion: "Some Ethnoarchaeological Aspects of Nilgiris" by Sharada Srinivasan, Lecture Hall, NIAS, 0930 hrs
- 30 May 2017 Book Release Function: Decision Making and Modelling in Cognitive Science by Sisir Roy
- 17 May 2017 NIAS Wednesday Discussion: "Neuronal Adaptations to Environmental Change" by Posina Venkata Rayudu, Lecture Hall, NIAS, 0930 hrs
- 19 Apr 2017 NIAS Public Lecture: "Multi-Billion Dollar Projects to find answers to some fundamental questions in Physics and Astronomy" by Prof. B V Sreekantan, Lecture Hall, 1600 hrs
- 12 Apr 2017 NIAS Wednesday Discussion: “Ancient Monument or Concrete Temple: One Site Many Visions" by Dr Smriti Haricharan, Lecture Hall, 9.30hrs