Dr. Meera Baindur has over 20 years of teaching experience and over 15 years of research experience. She has been deeply involved in humanities and social science education in India and is passionate about the environmental issues and philosophy. Her teaching and research interests are interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary. Her work delves into the intersections of environmental ethics, Indian philosophy, and feminist thought. With a distinguished academic background, she has earned recognition for her insightful contributions to the discourse on sustainability, biodiversity, and cultural perspectives on nature and environmental humanities. She is the Co-Coordinator of the Manipal Centre for Design with Environment through Education, Planning and Advocacy (DWEEPA)
Her scholarly pursuits extend beyond academia, as she actively engages with various
international bodies, including the Consortium of Environmental Philosophers. Additionally,
Dr. Baindur is the India Jury delegate and coach for the International Philosophy Olympiad.
Dr. Meera Baindur actively participates in public dialogues on environmental issues,
advocating for ethical approaches to environmental conservation and social justice.
Her research interests include the Environmental humanities (including nature-human
interactions and conceptualizing nature, ethics, and ecocriticism); Indian philosophical and
cultural traditions; Particularly Indian Knowledge systems. the idea of place and cultural geography; sacred places and landscape.
She recently published a historical fiction under the nom de plume “Mansi” with Speaking Tiger Publications titled “Sharvay: A Novel” that was featured in a discussion panel of women writers at the Bangalore literature festival 2023.
Published Papers:
Book chapters (International publications)
UGC MOOC Online Modules
Conference Proceeding
Magazine Articles
Books
Yet to be updated
Honorary Positions and memberships
Conferences and Workshops
Outreach teaching and training workshops conducted (sample list)
Forth coming
Analysing Evil in Cross-Cultural Philosophy” in Sophia: International Journal of Philosophy and
Traditions. The paper will be published on Springer’s online first shortly, and will appear in
print on September 15, 2025. (SCOPUS Q1)
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/considering-questioning-and-reimagining-harmony-9781350453210/
December 6, 2023, Onwards, Associate Professor, T A Pai Management Institute, Bengaluru, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
Additional responsibilities:
Chair, International Collabarations
Co-Coordinator MAHE Research Centre, DWEEPA
2022 April- Dec 1, 2023: Associate Professor and Program Head, India Studies School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, RV University, Bangalore.
2020 September – 2022 April: Associate Professor, Philosophy, Department of Arts, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur
January 9- March 30, 2020, Consultant, content creator and subject expert, Online course module design and implementation for the course “Interreligious Cooperation for Peace” for GlobalEthics.net, Geneva, Switzerland as subject expert and consultant. (6 modules)
May 2018 – August/ September 2020 (Part time position during academic sabbatical) Guest faculty and Coordinator (Honorary), Dept of Philosophy, Bengaluru Central University
2018 September – May 2018 Associate Professor, Faculty and Coordinator Dept. of Philosophy
Bengaluru Central University.
2016, August – 2018 August: Associate Professor, Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities, MAHE, (Manipal University) Manipal, Karnataka.
Coordinator, Centre for Women’s Studies, Manipal University, 2016-2018 organised two conferences two public art events and many lectures as a part of the Centre’s activities.
2011 August – 2016 August: Assistant Professor, Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities, MAHE, (Manipal University) Manipal, Karnataka.
2010 -2011: Fellow, Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities MAHE, (Manipal University) Manipal, Karnataka.
1999-2005: Faculty (yoga and cultural studies) and educational consultant, South Asian Centre, Friends World Program of Long Island University, New York (India Centre, Global College).
Other Projects and academic engagements:
Supervised | |||
1 | Kalpita Bhar Paul | MAHE | Completed |
2 | Tapaswi HM | MAHE | Completed |
Co supervised | |||
1a | Aivinor S. Ams | MAHE | Completed |
2a | Srajana Kaikini | MAHE | Completed |
3a | Deepta Sateesh | MAHE | Completed |
4a | Purobi Sen | MUJ, 2021 Aug | Completed |
Currently | |||
3. | Kalpana R | MAHE/ TAPMI 2025 | Ongoing
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2b | Trivikram (Co supervisor) | MAHE 2021 | Ongoing |
4b | Kishore Govind, co Supervisor | RVU, 2023 | Ongoing |
Yet to be updated
https://soundcloud.com/networking-with-plants/episode-6-kate-brelje-interviews-meera-baindur
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