SANGEETHA MENON National Institute of Advanced Studies Bangalore, INDIA 560012 [email protected]	Educational Background and Awards

Educational Background:

S.S.L.C. 1982
Holy Angels' Convent
1st Class

Pre-degree Science 1984
All Saints' College
1st Class
(Kerala University)

B.Sc. Zoology 1987
1st Class
(Kerala University

M.A. Philosophy 1990
Govt. Maharaja's
College for Women, Tiruvananthapuram
(Kerala University)  1st Class, 1st Rank & Gold Medal

Ph.D Philosophy 1995
Kerala University
National UGC Fellowship
Title: The Concept of Consciousness in the Bhagavad Gita--A Study

Selected for and Awarded National University Grants Commission Junior and
Senior Research Fellowship for five years

Career:
1990-92 University Grants Commission Junior Research Fellow
1992-1995 University Grants Commission Senior Research Fellow
1996-2002 Associate Fellow, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore
from 2002-- Fellow, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore

Important Academic Distinctions:
· Selected and Awarded University Grants Commission Fellowship and Lecturership
in National level (1990).

· 1st Rank and Gold Medal for the highest percentage of marks for M.A.
examination in State level (1989).

Awards, Distinctions and Memberships:
. Awarded the international GPSS award (Global Perspectives on Science and Spirituality) for 2005-2006, managed by Interdisciplinaire Universite de Paris, Elon University and supported by Templeton Foundation.

· Awarded by Indian Council of Philosophical Research the annual national award of
"Young Philosopher Award" for 2001-2002. The award carried a cash prize and citation.

· Swami Pranavaananda Philosophy Trust of India National Award (one of the
youngest recipients) for the best essay cum research paper in 1988.

· Honour and Felicitation from Bodhananda Seva Society, Kerala, for research studies done on the Bhagavad Gita, on 7th January 1999.

· Awarded the "Gita Puraskaram" by the Cabinet Minister for Human Resources
Development, Govt. of India, on behalf of Bharatiya Vichara Kendra on 27
September 1998 for research studies done on Bhagavad Gita.

· Best All Rounder Shield from Govt. Maharaja's College for Women, Trivandrum, Kerala, for excellence in multidisciplinary fields in arts and literature in 1989.

. Member of the “Board of Distinguished Visiting Scholars” (BDVS) of the Dharma Association of North America (DANAM).

. Advisor to the Editorial Board on developing books for University students on Indian psychology.

. Advisor to Infinity Foundation, Princeton

. Advisor to the international committee for organising the Arts/Spirituality/Science Reconnections Symposium in Spanish city of Melilla, jointly organised by Leonardo/OLATS, Paris, UNESCO and Al Andalus Foundation, Spanish Morocco

. Trustee, Bodhananda Research Foundation for Management and Leadership Studies (BRF-ML), India.

· Invitation to write about research work and interests for The Journal of
Transpersonal Psychology, Stanford, California, 2002
(Menon, S. 2002. Research Brief (on consciousness and self-exploration in Indian thought)
In: Meet the Researcher series, The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, Stanford, Vol.34, No.1, October 2002, pp 67-71)

· Invitation to deliver annual Honors Program Lecture of 2002 at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia

. Referee and Reviewer for a number of books and peer reviewed journals.

Other Distinctions:
· Appointed as a Faculty in National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India in January1996.

· Young Research Scholar Best Presentation Award from Indian Council of Philosophical
Research in 1993.

· University Grants Commission national junior and senior fellowship for doctoral
study from 1990 to 1995 and eligibility for lecturership.

· Selection and Invitation from Indian Council of Philosophical Research for
presentation of papers in 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1995.

· M. Govindan Memorial Gold Medal for securing highest percentage of marks in
M.A. Philosophy examination in State level in 1989.

· Sundaram Memorial Prize for securing highest percentage of marks in M.A.
Philosophy examination in State level in 1989.

·Won several prizes in Poetry, Dance recitals, Essay writing, Elocution, General Knowledge Quiz during 1982-1989 at school, college, district, state and national levels.