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Recent Publications:

Books:

The Beyond Experience: Consciousness in the Bhagavad Gita
BlueJay Books, New Delhi, 2007

Binding Experiences: Looking at the Contributions of Adi Sankaracarya, Tuncettu Ezuttacchan and Sri Narayana Guru in the Context of Recent Discussions on Consciousness Studies
Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, 2002

Dialogues: Philosopher meets the seer
Menon S. and Swami Bodhananda, Srishti Publishers, New Delhi, 2002

Edited Books:

Consciousness, Experience and Ways of Knowing: Perspectives from Science, Philosophy and the Arts
National Institute Of Advanced Studies 2006

The Great Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004: An overview of a national disaster
National Institute Of Advanced Studies 2006

Science and Beyond: Cosmology, consciousness and technology in Indic traditions
Eds. S. Menon, B.V.Sreekantan, Anindya Sinha, Philip Clayton, R Narasimha,
National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, 2004

Science and Metaphysics: A discussion on consciousness and genetics
Eds. S. Menon, M.G.Narasimhan, A.Sinha, B.V.Sreekantan, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, 2002

Scientific and Philosophical Studies on Consciousness
Eds. S. Menon, M.G.Narasimhan, A.Sinha, B.V.Sreekantan, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, 1999

Books under preparation:

Body, Experience and Consciousness: A dialogue on agency in science, spirituality and arts (title tentative)

Self and self-transformation: Human Flourish and Wellbeing (title tentative)

Nature and Culture
Co-Editor with Roddam Narasimha, Project on the History of Science, Philosophy and Culture, General Editor: DP Chattopadhyaya, New Delhi

Working Papers:

Brain-challenged self and Self-challenged Brain
WP1-2010, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, 2010
(for limited circulation)

Binding Experiences for a First-Person Approach: Looking at Indian Ways of Thinking (darsana) and Acting (natya) in the Context of Current Discussions on 'Consciousness'
WP1-2002, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, 2002

Understanding the 'what' and 'where' of Consciousness: Revisiting the Bhagavad Gita to ask a few more questions
National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, 1999

Papers and Commissioned Chapters
International Journals:
Menon, S. 2010
Brain-challenged self and Self-challenged Brain
In: Brain sciences and Religion, Nanzan Institute of Religion and Culture, Nagoya, Japan (forthcoming)

Menon, S. 2010
Self and Identity in Neuropsychiatric and Brain Studies
In: Stress and Metaboloc Syndromes, Encyclopedia of Bioscience & Journal of Frontiers in Bioscience (forthcoming)
http://www.bioscience.org

Menon, S. 2010
The rise of thousand suns: Philosophy and psychology of Sri Narayana Guru
In: Re-interpreting Tradition: Critical Essays on 20th Century Indian Thought
Dept of Philosophy, University of North Bengal and University Grants Commission (forthcoming)

Menon, S. 2010
Brain, Self and Consciousness: Emerging Perspectives in Mental Health
In: Handbook of Psychology in India, Ed: Girishwar Misra, Oxford University Press (forthcoming)

Menon, S. 2010
A First-person Approach to Aesthetic Emotions in Natyasastra
In: Nature and Culture, Ed. Narasimha & Menon, PHISPC & Pearson Education (in press)

Menon, S. 2010
Reason, Emotion and Wellbeing: An understanding of consciousness
In: Psychology and Psychoanalysis, Ed. Girishwar Mishra, PHISPC & Pearson Education (in press)

Menon, S. 2009
Persistent Puzzles of Consciousness: What is it? Where is it?
In: Understanding Consciousness - Recent Advances, Ramakrishna Mission Inst of Culture, Kolkata, pp178-192

Menon, S. 2009
Commentary on In defence of an Indian approach to the psychology of emotion, Anand C. Paranjpe, Psychological Studies, 54.1

Menon, S. 2009
The Puzzle of Consciousness and Experiential Primacy: Agency in Cognitive Sciences and Spiritual Experiences
In: Global Perspectives on Science and Spirituality, Ed. Pranab Das, Templeton Press, pp.3-20

Menon, S. 2009
The Rain clouds of Mind-Modifications and the Shower of Transcendence: Yoga and Samadhi in Patanjali Yoga Sutra
In: Yoga and Parapsychology, Ed. Ramkrishna Rao, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi

Menon, S. 2008
Transpersonal Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita: Consciousness, Meditation, Work and Love In Handbook of Indian Psychology,
Cambridge University Press, Eds. K Ramakrishna Rao, Anand Paranjpe and Ajit Dalal, pp186-216

Menon, S. 2008
Cognition, Consciousness & Experience: Towards a new Epistemology
In History and Philosophy of Science PHISPC-CONSSAVY / Volume 2, Part VI, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, (in press)
Ed. Pradip Bhattacharya, General Editor: DP Chattopadhyaya

Menon, S. 2008
A First-person Approach to Aesthetic Emotions in Natyasastra
In: Nature and Culture, Ed. Roddam Narasimha and Sangeetha Menon, PHISPC, Delhi

Menon, S. 2007. Cognition, consciousness & experience: Towards a new epistemology In History and Philosophy of Science
PHISPC-CONSSAVY / Volume 2, Part VI, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, (in press). Ed. Pradip Bhattacharya, General Editor: DP Chattopadhyaya

Menon, S. 2007
Basics of 'Spiritual Altruism'
The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 39:2, pp.137-152

Menon, S. 2006
What is Indian Psychology: Transcendence in and while Thinking
The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 37(5): 83-98

Menon, S. 2006
Advaita Vedanta
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (peer reviewed)
http://www.iep.utm.edu/a/adv-veda.htm
for full listing see http://www.iep.utm.edu/a/
General editors: James Fieser & Bradley Dowden
Area Editor: Shyam Ranganathan

Menon, S. 2005
Experience of _Expression: Instances from Indian dramaturgy and a discussion on 'consciousness'
Leonardo Electronic Almanac Volume 13, Number 9, September 2005
http://lea.mit.edu, The MIT Press

Menon, S. 2004
Experience of Expression: Instances from Indian dramaturgy and a discussion on 'consciousness'
http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo

Menon, S. 2002
Research Brief (on consciousness and self-exploration in Indian thought)
Meet the Researcher series, The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 34(1): 67-71

Menon, S. 2002
The Selfish Meme and the Selfless Atma
Sophia: International journal for philosophy of religion, metaphysical theology and ethics, Ashgate Publishing Ltd., 41(1): 83-88

National Journals:
Menon, S. 2005
Understanding the 'what' and 'where' of consciousness: Revisiting the Bhagavad Gita to ask a few more questions
Omega: Indian Journal of Science and Religion, IV(2): 88-99

Menon, S. 2005
Spiritual Healing
Heritage Amruth, Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traiditions, Vol1. pp 38-40

Menon, S. R. Narasimha, Sangeetha Menon, Papiya Bhattacharya and M. B. Rajani, 2005
Six months after the tsunami
Current Science, 89(9-10): 1459-1461

Menon, S. 2003
Getting digital manuscripts: New technologies for digital preservation and publication
The Indian Archives, Special Number: Information Technology and Preservation, National Archives of India, XLIX(1-2): 41-44

Menon, S. 2002
Structure of Mind and Structured Mind
Indian Philosophical Quarterly, 29(2-3): 334-344

Menon, S. 2001
Towards a Sankarite approach to consciousness studies: A discussion in the context of recent interdisciplinary scientific perspectives
Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, 18(1): 95-111

Invited Chapters:
Menon, S. 2008 (forthcoming)
The Raincluds of mind-modifications and the shower of Transcendence
In Indian Psychology, Ed. K Ramakrishna Rao

Menon, S. 2008
Persistent Puzzles of Consciousness
Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture

Menon, S. 2008 (forthcoming)
Reason, Emotion and Wellbeing in Indian Psychology
Invited Chapter for the Volume entitled Psychology and Psychoanalysis. Project on the History of Science, Philosophy and Culture, New Delhi
Ed. Girishwar Mishra, General Editor: DP Chattopadhyaya

Menon, S. 2008
Transpersonal Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita: Consciousness, Meditation, Work and Love
In Indian Psychology, Book II, Cambridge University Press, New Delhi (in press)
Eds. K Ramakrishna Rao, Anand Paranjpe and Ajit Dalal

Menon, S. 2008
Cognition, Consciousness & Experience: Towards a new Epistemology
In History and Philosophy of Science PHISPC-CONSSAVY / Volume 2, Part VI, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, (in press)
Ed. Pradip Bhattacharya, General Editor: DP Chattopadhyaya

Menon, S. 2007
Hinduism and Science
In The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science, Oxford University Press, Cambridge
Eds. Philip Clayton & Zachory Simpson, pp 7-23
Excerpts of the paper available at
www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0199279276/ref=sib_dp_pt/105-6855887-6745231#reader-link

Menon, S. 2006
Basics of Consciousness
In Consciousness, Society and Values,
Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla,
Ed. AV Afonso, pp.27-37

Menon, S. 2006
The puzzle of experiential primacy and consciousness
In Consciousness, Experience and Ways of Knowing,
National Institute Of Advanced Studies, proceedings of the conference by the same title sponsored by the Templeton Foundation programme on Global Perspectives on Science and Spirituality, pp 218-228
The video of this lecture is available at
http://www.uip.edu/gpss_major/spip.php?article179

Menon, S. 2005
Book Review of Psychology of Human and Social Development: Lessons from Diverse Cultures
Summerhill: IIAS Review Vol. X No.1 & 2, Sage Publications
Eds. John W Berry, RC Mishra and RS Tripathi, pp 95-98

Menon, S. 2005
Book Review of 'Cit: Consciousness (Bina Gupta, 2003)
Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, XXI.1 pp 279-287

Menon, S. 2005
Self and self-transcendences in the Bhagavad Gita
In Self, Society and Science: Theoretical and Historical Perspectives Vol XI Part 2 of 'History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization, Centre for Studies in Civilizations, New Delhi,
Ed. DP Chattopadhyaya, pp217-229

Menon, S. 2005
Being and wellbeing in the Upanishadic literature
In Towards a spiritual psychology Delhi: Samvad India Foundation,
Eds. K Ramakrishna Rao, & Sonali Bhatt Marwaha, pp. 72-96.

Menon, S. 2004
Beyond what and what is beyond?
In Science and Beyond: Consciousness, cosmology and technology in Indic traditions
Eds. S. Menon, , A.Sinha, B.V.Sreekantan, R Narasimha and Philip Clayton
National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, 2004, pp 185-190

Menon, S. 2003
Being Free: 'Consciousness' and 'freedom' according to the Bhagavad Gita
In 'Applications of oriental philosophical thought in mental health', Ed JP Balodhi, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, NIMHANS Publication No 47, pp 43-49

Menon, S. 2003
Binding experiences for a first person approach: Looking at Indian ways of thinking (darsana) and acting (natya) in the context of current discussions on 'consciousness'
In On Mind and Consciousness, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla and Department of Humanitiees and Social Sciences IIT Kharagpur,
Eds. Chhanda Chakraborti, Manas K Mandal and Rimi B Chatterjee, pp 90-117

Menon, S. 2002
The ontological pragmaticity of karma in the Bhagavad Gita: A mind to meditate and the meditative mind
In Perspectives on Indigenous Psychology, Advances in Psychological Research in India - Series 3, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi,
Eds. G Mishra and A K Mohanty, pp 326-338

Menon S. 2002
Beside the intender and the integrator": Looking at two "faces" of consciousness
In Science and Metaphysics: A Discussion on Consciousness and Genetics, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore,
Eds. S Menon, A Sinha and B V Sreekantan, pp. 164-177

Menon, S. 2001
The ontological pragmaticity of karma in the Bhagavad Gita: A mind to meditate and the meditative mind
In Perspectives on indigenous psychology. Advances in Psychological Research in India-series 3, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi,
Eds. G Mishra and A K Mohanty, pp 326-338

Menon, S. 2001
Beside two faces of consciousness: Looking at the 'intentor' and the 'integrator'
In Consciousness and its transformations, Sri Aurobindo International Centre for Eductaion, Pondicherry,
Ed. Matthijs Cornelissen, pp 295-306

Papers under preparation

Love Beyond in the Naradabhaktisutra and its Flow in Consciousness
For the Volume to be published by Indian Council of Philosophical Research on Sacred Love: Bhakti in Indian Traditions

Body, Embodiment and Enworldment
For the proceedings of the International conference on Body, Embodiment and Sensory-motor system, Indian Council of Philosophical Research and NIAS Bangalore

Pace in Space: Theatrical, Gestural And Pictorial Space In Indian Arts
For the Proceedings Of Space & Culture International Symposium organised by Leonardo Paris, Arts Catalyst Londoan, Srshti Bangalore, NIAS Bangalore

Emotions, Face and Indian Psychology: Discussions on Darwin, Ekman and Natyasastra
Study that progressed during the visit period at Oxford University
Other Publications:

· Concepts of consciousness and materiality in Bhagavad Gita
Encyclopedia of Indian Culture, Vol. 8.on Science and Society, Bharatiya Samskrti Samsad, Calcutta , 1997

· The ontological pragmaticity of Karma in the Bhagavad Gita
Journal of Indian Psychology, Andhra University, January 1998
· Novel, Cost-effective Methods of Archiving Manuscripts
Current Science,Vol.76, No.10, May 1999

· Towards a Sankarite approach to consciousness studies: A discussion in the context of recent interdisciplinary scientific perspectives
Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research Vol. XVIII, No.1, 2001

· The ontological pragmaticity of karma in the Bhagavad Gita: A mind to meditate and the meditative mind.
In: Perspectives on indigenous psychology, eds. G Mishra and A K Mohanty, Advances in Psychological Research in India-series 3, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi, 2001

· Understanding the 'what' and 'where' of Consciousness: Revisiting the Bhagavad
Gita to ask a few more questions
(monograph): published by National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, 1999