About Us
'Is Existentialism more than just a Bojack Horseman episode. What would Berkley have felt about everything is cake? Would Sima Auntie be a useful asset in Plato's Republic? -- yes this is clickbait, no this doesn't make us any less serious.
The Philosophy Project seeks to create a community that revives and refines an interest in Philosophy. We operate primarily as a study circle and discussion group hoping to discuss philosophical works ranging from traditional western and Greek thinkers to political philosophers and ethicists who talked about everything from enlightenment and democracy to utilitarianism, humanism and feminism.
The aim is to create a group of philosophy enthusiasts that challenge each other to think better and do better. People from all disciplines are welcome so long as they are active, disciplined and engaging.
Meet The Team
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Naina Bhargava
Founder & Editor
Sugandhaa Pandey is a PhD Candidate in Philosophy at IIT Kanpur, where her research explores craft theory. Her broad areas of interest are feminism and philosophical aesthetics. Sugandhaa is also a prize-winning artist and a writer who has published with The Quint, and Pennsylvania Journal of Arts and Sciences, among others.
Editorial Head
Sungandhaa
Naina Bhargava is a lawyer and Founder–Editor of The Philosophy Project. She writes on philosophy, law, and gender for national and international journals and newspapers. Her academic work has been presented at New York University, Cornell University, and the University of Liverpool. She was awarded Best Feature Writer at the Rainbow Literature Festival.
Tridip Patir is currently the Community Awareness Manager for The Philosophy Project. He has a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Philosophy from Hindu College, University of Delhi. He is a JRF Scholar, and is currently working in the field of Public Policy. His research interests include Philosophy of Mind, History, Linguistics, and Postcolonial Studies.
Tridip Patir
Community Awareness Manager
Simran Tapaswi
Book Club Coordinator
Simran is a philosophy teacher and writer from Pune. They have a BA Philosophy from Fergusson College, and a Masters in Cognitive Science from IIT Gandhinagar. As TAARIF Fellow at the Centre of Studies in Gender and Sexuality, Ashoka University, they studied Indian trans* experiences of gender dysphoria from a trans phenomenological perspective. They are the founder and host of Our Feminist Reading Group, a small and thriving online community of readers and young academics.
Aditi J
Social Media & PR Coordinator
Aditi has a Bachelor's in Philosophy and a Master's in Linguistics from the University of Delhi. They are a writer, poet and an aspiring researcher. Their areas of interest are Semantics, Philosophy of Language and Sociolinguistics primarily.