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Indian Philosophy Between Critique and Commitment: K.S. Murty and the Question of Philosophical Responsibility Date: 21 May 2025, Wednesday Time: 06:00 pm (IST) Zoom Meeting ID: 898 5738 5457 Zoom Passcode: 130612 Available on: YouTube @KSASTALK Visit our Website: https://ksas.inads.org https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89857385457... Director Dr. Raj Kumar Prof. Balaganapathi Devarakonda, Former Head of department of Philosophy Delhi University. He did his PhD from University of Hyderabad. He was with the University of West Indies, Jamaica, as ICCR Chair for Indology and Gandhian Studies during 2022-24. His research publications include Historiography of Indian Philosophy, Early Buddhism, Bio-informationalism and Philosophical Practice in various Scopus-indexed international journals. He was a Chancellor’s nominee (2018-19) for the Board of Management of Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur. He was also a member of the Review Committee of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, constituted by MHRD (2018). Presents: Lecture Series on JOINTLY SPONSORED BY Institute of Advance Sciences (INADS) USA, KSAS Lucknow HUNDRED YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT IN INDIAN PHILOSOPHY (1924-2024) ABSTRACT In the landscape of modern Indian philosophy, K. Satchidananda Murty (1924–2011) stands out as a thinker who navigated the tension between critical inquiry and cultural rootedness with extraordinary clarity and conviction. This lecture explores Murty’s philosophical vision as a sustained response to what he perceived as the core challenge of postcolonial Indian thought: the responsibility to think authentically, not merely in continuity with tradition, but also in dialogical engagement with the contemporary world. Murty’s theistic metaphysics, his reflections on Being, vibhūti, and the realm between transcendence and immanence, reveal a metaphysical framework that is both spiritually resonant and intellectually rigorous. His critique of orientalist, missionary, and nationalist misreadings of the "Indian spirit" underscores his refusal to reduce philosophy to ideology or cultural nostalgia. This lecture addresses: (a) Why Murty’s thought remains profoundly relevant for today’s young scholars and truthseekers, (b) How his work illuminates the trajectory of Indian philosophy across the last hundred years, (c) And how his emphasis on philosophical responsibility invites us to rethink the role of the philosopher, as one committed not just to systems and schools, but to truth, self-knowledge, and ethical engagement. Drawing also from my own work, I argue that Murty offers not just a metaphysical vision, but a model of philosophising that is urgently needed in our times: one that is courageous, critical, and morally accountable.