PIYALI PALIT, Ph.D.
 

Professor Palit received the degree of Ph.D. in Sanskrit from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. She joined the Department of Philosophy, Jadavpur University in 1989.

Professor Palit's research interests lie in the areas of the Philosophy of Language, Cognition and Consciousness, Indian Metaphysics and the Indian Grammatical Traditions. She is also interested in Manuscriptology, Language and Research Methodology, Advaita Vedanta, Purva Mimansa, Navya Nyaya, Paninian Grammar and Bhartrihari and in Technology, Science and Culture in Ancient India.

Here is a list of Professor Palit's important publications in the last few years:

1.
'Ultimate Reality and its implication in Sri Ramkrishna, CASS, Pune, forthcoming.
2.
'Cognition and Knowledge', Language and Methodology, CAS in Philosophy, JU in collaboration with Munshiram Manoharlal Pvt. Limited, 2004.
3.
'Theory of anumana in Advaita Vedanta', Some Philosophical Issues in Indian Philosophy, ed. by S. Datta and A. Chatterjee, CAS in Philosophy, JU, 2003.
4.
'Advaita Vedante Niti O Dharma', Bharatiya Dharmaniti, ed. Amita Chatterjee, CAS in Philosophy, JU, 2002.
5.
'Preface', Samksepasariraka, Udbodhan Karyalaya, Ramkrishna Mission Math, 1998

Some of her significant books are:

1.
Technology, Science and Culture in Ancient India: An Anthology (ongoing).
2.
Arthasamgraha of Langakshibhaskara (a trilingual edition in Sanskrit, English and Bengali), under CAS Philosophy, JU, ongoing.
3.
Basic Principles of Indian Philosophy of Language, CAS in Philosophy, JU in collaboration with Munshiram Manoharlal Pvt. Limited, 2004.
4.
Samksepasariraka Bhasya, edited original text with commentary and translation in Bengali, Udbodhan Karyalaya, 1998.

Professor Palit has lectured in innumerable Refresher Courses, Seminars, Conferences and Workshops in various Universities and Institutions during her career. She is a member of the Indian Society for Comparative Religion, the Society for Comparative Philosophy, the Centre for Ambedkar Studies, the Asiatic Society and is associated with different administrative bodies of Jadavpur University. She has participated in specialised courses on Navya Nyaya Language and Methodology organised by the Asiatic Society, Kolkata.