Anindita N. Balslev Philosopher, India and Denmark

Anindita N. Balslev is a philosopher based in India and Denmark. She obtained her MA (Calcutta) and PhD (Paris) degrees in philosophy. Her educational and professional experience in India, France, the US, and Denmark has inspired her to create a forum for “Cross-cultural Conversation” (CCC). The international CCC conferences that she organizes have led to thought-provoking discussions and publications.

She serves on the boards of several important international organizations/societies and is a founding member of the International Society for Science and Religion.

Apart from contributing many essays in professional journals in the areas of philosophy, religion, and culture, she is the author of A Study of Time in Indian Philosophy, Cultural Otherness: Correspondence with Richard Rorty, Indian Conceptual World, and The Enigma of I-consciousness. She is also the editor of the volume entitled Cross-cultural Conversation, On India: Self-Image and Counter-Image and the coeditor of the volumes entitled Religion and Time and of Compassion in the World’s Religions.