Profile
Associate Professor
Prof. M S Chaitra
mschaitra@tdu.edu.in
Prof. M.S. Chaitra is a social scientist keen on studying Indian culture through trans-disciplinary approaches. His work employs the framework called the Comparative Science of Cultures, and his current research focuses on examining the lasting impacts of colonialism on Indian culture.
Prof. M.S. Chaitra is a social scientist keen on studying Indian culture through trans-disciplinary approaches. His early career training was in zoology and molecular genetics, and later worked on behavioural biology, evolutionary biology, ecological sciences, and conservation biology for more than a decade.
Currently serving as Associate Professor at TDU, M.S. Chaitra’s academic journey uniquely bridges scientific rigor with reflections from Indian intellectual traditions. His work employs the framework called the "Comparative Science of Cultures," which he uses to re-conceptualize Indian intellectual traditions. His scholarly work critically examines the enduring impact of colonialism on contemporary Indian life, drawing upon textual analysis and archival sources to reconstruct the multifaceted nature of Indian culture across diverse domains. His work also involves more profound engagement with Sanskrit and other Indian intellectual traditions as well as engagement with contemporary local traditions (loka-paramparā). He mentors young scholars from across the domains in Humanities and Social Sciences who collaborate in this research. He also serves as Director and Senior Fellow at the Foundation for the Study of Indian Culture (FSIC), a division of the Saṃhati Foundation, Bengaluru.
