Literature Recommendations:
The Duty of Genius by Ray Monk, Dostoevsky. For a while, I was all about Wittgenstein’s Culture and Value, but now I’ve come back to Kant.
Movie Recommendations:
Andrei Tarkovsky – Solaris, Stalker, Ivan’s Childhood.
Favourite Theorist:
Right now, Heidegger.
A Course I’d Like To Introduce:
Phenomenology and Hermeneutics.
Travel Recommendation:
My hometown in Kerala. (You’re all welcome to come as well!)
To Unwind I….:
Like to spend some time alone by myself back in my village. Just sitting outside in the night, listening to the music of the crickets.
Research Tip:
Internalise your [academic] problem/question! Be passionate.
If Not A Prof, I Would Like To Be:
Never thought of any other profession, really. I worked as a journalist for a bit, though.
If I Were HoD For A Day:
I would want to see the Department Library functioning properly.
If I Could Change Something About the Department :
I would like to see more open debates, talks and discussions.
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