Department of Philosophy

Dr. Reena Kannojiya is an Associate Professor with 20 years of teaching experience at the Department of Philosophy, Miranda House, University of Delhi. She engaged professionally as an academician, author, speaker, and academic mentor. She was awarded the Doctorate degree (Ph.D.) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi on the topic ‘A critical and comparative study of the doctrine of Atman in Sankaracharya and Spirit (Geist) in G.W.F. Hegel’. Her field of research interest is comparative studies, consciousness studies (Indian and western philosophy), Ethics, Buddhism, and Ambedkar studies. She authored a book entitled ‘Hegel’s Philosophy' published in Germany in 2010 and a book entitled ‘Sankara’s Philosophy’ published by ABS Books, New Delhi (2017). She also published Book chapters in edited volumes, articles in newspapers, and research papers in national and international journals. For her research pursuit, she was awarded a fellowship from the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi. She presented papers and was also invited to talk at national and international seminars/conferences. Awarded certificate of Business Professional Programmer, DOEACC Society, Ministry of Information Technology, New Delhi. She is a member of editorial boards of various journals and Philosophical societies of national and international repute. She traveled to the United Kingdom for academic and research pursuits. 
As the Convener, designed and structured a certificate course based on value education titled ‘Living Values’. Since 2016 this certificate course conducted annually till date.She is involved with students activities by being a member of co-curricular societies ‘Enactus’ and 
‘Equal Opportunity Cell’. 
She taught papers on Ethics, Applied Ethics, logic, Indian theories of consciousness, Indian philosophy, philosophy of religion, philosophy of law, critical thinking, and decision making. As the recognized supervisor guided M. Phil and Ph.D. students. She was also appointed as the In-charge of the Philosophy Department (2009-10, 2020-2022). With this appointed as a part of various department/s selection committees in different capacities.

Dr. Pratibha Sharma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy. She has done her Ph. D. from Punjab University, Chandigarh in Epistemology. Her specialization includes Logic, Philosophy of Science and Epistemology. She has been a Research Fellow with Indian Council of Philosophical Research for her research. She has authored one book and several articles in different areas of Philosophy published in reputed journals. She has presented research papers and delivered  talks for invited lectures in various National and International Seminars and Conferences.

Dr. Sharma has been teaching Philosophy in Miranda House for the past 17 years. Before this, she was teaching in different colleges of Delhi University. She with her team has accomplished an Innovation Project titled ‘Business Ethics: Business Leadership in Bhagavad Gita’. The project was awarded for display in Delhi University. She has been a part of the Indo-Dutch Collaborative Students Exchange Programme. She also initiated the NSDC courses at Miranda House. She taught in NSUT and is now associated with JNV University, Jodhpur for academic concerns. Dr. Pratibha Sharma has convened the functioning of Vivekananda Society in its initial stage and has advised Students Union in her capacity of the Union Staff Advisor.

Dr. Shweta is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Miranda House. She did her BA and MA in Philosophy from Miranda House, University of Delhi. She did her MPhil, and PhD as a Research Fellow of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, in Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi. She also holds LLB degree from Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi. She has co-authored the Book titled The Humanities: Methodology and Perspectives (Pearson Longman, Delhi), 2009 and authored the Book titled Human Rights: A Gandhian Perspective (Sarup and Sons, New Delhi), 2006. She has contributed a module titled ‘Mysticism’ in the Philosophy of Religion paper of the e PG pathshala project (Ministry of Human Resource Development, CIET and NCERT), 2016. She also has a journal article, paper presentations, invited lectures to her credit.

She has been teaching Philosophy for 19 years. Her specialization includes Logic, Social, Political and Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Law and Epistemology. Along with her team, she was awarded the prestigious Delhi University Innovations Grant for a project on Business Ethics: Business Leadership in Bhagavad Gita which was selected for Display and awarded Certificate of Appreciation.