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Prof. Shikha Sharma
Assistant Professor - Philosophy
Email: shikha.sharma@flame.edu.in
Prof. Shikha Sharma received her Doctorate Degree and MPhil in Philosophy from Mumbai University. She completed her Master’s Degree from St. Stephens and Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy from Delhi University.
BIO
Dr. Shikha Sharma is an Adjunct Faculty – Philosophy at FLAME University. She holds a Doctorate Degree in Philosophy from University of Mumbai. She Holds a MPhil from Mumbai University, Master's from St. Stephen College, University of Delhi and Bachelor's from Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi.
She is also a philosophical consultant associated with the National Philosophical Counselling Association (NPCA),USA.
She worked as a Research Associate for the India Centre, FLAME University and has experience teaching Philosophy and Interdisciplinary courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in SIES college, University of Mumbai, Indore University and Indore Christian College.
Her areas of interest are Indian Philosophy, Indian Ethics, Moral Philosophy, Political Philosophy, and Philosophy of Religion.
She has presented research papers at various National and International conferences focused on Indic studies. She has published articles on Indian spirituality and asceticism.
She is also a philosophical consultant associated with the National Philosophical Counselling Association (NPCA),USA.
She worked as a Research Associate for the India Centre, FLAME University and has experience teaching Philosophy and Interdisciplinary courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in SIES college, University of Mumbai, Indore University and Indore Christian College.
Her areas of interest are Indian Philosophy, Indian Ethics, Moral Philosophy, Political Philosophy, and Philosophy of Religion.
She has presented research papers at various National and International conferences focused on Indic studies. She has published articles on Indian spirituality and asceticism.
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Publications
- Published Sharma, S., & Jain, P. (2025). Trishagni (1988) and the Jewel Net of Indra: An Environmental and Philosophical Reading. Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology, 29(3), 263-270.
- Jain, P., & Sharma, S. (2023). Children of the Earth to Dark Wind: Nature, Environment, and Climate in Indian Films. Visual Anthropology, 36(1), 69-79. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/08949468.2022.2129258?needAccess=true
- Jain, P., & Sharma, S. (2023). Interpreting and Responses to Pandemics in Indian Philosophical Traditions and Films. Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology, 27(1), 285-303.
- Sharma, S. (2021). Sarada Devi. In J. Long, R. Sherma, & P. Jain (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Indian Religions: Hinduism. Springer. https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-94-024-1036-5_841-1
- Sharma, S., & Jain, P. (2020). Encountering Asceticism: A Hindu Nun in Jogan vis-à-vis a Buddhist Monk in Trishagni. Visual Anthropology, 33(5), 466–473. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/08949468.2020.1830674?needAccess=true
- Sharma, S. (2015). Oneness: The Essence of Human Life (with special reference to Swami Vivekananda). Madhya Pradesh Samajik Shodh Samagra.
Newspaper Articles
- Sharma S., & Jain, P. Dharma’s promise: Uniting humanity through responsibility, Times of India Blog.
- Nair A., Sharma, S., & Jain, P. From Sallekhana to Shanbaug: Rethinking Euthanasia in India, Times of India Blog.
- Sharma, S., & Jain, P. Dharma and Adharma during the Pandemic. Times of India Blog.
Accepted
- Sharma, S., & Jain, P.(accepted for publication). The Hindu Cosmology and Ecological Consciousness in The Matrix (1999). Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology.
- Sharma, S. (accepted for publication). Gender Issues and Socio-centric Spirituality in Jain Tradition with reference to Acharya Chandana’s life. Religion as an Academic Field in India: Decolonial and Interdisciplinary Approaches
Conference Presentations
- Gender Issues and Socio-centric Spirituality in Jain tradition with reference to Acharya Chandana’s life, in ‘Academic Study of Religion’ jointly organised by The India Centre, FLAME University and Wellesley College, USA, 2025
- Cosmology in Advaita Philosophy, in 8th International Dharma-Dhamma Conference, in Ahmedabad, 2024
- Chaired a session in the seminar on Karya and Akarya in Indian Philosophy, organized by Sri Vishnu Mohan Foundation, Chennai, June 23-24, 2023
- The Dilemma of Karya and Akarya in Kant’s Deontology, organized by Sri Vishnu Mohan Foundation, Chennai, June 23-24, 2023
- Chaired a session in 7th International Dharma-Dhamma Conference, in Bhopal, March 03-05, 2023
- Gender Dichotomy and Humanism in Jainism in 7th International Dharma-Dhamma Conference, in Bhopal, March 03-05, 2023
- Social Reform through Female Spirituality in the two-day conference on Feminine in Hinduism organised by Indica at Cotton University, Guwahati, 2022
- Transcending the Gender Dichotomy through Anekāntavāda, in the two-day national seminar on Role and Importance of Jainism to Establish Social harmony and Peace, in Pune, October 2021
- Buddhism and Ecology, Panel Discussion at Doordarshan Ahmedabad, April 2021
- Buddhist concepts for the Environmental Sustainability, in the National Seminar on Indian Knowledge System An alternative to a Sustainable Development, organised by Department of Philosophy, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 2021
- Oneness: The essence of human life (with special reference to Swami Vivekananda), in 23rd International Vedanta Congress, organized by University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA,2017
- Humanitarianism: The Universal Principle for Peace (in the Context of Refugee’s Issue), in the Fourth Annual International Conference on Peace and Reconciliation, organized by Sri Vishnu Mohan Foundation and ICPR, Chennai
- Reliving Ramakrishna’s Spirituality in Modern Times, in the 3-day National Seminar on Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita organized by ICPR
- Buddhist Path for International Understanding, in the Third Annual International Conference on Peace and Reconciliation, organized by Sri Vishnu Mohan Foundation and ICPR, Chennai
- Reliving Bahinabai’s Notion of Devotion, organized by Department of Gujarati, University of Mumbai
- Nature of World in Sankaracharya and Ramanuja Philosophy, on the World Philosophy Day, University of Mumbai
- Religion and its Role in Social Responsibility, in International Dharma Dhamma Conference, organized by ICPR, India Foundation and Sanchi University held at Indore, M.P
- Does Hindu Law provide Highest Position to Woman, in the National Seminar on Hindu Law, organized by ICPR and India Foundation, New Delhi
- Integral Humanism: Realizing Real Self and its Role in Social Harmony, in the National Seminar on Integral Humanism in Indian Thought in association with ICPR and Bhartiya Shiksha Mandal, Nagpur at Nehru Memorial Library, New Delhi
- Oneness: the essence of human life, in the National Seminar on Meaning of Life organized by Amity Institute of Education, AUUP, Noida, in collaboration with ICPR New Delhi
- Workshop attended on Vivekachudamani, organized by ICPR in collaboration with Vishnu Mohan Foundation and Madras Sanskrit College, Chennai
Awards and Honors
- BA (Hons.) Philosophy – Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi, 2010 (College Topper, 2008)