Southasia Institute for History and Philosophy

Southasia Institute for History and Philosophy (SiHP), Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (MPP) and Institute of Historical Analysis (IHA)

jointly announce

Philosophy Quartet: Women Philosophers of Southasia

A Thinking Seminar

with

Yogesh Raj, SiHP

Themes

This is a month-long thinking and reading seminar on the lives and thoughts of select women philosophers from Southasia. The aim is to deliberate as a group on the thoughtful responses of these philosophers to their lived experiences, and on whether their reflections provide productive, and not to mention comparative, vantages for comprehending the dilemmas, doubts and resolutions in the contemporary world. In this edition, the following four (groups of) women philosophers have been chosen:

• Karaikkal Ammaiyar (c. 6^th CE Tamil),
• Yeshe Choegyal (c. 8^th CE Tibetan),
• Lallesvari (c. 14^th CE Kashmiri), and
• Maibi Priestesses (c. 18^th CE Manipuri)

In each of the three-sessions set, participants read the key texts (originals/translations) and share their thoughts, while the lead informs on the responses and provides historical and philosophical contexts, both in range and scale of similar texts.

The course has been designed for you, if you are sensitive and thinking, and specifically if you want to continue your learning after a gap, or restart your reflective journeys.

Registration deadline: 5 July 2025
Date: 7 July–1 August 2025
Time: 6:30-8:45 am
Duration: 120 mins, 3 days a week (Mon-Wed-Fri), for 4 weeks
Location: SiHP Seminar Hall, YalaMaya Kendra, Patan Dhoka

Course Fee: NPR 11,500/- (Inclusive of the course pack and light refreshment)

Contact for Registration:
Selesha Shrestha
Email: selesha@sihp.edu.np
+977-1-5421393 

Contact for Consultation:
Shamik Mishra
Email: shamik@sihp.edu.np