Dr. Godabarisha Mishra

Professor & Dean

Dr. Godabarisha Mishra is a Professor and Dean,  the School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religion. Formerly Chairperson of the School of Philosophy and Religious Studies as well as the Professor and Head, Department of Philosophy, University of Madras…

Dr. Aleksandra Wenta

Assistant Professor

Dr. Aleksandra Wenta is Assistant Professor in the School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religions. She was trained at Oxford University, Banaras Hindu University, and Jagiellonian University. She was fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla (2012-2014) where…

Dr. Mayank Shekhar

Visiting Faculty

Dr. Mayank Shekhar is currently working as an Editor in Kalākośa Division of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), an autonomous institution with Ministry of Culture, Government of India. At IGNCA, he is entrusted to bring Kalākalpa: Research Journal of IGNCA.   

Dr. Naveen G Halappa

Assistant Professor (Senior)

Dr Naveen G Halappa is an Assistant Professor (Senior) in the School of Public Health and School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religions, Nalanda University. As an interdisciplinary faculty, he offers courses at these Schools and the School of Historical Studies…

Dr. Pranshu Samdarshi

Assistant Professor

Dr. Pranshu Samdarshi is an Assistant Professor at the School of Historical Studies and the School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy & Comparative Religions, Nalanda University. His research concerns the history and literature of Tantra traditions in Southern Asia and Tibet…

Dr. Kumuda Prasad Acharya

Assistant Professor

Dr. Kumuda Prasad Acharya is an Assistant Professor in the School of Languages and Literature/Humanities and the School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy & Comparative Religion, at Nālandā University…

Dr. Ven. Brenda Huong Xuan Ly

Teaching Fellow

Dr. Ven. Brenda Ly is a Teaching Fellow with expertise in Pāli at the School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religions, Nalanda University. She obtained Ph. D. for her thesis “Psychosomatic Studies on Nāma and Rūpa in reference with Abhidhamma”, and M.Phil…

Geshe Thupten Loden

Teaching Associate

Geshe Thupten Loden teaches Tibetan Studies and Tibetan language as a Teaching Associate in the School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religion and School of Language and Literature/Humanities at Nalanda University.