Sessions
Currents of Being
Julie Janson, Sundar Sarukkai with Divyata Rajaram
Bio
Sundar Sarukkai has held the positions of Professor of Philosophy at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Founder-Director of the Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities, and Visiting Faculty at the Centre for Society and Policy, Indian Institute of Science. He is the founder of Barefoot Philosophers, an initiative to take philosophy to children and the public. His books include Translating the World: Science and Language; Philosophy of Symmetry; Indian Philosophy and Philosophy of Science; What is Science?; JRD Tata and the Ethics of Philanthropy; Philosophy for Children; and The Social Life of Democracy, as well as two co-authored books with Gopal Guru: The Cracked Mirror: An Indian Debate on Experience and Theory and Experience, Caste and the Everyday Social. His last two books were critically acclaimed novels, Following a Prayer (2023) and Water Days (2025). His forthcoming book is an introduction to philosophical thinking titled Being Human, Becoming Philosophical. For more details, see www.sundarsarukkai.in