Dr. Srinivasa Kumar N Acharya

Head of the Department of Philosophy (HoD-DoP) since 2019; Chief Editor (in Charge) of Manipal Universal Press (CE-MUP) since 2024; Member of the Board of Studies (BoS) of MISHA units, since 2018; Principal Investigator (PI) ‘Samayogi - Designing Language Model for Learning Ayurveda and Yoga Shastric Texts Employing Technology’ (multisite consortial interdisciplinary IKS research project 2024-25 {₹15 lakh} funded by AD, CSU, NCR; Principal Investigator (PI) 'Contemporising Sanskrit: Conversational and Textual Courses' 2025-27 {₹6 lakh} funded by AD, CSU, NCR; PG Master's Thesis supervision/co-supervision – 9+ overall; PhD Supervisor/Guide for four Dr TMA Pai PhD Doctoral Research Fellows; o Vedanta metaphysics | Ethics and economics | Transnational education | Musicology and aesthetics |; PhD Co-Supervisor/Co-Guide for two Dr TMA Pai PhD Doctoral Research Fellows; o Higher education regionalism | Buddhist metaphysics; Doctoral Advisory Committee (DAC) member for four IKS - Dr TMA Pai PhD Doctoral Research Fellows; o Wellbeing in literature (MISHA) | Vishnu temples’ iconology (MIC) | Vastu and constructions (MIT) | Traditional game-based didactics (MSAP) |; Philosophy seminar/workshop sessions - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiBNRHNERWHka0qdrUruNK8abs6AtTTyt.

Dr Srinivasa Acharya - Associate Professor and Head of Philosophy at MISHA, MAHE, also heads Manipal Universal Press, Manipal. He conducts research in ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, and linguistics, and holds multiple degrees in Indian philosophy and Sanskrit studies. A recipient of the EU Erasmus+ Teaching Fellowship and delivered lectures at European universities, with several grants, invited conference papers and publications to his credit.

He guides PhD and PG students in research endeavours and collaborates on interdisciplinary projects in Indian Knowledge Systems, Sanskrit Computational Linguistics, and Digital Humanities. With his traditional studies pursued under the guidance of stalwarts like HH Sri Vishvesha Tirtha Swamiji, he currently serves on various academic boards and committees at both institutional and national levels.