Categories, Creation and Cognition in Vaieika Philosophy

ShashiPrabha Kumar, PhD, is currently dean, Sri Sankaracarya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi. Till recently (2017), she worked as the senior most faculty member at the Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Earlier she was the first Vice-Chancellor at Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Through her career spanning forty five years, Professor Kumar has taught Sanskrit studies in general and subjects of Indian philosophy in particular. Her field of specialisation is the Vai e ika system of Indian philosophy, and areas of interest are Vedas, Upanisads and Bhagavadgita. She has 30 books and more than 150 research papers to her credit. Some of her recent publications are Sutra, Smrti and Sastra (New Delhi: 2016), Drops of Vedic Nectar (Delhi: 2016), Sanskrit Studies III (Delhi: 2014), Classical Vai e ika in Indian Philosophy (Oxford: 2013), Sanskrit Across Cultures (Delhi: 2007), Sanskrit and Other Indian Languages (Delhi: 2007), Veda as Word (Delhi: 2006). She is the recipient of several awards, including the President s Certificate of Honour in Sanskrit (2014).