Meera Nanda

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Meera Nanda
Born1954 (age 69–70)
India
OccupationWriter, academic

Meera Nanda (born 1954) is an Indian

IISER Pune.[3][4] In 2023 she became a fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.[5]

Life and career

Nanda was educated in science and philosophy with a PhD in

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and a PhD in science studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.[6][7]

She was a John Templeton Foundation Fellow in Religion and Science (2005–2007).[1][8] In January 2009, she was a Fellow at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute for Advanced Study, in the Jawaharlal Nehru University for research in Science, Post-Modernism and Culture.[9] She was also a visiting faculty of history and philosophy of science at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali from 2009 to 15 May 2017. She was a visiting faculty member of the department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IISER Pune[10] in 2019 and 2020.

Religion and Hindu nationalism

Nanda has authored several works on religion, most notably Prophets Facing Backward: Postmodern Critiques of Science and Hindu Nationalism in India (2004),

William Dalrymple in Outlook Magazine.[12][13]

Works

References

  1. ^ a b Meera Nanda Profile Archived 29 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine Three Essays.
  2. ^ Meera Nanda (2024). "A Field Guide to Post-Truth India." New Delhi, Three Essays Collective. ISBN 978-93-83968-44-2. (From the book jacket.)
  3. ^ "Intolerance unplugged". Frontline. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Meera Nanda – The Wire Science". Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Elects Twelve New CSI Fellows". centerforinquiry.net. Center for Inquiry. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. ^ Reception of Darwinism in India (A talk by Professor Meera Nanda) Archived 10 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Indian Institute of Science
  7. ^ "Mukto-Mona Writers' Corner - Meera Nanda". mukto-mona.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  8. ^ Ranjit Hoskote (21 November 2006). "In defence of secularism". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  9. ^ List of scholars invited to JNIAS Archived 16 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine JNIAS Jawaharlal Nehru University website.
  10. ^ "IISER Pune". www.iiserpune.ac.in. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  11. ^ Ranjit Hoskote (3 May 2005). "Book Review: Paradigm shift". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  12. William Dalrymple (18 January 2010). "Review: The Glitter in The Godliness". Outlook
    . Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  13. ^ "Books: A market for holy men: How globalization has had an impact on Hinduism and our public sphere". Mint. 21 August 2009.
  14. ^ Nanda, Meera (16 September 2016), "Hindutva's science envy", Frontline, retrieved 14 October 2016

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