Balaganapathi Devarakonda

About

Balaganapathi Devarakonda, PhD, is a professor of philosophy at the University of Delhi. He was with the University of West Indies, Jamaica, as ICCR Chair for Indology and Gandhian Studies during 2022–24. His research publications involve the Historiography of Indian Philosophy, Early Buddhism, Bio-informationalism, and Philosophical Practice. In addition to teaching and research, Prof. Bala is a Certified Philosophical Counselor by the American Philosophy Practitioners Association, New York. He is one of the founding Directors of the Philosophical Practitioners Association of India (PPAI), a non-profit organisation established to promote Philosophical practice in India. Prof Bala is an elected member of the International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP) steering committee (2024).

Employment

• University of Delhi Professor
  2015 - Present
• University of Delhi Professor
  2015 - Present

Education

• University of Hyderabad PhD
  1997 - 2004
• University of Delhi M.A.
  1993 - 1995

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (17)

• Bhagavad Gītā as a Dialogical Space in Philosophical Counseling
  Religions 2025 DOI: 10.3390/rel16030348
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• Sustainability of Digital Friendship: Insights from Early Buddhist Mettā
  Journal of Human Values 2025 DOI: 10.1177/09716858241275723
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• Towards a bioinformational understanding of AI
  AI & SOCIETY 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s00146-022-01529-5
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• Editorial.
  haser 2023 DOI: 10.12795/HASER/2023.i14.01
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• Historiography of Indian Philosophy: Reflections on Periodization and Conceptualization
  Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s40961-022-00274-w
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• Conditional Designation of Artificial Legal Entities (CDALE): A Post-Anthropocene Dynamic Jurisprudence
  Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research 2021 DOI: 10.1007/s40961-021-00235-9
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• Preface
  SpringerBriefs in Religious Studies 2020
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• The Philosophy of the Andhakas: Buddhist Sects and Their Doctrines
  SpringerBriefs in Religious Studies 2020 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-5686-9_3
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• Schism of Buddhism: History and Variations in Representations
  SpringerBriefs in Religious Studies 2020 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-5686-9_2
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• Mutual Contributions of Buddhism and Andhra
  SpringerBriefs in Religious Studies 2020 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-5686-9_4
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