Jha Rajesh KumarThe author, Rajesh Kumar Jha, graduated in Economics from Hindu College, Delhi University, and switched to Philosophy at the Postgraduate level, securing the University Gold Medal for standing first in M.A. (Philosophy). He continued his studies in Pilosophy through his M.Phil. and Ph.D., winning UGC JRF-SRF fellowship and J.L. Nehru Memorial Fund Scholarship for Doctoral Studies (Teen Murti House). His teaching career started in 1997 as a Lecturer of Philosophy in Zakir Husain College, Delhi University. He then joined North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, as a Lecturer of Philosophy in 2003. Thereafter, he joined Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, as a Reader of Philosophy in 2004, where he became a full fledged University Professor in 2012. Currently, he is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. His areas of interest are Advaitism, Tantra, Yoga, Ethics and Religious Studies. Read More Read Less