Faculty Details
Dr. Pranshu Samdarshi
Dr. Pranshu Samdarshi
Designation
Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest/Specialisation
Ancient Indian History and Philosophical Traditions (with a primary focus on Mahayana Buddhism); Tantric texts and traditions across India, Nepal and Tibet; Kashmir Shaivism
Year of Joining at NU
July 2021
Total Years of Teaching Experience:
7+ years
Name and details of Ph.D. Degree awarded Institution
Ph.D. in History (2018), Department of History, University of Delhi, Delhi
Awards/Honours
Senior Research Fellow (SRF), University Grant Commission (UGC), Department of History, University of Delhi, Delhi. September 2013 ‒ September 2016.- Junior Research Fellow (JRF), University Grant Commission (UGC) at the Department of Buddhist Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi. July 2010 ‒ July 2012.
- UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) qualified in: History; Comparative Study of Religion; Buddhism, Jainism, Gandhian and Peace Studies (with JRF)
Best Peer-reviewed Publications (Best 05)
- 2025. Journal Article: “बौद्ध धर्म के इतिहास-लेखन की विसंगतियाँ एवं पूर्वाग्रह” (Inconsistencies and Biases in the Historiography of Buddhism), Chetana, the biannual journal for Humanities and Social Sciences of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, Vol. 8, 2024, pp.60–71.
- 2023. Book Chapter: Philosophical Nature of Indian Music’ In Yojana Classics – Art, Culture & Heritage, Yojana, Publications Division, Govt. of India (Selected articles on Indian Culture published in the monthly journal since 1957), pp. 95-102.
- 2019. Book Chapter: “Spatial and Architectural Constructs of Tantric Buddhist Mandalas: A Cognitive Approach.” In ‘Eloquent Spaces: Meaning and Community in Early Indian Architecture’, edited by Shonaleeka Kaul, published by Routledge, International Edition, pp. 69-87.
- 2018. Book Review of Nalanda, Srivijaya and Beyond: Re-exploring Buddhist Art in Asia, edited by Gauri Parimoo Krishnan (Singapore: Asian Civilisations Museum, 2017). Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, Cambridge University Press, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 323 – 325.
- 2014. Journal Article: “The Concept of Goddesses in Buddhist Tantra Tradition.” The Delhi University Journal of the Humanities and the Social Sciences, University of Delhi, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 87-99.