Book Title: World of Philosophy
Author(s): Christopher Key Chapple, Intaj Malek, Dilip Charan, Sunanda Shastri, Prashant Dave
Publisher: Shanti Prakashan
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Compendium of India. He is also honored with Rastriya Gaurava Award, 2005, by the International Friendship Society of India.
Dr. Shastri Chaired several International conferences such as International Congress for Asian and North African Studies, held in Toronto University, Canada, in 1990 (Jain section], Seventh International Social Philosophy Conference, in Ahmedabad, 1991, International World Philosophers Meet, at Pune, 1996 [Buddhist section], International Conference on Vedanta, Osmania University ,Hyderabad, in 1999, World Philosophy Conference, Delhi, 1999-2000, [Religion section), First International Conference of Philosophy, Kuwait University, Kuwait, Nov.2001, and many other International conferences. He Chaired more than 25 National Conferences in India.
Dr. Shastri reads, writes and speaks in Sanskrit, English, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati. He is a Chief Editor of several books and Journals, he is an Expert Member of Board of Philosophy, in several Universities of India. He is a Ph.D. referee in well-known Universities of India, such as Bombay, Banaras, Pune, Mysore, Karnataka, Sagar, Madras, Baroda and so on. He has guided 13 Ph.D, and more than 80 M. Phil students successfully. At present seven students are working under him to do their Doctoral thesis.
Curriculum Vitae NAME
: Prof. Dr. Yajneshwar Shastri DESIGNATION : Professor and Head (Chairperson), Department of
Philosophy, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India Director, University School of Psychology, Education and Philosophy. Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. President, World Peace Foundation, Gujarat. Vice-President, International Congress of Social Philosophy, India. Joint Secretary, Indian Philosophical Congress, India [Which is established by Shri Raveendranath
Tagore and Dr.Radhakrishan). DATE OF BIRTH : 19th December 1948. QUALIFICATIONS : M.A. (Philosophy), University of Bombay, 1975.
Ph.D. (Philosophy), University of Bombay, 1980. Acharya (Sanskrit, equivalent to M.A.), Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay, 1972.
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