Saachi

www.gargi.du.ac.in Page 1

Title ^Ms First Name ^Saachi Last Name ^Chowdhry Photograph

Designation Assistant Professor (Adhoc)

Address B 154/A First Floor Derawal Nagar, New Delhi 110009

Phone No Office 01126494544

Residence^* Mobile^*

Email Saachi.chowdhry@gargi.du.ac.in

Web-Page

Educational Qualifications

Degree Institution Year

AISSCE Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi ²⁰⁰⁵

BA Hons Philosophy Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi

2008

MA Philosophy Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi ²⁰¹⁰

M.Phil Philosophy Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi ²⁰¹⁴ National Eligibility Test

(NET, Philosophy),

UGC June 2012

Phd Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi ^Pursuing Career Profile

Administrative Assignments

Areas of Interest / Specialization

Applied Ethics and Philosophy of Law

Subjects Taught

Philosophy of Law; Ethics in Public Domain, Logic and Feminism

Research Guidance

Faculty Details proforma for Gargi College

Website

www.gargi.du.ac.in Page 2 NA

Recent Publications

● Published: “The Moral Status of Animals: A Utilitarian Approach,” Anukriti: An International Refereed Research Journal, vol.5, No.1, ISSN: 2250-1193.

● Published: “The Position of Women in Early Buddhism”, Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research: Refereed Research vol.1, No. 5, ISSN: 2393-8358.

● Presented

the paper “The Moral Basis of Vegetarianism” at an International

Conference titled “Exploring the Food Experience” held at Oxford University, UK from 1-2nd September 2016.

● Published: “The Moral Basis of Vegetarianism,” International Journal of Current Advanced Research, vol. 6, No. 9, Sept. 2017, ISSN: 2319-6475.

Conference Organization/ Presentations

● Gave a lecture on “The Introduction to the Vedas” for Vyasa channel as a part of the ePathshala Programme of Ministry of Human Resource (MHRD).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWr78IgCHAI&t=1865s&ab_channel=CecUgc

● Presented a paper titled “The Ethical Precepts in the Angulimāla Sutta: It’s Impact on 21st Century Juvenile Criminals” at 29

^th

World Congress of the The International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosphy held at University of Lucerne from 7-12 July 2019.

● Participated in a 5 day workshop on “Item development for National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2020” organized by ESD-NCERT and UNICEF in New Delhi from 9-13

^th

Dec 2019.

Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)

Awards and Distinctions

●

Travel Grant from Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) to present a paper in at an International Conference titled “Exploring the Food Experience” held at Oxford University, UK on 1-2nd September 2016.

Association With Professional Bodies

www.gargi.du.ac.in Page 3 Other Activities

➢

Completed Training Course in Book Publishing from National Book Trust, July 2010.

➢

General Secretary, Nature Club, Students Union, Indraprastha College for Women 2006–2007.

➢

Volunteer and Active Member, National Service Scheme NSS, 2005–08.

➢

Member, “Tarani”, an NGO, from 2005–12.

➢

Founding Member of NGO Member, “Centre for Public Initiative”.