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Dr. Kumar Neeraj Sachdev

Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences ,
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- 333031, Rajasthan. India.

 

Research Areas of Interest

  • Normative Ethics; Ethical Issues in Business and Professions; and Indian Ethical Thought

 

Books and Seminar Proceedings

  • Kumar Neeraj Sachdev and Surya Kanta Maharana (Eds.), Perspectives on Indian Ethics, Delhi, India: Icon Publishers, 2007
  • Kumar Neeraj Sachdev, Ethics: A Virtue-theoretic Approach, Delhi, India: Adhyayan Publications, 2005
  • Nirupama Prakash, N V M Rao and Kumar Neeraj Sachdev (Eds.), Proceedings of International Conference on Population, Development and Environment, BITS, Pilani, India on March 15 & 16, 2002

Book Reviews

  • Kumar Neeraj Sachdev, “A review of Social and Political Philosophy: Contemporary Perspectives (edited by James P. Sterba)” in The Philosophical Magazine (A UK based internet journal), 2003
  • Kumar Neeraj Sachdev, “A review of S.P. Gautam’s Samaj Darsana” in Samaj Vivechana, 1997

PhD Thesis

  • Feminist Ethics (Ashwini Ramesh Sharma) (The student has joined in Second Semester, 2021-2022 and is currently registered to do course work)
  • A Conceptual Study of the Moral Foundation of Teachers’ Rights: A Kantian Perspective (Chetna Gupta) (The PhD Research Proposal Presentation was held on April 2, 2022)
  • Understanding Managerial Perception of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in a Public Sector Undertaking: An Empirical Study (Mohit Sharma) [Viva-voce held on August 10, 2018]
  • An Empirical Study of Effects of Online Social networking on the Wellbeing of Indian Users (Geetika Shree) [Viva-voce held on November 18, 2016]

PhD Courses

  • Existentialism (Ashwini Ramesh Sharma)
  • Ethical Theory and Applied Ethics (Baiju Anthony)
  • Selected Readings in Indian Ethics (Karthik Ramesh)
  • Ethics, Applied Ethics and Professional Ethics (Chetna Gupta)
  • Ethics, Applied Ethics, and Professional Ethics (Karthik Ramesh)
  • Existentialism (Virosh Baghel)
  • Environmental Ethics (Deewanshi Rawat)
  • Professional Ethics in Police Administration (Umesh Mishra)
  • Globalization and Consumption Culture in Urban India (Tathagato Chakraborty)
  • Gender Differences in Ethical Business Decision Making: A Justice Theory Perspective (Swarupa Deb)
  • Administrative Ethics: An Analysis of Transparency And Accountability (Mohit Sharma)
  • Positive Psychology: A Normative Basis of Happiness (Geetika Shree)
  • Study in the Area of Ethics and Positive Psychology and Its Relevance in Educational System (Geetika Shree)

PhD DAC Member

  • Self as an Aesthetic Phenomenon: An Inquiry into Nietzsche and Abhinavagupta’s Philosophies (Virosh Singh Baghel)
  • Pastoral Socio-ecological Systems in Transition: An Ethnographic Study of Gaddis of Himachal Pradesh (Aayushi Malhotra)
  • Portrayal of Women in Indian Television Advertisements: An Exploratory Study (Madhusamita Das)

First Degree Thesis

First Degree Thesis is equal to one full semester work load that a student may opt for in the last semester or year of his degree program.
  • Philosophical and Constitutional Framework of Government (Lokesh Kadyan)
  • Deductive Argument and Inductive Argument: A Comparison (Chandrakiran GLN)  
  • Form and Validity in Logic: Application of Software (Sumit Dhingra and Diwakar Sankla)
  • Marketing Ethics and Profit: A Case Study of State Bank of India (Chandan Kumar)  

First Degree Projects

At BITS, Pilani faculty supervise first degree student projects, which are considered to be individually equal to a course in a semester. I have supervised many study projects and the titles of those are listed below:

  • A Study of Employee Rights (Kusum Saini and Pooja Poonia)
  • A Study on Cyber Ethics (Sourabh Nandwani and Hardik Katehara)
  • Ethics at Start-ups (Saksham Srivastava)
  • Ethics in Data Management (Naman Agarwal)
  • Euthanasia: Moral and Legal Implications (Nitya Mangal)
  • Ethics in Advertising (Varkeychan Jacob)
  • Whistle Blowing (Balivada Aashish and Neeraj Karumanchi)
  • A Study of Social Media and Ethics (Lavanya Soni)
  • Ethics of Capital Punishment (Paritosh Sharma)
  • Role of Enlightenment in Philosophy and Ethics (R Thapasvvin)
  • Philosophy and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (Aryan Mehra)
  • A Study of Happiness (Lakshya Kwatra)
  • Marketing and Advertising (Pradeep Saini)
  • Philosophy of Buddhism and Its Impact Throughout the Ages (Kaustav Dutta)
  • Immanuel Kant: Consciousness, Morals and Religion (Shubhank Jain)
  • Understanding Some Select Issues in Indian Philosophy (Katta Siva Kumar)
  • A Study of Select Philosophical Perspectives and Their Applications (Kunda Satyanarayana)
  • A Philosophical Study of the Role of Ethical Values in the Indian Education System (Likitha Madala)
  • An Account of the Relation between Professional Ethics and Professional Work Experience (Pratim Pathak)
  • Understanding the Philosophical Bases of Moral Identity (Aayush Agarwal)
  • A Study of Chanakya’s Arthashastra and Its Relevance in 21st Century (Vinay U Pai)
  • Ethics in Indian Civil Services (Somil Sharma)
  • Subversive Feminism in 21st Century Electronic Media Narratives: An Ethical Perspective (Akshaya)
  • A Study of Ethical Practices in Students’ Lives (Manas Luthra & Prateek Bothra)
  • Ethical Analysis of Deception in Business (Vishal Patil)
  • Analysis of Indian Mythological Character in the Ethics (Sanjana Patil)
  • Ethical, Social and Psychological Aspects of Advertising (Anirudh Karve)
  • A Study of Professional Ethics in Software Industry (Aman Agarwal)
  • Euthanasia – A Moral Dilemma (Shraddha Maslekar)
  • Right to Life – A Comparative Study of Abortion and Euthanasia in India (Shruti Verma)
  • A Study of Metaphysical Basis of Good Life: An Examination of Aristotle’s Arguments (Anvisha Singh)
  • The Philosophy of Revolution (A Eshwar Ram and Jyotiroop Das)
  • A Study of Ethics in Trading and Stock Market (Aakash Juneja & Ketul Mathuria)
  • A Philosophical Study of Societal Relations (M Ajay Shrinivas)
  • A Study of Aristotle’s Politics (Mintoo Rai)
  • Taking Baby Steps as A Philosopher (Palvatla Shashikanth Reddy)
  • Just and Unjust War (Akshansh Deva)
  • Can Th?r? b? a Univ?rsal Moral Cod??  (Sparsh Mah?shwari)
  • A Study of Sankara’s Advaita Vedanta (Shantanu Sanjay Nagras)
  • A Study of Rules of Inferences in Symbolic Logic (KSM Deepak & Tavva Yaswanth)
  • A Study of Fallacies in Symbolic Logic (Aniruddh Vudayagiri
  • Study of Different Methods for Determining Validity of Arguments (Gurana Sandeep)
  • Changing Ideologies Affecting the Public Administration in India (Sameer Anand)
  • A Study of Aristotle on Ethics and Politics (Kalyan Kumar)
  • An Analysis of Epistemological, Theological and Metaphysical Theories of Prominent Western and Indian Philosophical Schools (Achal Gupta)
  • An Objective Analysis, Definition, Properties and Implications of the Concept of Truth (Shashank V Rao)
  • Urbanization: A Study of Child Labour in Pilani (Babita Rathore & Anshu Saini)
  • A Social Perspective of Indian Diaspora Relations (Thoram Sriharsha & Ch. S. N. Malleshwara Rao)
  • Impact of Technology on Society (Anirudh Mallem & Anvesh Gunturu)
  • Critical Analysis of VisistAdvaita Vedanta in Present Society (Shatroopa Acharya)
  • Improving Organizational Ethical Behaviour in The Conduct of Business (Naramsetti Praneeth Kumar)
  • Critical Thinking: A Logical Perspective (Vidisha Singhal & Poonam Verma)
  • Leadership Lessons from Bhagwad Gita (Sowmya Lingamneni)
  • Business Ethics: Internet Marketing (Kalyani Joshi)
  • Meaning and Relevance of God and Soul in Contemporary Society (Himanshu Ahuja)
  • Normative Analysis of Indian Democracy (N. Sai Ram Srivatsa)
  • Impact of Indian Philosophy on the Culture and Religion of India (Niti Shekhar)
  • Causation and Probability in Induction (Manogna Lakshmi N.)
  • A Study on Computer Ethics: A Special Emphasis on Gray Hat Hacking (Sarveswar Reddy T & Abhinay P)
  • Technology for Masses (Prakhar Agrawal & Shashank Sharma)
  • Marketing Ethics: Social Effects of Advertising (G Anudeep Reddy)
  • A Study of Philosophical Ideas of Nietzsche On Life, Culture, Morality and Art (Animesh Mishra)
  • Rights of Stake Holders - A Special Focus On Employer-Employee Relation (Rakesh Reddy Solipuram)
  • Rights of Stakeholders - A Special Focus On Employer-Employee Relation (Bhargava Kalwa)
  • Business Ethics – A Case Study Method (Yadu Rao)
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (Pulkit Kapoor)
  • Value Innovation and Value Leadership in Global Business (Rahul Piplani)
  • A Report on Vedic Literature (Pawan)
  • Management Ethics and its Importance for Professionals (Vuppala Deepak)
  • A Philosophical Analysis of Addiction (Satavahana Reddy)
  • Ethical Evaluation of Advertising in Electronic and Print Media (Santhosh Vishwanath B & Jeevan Babu)
  • Business Ethics: Ethics of Marketing - (Selvamani M S)
  • Ethics in Advertising (K R Srikumar)
  • Code of Ethics for BITS Pilani (Sriram K S & Sivaram S)
  • Ethical Analysis of Customer Relations (Pisal Sagar Atmaram)
  • Marketing with A Conscience: Ethics of Online Marketing (Jawalgaonker Narsinha Rangrao)
  • Logic and the Law (Neerumalla Ramya)
  • Managerial Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (Kothuri Sahitya)
  • Ethics in Medical Research (G Aurabindo)
  • Ethical Analysis of TV Advertising (K Grishma)
  • A Value Based Analysis of Customer Relationship Management (Putigampu Swathi)
  • Engineering Ethics: With Special Reference to Environment (Manasa Ranjitha Alla)
  • Business Ethics: A Special Focus on Marketing (Madineni Sravanthi)
  • Managers in Ethical Dilemma (D Swapna Priya and V Chandra Sekhar)
  • Business Ethics: Investor Protection in Financial Markets (Voruganti Rajesh)
  • A Study of the Nature of Mind and Behavior: A Special Focus On Applications in Real Life (Makara Jyothi G)
  • Ethical Nature of Humans (Sravanthi Gutta)
  • Ethical Use of Internet in Educational Institutions (Preeti Sharma)
  • Rights of Stakeholders (Priyanka Chauhan)
  • Deceptive Advertising: An Ethical Issue (Saadiya Fareheen)
  • Moral Benefits of Advertising (S Parthiban)
  • Internet and Society (V V Lakshmi Chunduru)
  • Mind-Body Dualism (Harshvardhan Soni)
  • Logic and Language (Chetna Chauhan)
  • Business Ethics: A Few Observations (Rajan Pandey)
  • Managerial Ethics (C Vanisri and T Deepthi Reddy)
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (Voruganti Rajesh and Rajesh Kumar T)
  • Brain and Consciousness (Sumit Arrawatia)
  • An Analysis of Knowledge and its Interpretation (Arun Kumar Vats)
  • Role of Ethics in Assessing Employer-Employee Relation in Business (K Sowjanya)
  • Ethical Code for the World Wide Web (R Akila)
  • A Brief Study of Fallacies in Logic (Uttam S)
  • Deductive and Inductive Logic: A Comparison (Janardhan G)
  • A Brief Study of Vedic Literature (K Vidhya)
  • Moral Evaluation of Individual Online Behaviour (S Ranjani)
  • A Study of Ethical Issues in the Business World Using the Case Study Method (Basant Kumar Verma)
  • Ethical Evaluation of Advertising: A Few Case Studies (P Bhanu Prakash)
  • Ethical Evaluation of Advertising and Customer Behaviour: A Few Case Studies (Y. Mohan Kumar)
  • A Study on Advaita Vedanta (Manoj Agarwal)
  • Developing a Courseware for Symbolic Logic (Gaurav Gaur)
  • Developing a Web page for Philosophy (A R K Joseph Christy)
  • The Value System of Advaita Vedanta (M K Chakravarthy)