Mrinal Miri (born 1 August 1940) is an Indian

philosopher A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...

and

educationalist Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Vari ...

Early life

He was awarded a BA in Philosophy from the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

in 1966 and gained his doctorate in 1970.

Career

From 1970 to 1974 he was a Lecturer in Philosophy at St. Stephen's College under the

University of Delhi Delhi University (DU), formally the University of Delhi, is a collegiate central university located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly and is recognized as an Institute of Eminence (IoE) ...

, before moving to

North Eastern Hill University North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) is a Central University established on 19 July 1973 by an Act of the Indian Parliament. The university is in the suburb of Shillong, the state capital of Meghalaya, India. The university has two campuses: S ...

. Mrinal also served as the Director of the

Indian Institute of Advanced Study The Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) is a research institute located in Shimla, India. It was set up by the Ministry of Education, Government of India in 1964 and started functioning from 20 October 1965. History and establishment The ...

Shimla Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Himachal Pradesh, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the States and union territories of India, northern Indian state of Himachal Prade ...

, from 1993 to 1999. He was nominated as a member of Rajya Sabha on 21 March 2012. He has been awarded a

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

for his contribution in the field of education and literature. He was a member of the

National Advisory Council The National Advisory Council (NAC) of India was a unconstitutional body set up by the first United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to advise the Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh. Sonia Gandhi served as its chairperson for much of th ...

established by the

Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh (; born 26 September 1932) is an Indian politician, economist and statesman who served as the 13th prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He is also the third longest-serving prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indir ...

UPA I government. He is a member of the council set up for the implementation of RTE act also called as NAC.

Personal life

He is married to Sujata Miri, a fellow philosopher.

Publications

* The Place of Humanities in Our Universities (ed), Routledge, 2018 () * The Idea of Surplus: Tagore and Contemporary Human Sciences (ed), Routledge, New Delhi, 2016 () * Philosophy and Education, Oxford University Press, 2014 () *''Identity and the Moral life'', Oxford University Press, 2002 *''Tribal India: Continuity and Change'' (Ed), Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, 1993 *''Five Essays on Kant'' (Ed), North Eastern Hill University, 1987 *''Philosophy of Psychoanalysis'', Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, 1997.

References

External links

Profile
at the NAC website

20th-century Indian educational theorists Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education 1940 births Living people North-Eastern Hill University faculty Members of National Advisory Council, India Delhi University faculty Scholars from Assam Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha members from Arunachal Pradesh 20th-century Indian philosophers {{India-academic-bio-stub