Faculty Details Performa for DU Web site Title Dr. First Name SONIA Last Name MEHTA Photograph Designation Sr. Assistant Professor Address Department of Philosophy Daulat Ram College University of Delhi Phone No Office 011-27666532 Residence 011-27662819 Mobile 9873800011 Email [email protected],mehtasonia@hotmail. com Web-Page Educational Qualifications Degree Institution Year Ph.D UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 2011 M.PHIL UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 2002 M.A. INDRAPRASTHA COLLEGE FOR 2002 WOMEN B.A INDRAPRASTHA COLLEGE FOR 1998 WOMEN NET 2000 Teaching Experience 13 years Administrative and Cultural Experience • Teacher In-Charge: 2007-08, 2011-12, 2014-15 and 2017-18. • Philosophy Association In-Charge: 2006-07, 2010-2011, 2012-13, 2015-16 and 2018-19. • Caretaker of NCC Unit of Daulat Ram College with effect from 9th June 2016. • Convenor of Prospectus committee for the session: 2018-19. • Member, Building and Maintenance Committee, Daulat Ram College, 2018-19. • Designed and compiled College Annual Report front and back page of the session 2017- 18. • Deputy Corrdinator of Central Evaluation Centre for the Annual/Semester/FYUP Examination for November-December 2017 in Daulat Ram College. www.du.ac.in Page 1 • Deputy Corrdinator of Central Evaluation Centre for the Annual/Semester/FYUP Examination for November-December 2015 and May-June 2016 in Daulat Ram College. • Deputy Superintendent for the BBA Entrance Examination on 14th June 2015 at Daulat Ram College. • Deputy Superintendent for the LLB Entrance Examination on 7h June 2015 at Daulat Ram College • Junior Teacher Representative in GB, for the period 1st September 2015 to 1st September 2016. • Designed college website under CIC Project in the year 2015. • Designed and Prepared College Prospectus of the session 2015-16. • Convenor of Prize distribution committee in 2017-18. • Convenor of ECA: 2015-16, 2016-17. • Convenor of Annual Day: 2015-16, 2016-17. • Convenor of “ECO-CLUB” for the year 2010-2011. • Convenor of “SPIC MACAY” for the year 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. • Convenor of “CULTURE COUNCIL” for the year 2006- 07 and 2007- 08. • Convenor of “DEBATIC SOCIETY” for the year 2007-08. • Worked as a member of Admission committee in 2007-2008,2011-12,2014-15 and 2017- 18. • Worked as a member of Teaching program committee in 2007-2008, 2015-16, 2018-19. • Worked as a member of Timetable committee in 2007-2008,2011-12,2014-15 and 2017- 18. • Worked as a member of Library committee in 2006-2007,2010-11,2013-14, 2016-17. • Worked as a member of Prize distribution committee in 2005-2006, 2007-2008,2011- 12,2014-15. • Worked as a member of Rules Implementation committee in 2007-2008,2010-11. • Worked as a member of prospectus committee in 2015-16. • Worked as a member of Eco-club in the year 2015-16. www.du.ac.in Page 2 Areas of Interest / Specialization • Buddhist Philosophy • Indian Philosophy • Indian Philosophy of Language • Applied Ethics • Contemporary Philosophy • Social and Political Philosophy • Feminism • Yoga Philosophy Research Guidance • Guiding two PhD students enrolled in 2016 & 2017, in the Department of Philosophy, university of Delhi, Delhi-110007. Subjects Taught • ELEMENTS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY • TEXT OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY • SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY • CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY • ETHICS IN PUBLIC DOMAIN • INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY • FEMINISM • JAINISM Publications Profile Books (4) • Mehta, Sonia and Senrung, Anna (March 2018) “North East India: The Untapped Tourism Industry”, New Delhi, Krishi Sanskriti Publications. ISBN: 978-93-85822-65-0. www.du.ac.in Page 3 • Mehta, Sonia (2017) “Holistic Yoga: H3 (Health, Happiness and Harmony)”, New Delhi, Krishi Sanskriti Publications. ISBN: 978-93-85822-57-5. • Mehta, Sonia (2017) “The Buddhist Substitute of Universal”, New Delhi, Krishi Sanskriti Publications. ISBN: 978-93-85822-47-6. • Mehta, Sonia (2017) “The Problem of Meaning in Buddhist Philosophy”, New Delhi, Krishi Sanskriti Publications. ISBN: 978-93-85822-43-8. Journals: International/National (8) • Mehta, Sonia (2017) “Live-in-Relationship: A Taboo! Really?”. Journal of Arts, Culture, Philosophy, Religion, Language and Literature, Volume-1, (Issue-1 September- December) . • Mehta, Sonia (2017) “Child Labor/Slavery as an Industry”. Advances in Economics and Business Management (AEBM), Volume-4, (Issue-7) July-September. • Mehta, Sonia (2017) “Recent Scenario of Criminal Justice and Rehabilitation in India”. International Journal of Current Advanced Research (IJCAR), Volume-6, (Issue-8: August). • Mehta, Sonia (2017) “Idealization of Women’s Body Image in Advertising Industry”. Advances in Economics and Business Management (AEBM), Volume-4, (Issue-6) April-June. • Mehta, Sonia (2017) “Surrogacy as a Big Business Industry”. Advances in Economics and Business Management (AEBM), Volume-4, (Issue-6) April-June. • Mehta, Sonia (2017) “Taking Care of Mother Earth from a Buddhist Perspective”. Journal of Agroecology and Natural Resource Management (JANRM), Volume-4, (Issue-1). • Mehta, Sonia (2016) “Women as a Commodity/Object/Prop”. Advances in Economics and Business Management (AEBM), Volume-3, (Issue-7) July-September. • Mehta, Sonia (2016) “Can Environmental Ethicist “Solve” Environmental Problems and save the nature?” Journal of Basic and Applied Engineering Research (JBAER), Volume-3, (Issue-1). Chapters in Books (5) • Mehta, Sonia & Singh, Aditi (2018). Tourism in North-East India: E3 (Economy, Exploration and Evolution), in Mehta, Sonia and Senrung, Anna (March 2018) “North East India: The Untapped Tourism Industry”, New Delhi, Krishi Sanskriti Publications. (Pp-1-7) ISBN: 978-93-85822-65-0. • Mehta, Sonia & Singh, Aditi (2018). Women and their Lifestyle in North-East India, in Mehta, Sonia and Senrung, Anna (March 2018) “North East India: The Untapped Tourism Industry”, www.du.ac.in Page 4 New Delhi, Krishi Sanskriti Publications. (Pp-37-44) ISBN: 978-93-85822-65-0. • Mehta, Sonia & Singh, Aditi (2017). The Societal and Economical Concept of Yoga: A Boon or a Bane?, in Mehta, Sonia (2017) “Holistic Yoga: H3 (Health, Happiness and Harmony)”, New Delhi, Krishi Sanskriti Publications. (Pp- 13-19) ISBN: 978-93-85822-57-5. • Mehta, Sonia & Singh, Aditi (2017). Synopsis and case Studies: Overall Impact of Yoga Camp on JAZBA, NCC-Unit of Daulat Ram College, in Mehta, Sonia (2017) “Holistic Yoga: H3 (Health, Happiness and Harmony)”, New Delhi, Krishi Sanskriti Publications. (Pp- 37-45) ISBN: 978-93- 85822-57-5. • Mehta, Sonia, Marwah, Pawas & Sirothiya, Saumya (2017). Aristotelian Ethics Vs. Ethics in Yoga, in Mehta, Sonia (2017) “Holistic Yoga: H3 (Health, Happiness and Harmony)”, New Delhi, Krishi Sanskriti Publications. (Pp- 58-64) ISBN: 978-93-85822-57-5. Conference Proceedings (4) • Mehta, Sonia (2017) “Euthanasia: To be or not to be?” Conference proceedings of the International Conference on “Role of Arts, Culture, Humanities, Religion, Education, Ethics, Philosophy, Spirituality and Science For Holistic Societal Development. • Mehta, Sonia (2017) “Gender Disparity in an Era of Globalization”. Conference proceedings of the International Conference on “Role of Arts, Culture, Humanities, Religion, Education, Ethics, Philosophy, Spirituality and Science For Holistic Societal Development”. • Mehta, Sonia (2016) “AUM: The Healing Power”. Conference proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on “Public Health: Issues, Challenges, Opportunities, Prevention, Awareness” (Public Health: 2016). • Mehta, Sonia (2016) “Ecofeminism: A New Approach to Sustainable Development”. Conference proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on “Public Health: Issues, Challenges, Opportunities, Prevention, Awareness” (Public Health: 2016). Magazines (1) Mehta, Sonia (2015) “Don’t let their Lives End even before it begins”. Shrestha, Women Development Cell Magazine, pp-23-25. ISBN-978-93-83745-12-8, 2015. www.du.ac.in Page 5 Orientation and Refresher Courses • Participated in a 3 weeks UGC-Sponsored Refresher Course in Environmental Studies/ Earth Sciences (ID) conducted by CPDHE (UGC-HRDC), Academic Research Centre, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, from 13th October 2015 to 04th November 2015 and obtained grade “A”. • Participated in a 3 weeks UGC Sponsored 10th Refresher course in Human Rights and Social Inclusion (ID) organized by Academic Staff Council, Jamia Millia Islamia, University of Delhi, from 11th August to 2nd September 2014 and obtained grade “A” • Participated in a 21days All India Refresher course on Logic and Language: Eastern and Western sponsored by ICPR and Department of Philosophy, University of Delhi, 30th March to 19th April 2009. • Participated in a 4 weeks UGC Sponsored Orientation course (OR-56) organized by CPDHE and ILLL, University of Delhi, 6th May to 3rd June 2008. Awards and Distinctions • Awarded “Best Paper” of the session titled “Euthanasia: To be or not to be?” at International Conference on “Role of Arts, Culture, Humanities, Religion, Education, Ethics, Philosophy, Spirituality and Science For Holistic Societal Development-2017”,at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, on 19th March 2017. • Awarded “Best Speaker” for the paper titled “Gender Disparity in an Era of Globalization” at International Conference on “Role of Arts, Culture, Humanities, Religion, Education, Ethics, Philosophy, Spirituality and Science For Holistic Societal Development-2017”, at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, on 19th March 2017. • Awarded “Best Speaker” for the paper titled “Taking Care of Mother Earth from a Buddhist Perspective” at 4th International Conference on