About
Let’s Talk Tattva is an independent initiative that aims to take philosophy beyond its conventional ways of thinking—simply to the activity of philosophising—encountered in whatever mode, form, space, tradition, or genre. This initiative firmly believes that the age-old concepts, categories, and ideas preserved and contained within the histories of thought hold value for our everyday lives by disclosing new horizons of belonging in the world. With this conviction, Let’s Talk Tattva is singularly devoted towards resuscitating the slice of life of the categories of various intellectual traditions that remain fossilised in the marginalia of our modern existence. This platform is currently based at IIT Bombay. It was initiated by Himanshu in October 2021, and Anany and Kavya joined soon thereafter. Recently, Bala, Sunaina, and Mihika have begun contributing to the platform’s efforts.
Meet the team
Himanshu is a PhD candidate in philosophy at IIT Bombay working on the Āgamic Absolutism of 11th-century Śaiva philosopher Abhinavagupta. His other interests include Haryanavi literature and organising philosophy discussions.
hn2001himanshu@gmail.com
Kavya (she/her) is presently pursuing her Master’s degree in Philosophy at IIT Bombay. Her interests in philosophy are quite broad and varied but by and large, she likes to approach philosophy through history and the margins. Besides philosophy she is also interested in filmmaking.
kavya.becoming@gmail.com
Anany’s research area lies in 19th- and 20th-century post-Kantian Western philosophy, in particular the influence and reception of Friedrich Nietzsche’s thought in German and French philosophical circles, including movements such as Existentialism, Postmodernism, and (post)Structuralism. When missing in action, he can be found day-napping somewhere in the mountains.
anany.m@iitb.ac.in
Sunaina is just starting out as a PhD scholar in Philosophy at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Bombay. Her research focuses on embodied virtue ethics in Mahāyāna Buddhist thought, with particular attention to the intersections of social ethics, mind-body discourse, and soteriology. Her other interests include creative writing and pretending to be a pop culture wizard. 23N0502@iitb.ac.in
Despite an advertising career of some three decades as a writer, Balakrishnan believes he has retained some vestiges of sanity. He attributes this to a smattering of readings from Plato, Descartes (whose Discourse on Method left a big and lasting impact), Marx, Camus, Heidegger, Swamis Gambhirananda and Krishnananda, Lao Tzu, and the IPQ quarterly journal from Fordham Univ. He has written articles for socialsciences.in and The Pioneer newspaper, and believes good editing is vital to success in communication. He looks at editing tasks in a field of great personal interest to be a lovely opportunity to learn and be of service at the same time.
Let's Talk Tattva: A Philosophy Discussion Forum 