Brainerd Prince

Director, Center for Thinking, Language and Communication

Associate Professor, Plaksha University

PhD, Middlesex University

Area of Expertise:

Religious Studies Philosophy Philosophy of Language

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About Brainerd Prince

Dr. Brainerd Prince has a keen interest in diverse fields that include philosophy & religion, academic research, media & communication, business & entrepreneurship and social engagement. He has taught courses, and presented papers in conferences and consultations at various universities and institutions in the UK, Europe, South East Asia and India over the past 15 years. He has developed and directed a year-long PhD Preparatory Programme through which several students from the Global South have successfully received admission into UK Universities for PhD programmes.

As a part of social engagement through education, Dr. Prince set up the Touch India Trust foundation and led a variety of projects and initiatives such as The Tent, a café with a difference for university students, InTouch India, a RNI registered monthly youth magazine and Shiksha Rath, an educational intervention programme for underprivileged slum children in North Delhi (shiksharath.org).

Research

Dr. Prince has directed international research-based projects in Asia (Vidarbha, Nagpur, and Delhi, India) and Africa (Mwanzo and Magugu, Tanzania) on the theme of ‘faith and development’ which also led to the development of two practitioner handbooks, Seeking Wholeness Together: Implementing Development in Faith Contexts and Nurturing Children Together designed to equip development workers in the areas of inter-religious dialogue and collaboration.

Publications

Prince, Brainerd and Sreemoyee Bhattacharyya [editors], Campus Lore: An Anthology, Mohali: CTLC, 2022
https://www.amazon.in/Campus-Lore-Anthology-Brainerd-Prince/dp/B0C212Q7ZC

Prince, Brainerd, The Integral Philosophy of Aurobindo: Hermeneutics and the Study of Religion, Series Editor, Gavin Flood, Routledge Hindu Studies Series, Oxon: Routledge, 2017
https://www.routledge.com/The-Integral-Philosophy-of-Aurobindo-Hermeneutics-and-the-Study-ofReligion/Prince/p/book/9781138347540

Research Interests

Phenomenological Hermeneutics
Philosophy and Practice of Education and Research
Academic Study of Hinduism
Philosophy of Religion

Past Associations

Research Tutor, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, Oxford
Research Fellow, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, Oxford
Research Dean, Ecole Hoteliere at Lavasa, Lavasa

Education

PhD in Hermeneutics of Tradition and Aurobindo’s Integral Philosophy, OCMS, Oxford – Middlesex University, London