Jha Rajesh Kumar

Rajesh Kumar Jha completed his M.A. M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Hindu College and the

Department of Philosophy, Delhi University, winning the Gold Medal for standing first in M.A. He

was awarded UGC-JRF and J. L. Nehru Memorial Fund Scholarship for Doctoral Studies, Teen

Murti House, for his doctoral research. He started his academic career as Lecturer in the

Department of Philosophy, Zakir Husain College, Delhi University in 1997. Thereafter, he joined

the Department of Philosophy, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, as a Lecturer in 2003. In

2004, he joined the Department of Philosophy and Religion, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi,

as a Reader. He has been serving there as a Professor since 2012 till date. His areas of

academic interest are Vedānta, Tantra, Kāśmīra Śaivism, Yoga and Ethics.