Jitendra Nath Mohanty

Who is Jitendra Nath Mohanty?

Jitendra Nath Mohanty is an emeritus professor of philosophy at Temple University. Born in Cuttack, in Orissa, India, Professor Mohanty had a distinguished career where he stood first in all public examinations and in B.A. and M.A. examinations at the University of Calcutta. Subsequently, he did a Ph.D. from University of Göttingen in 1954. In his long academic career, he had taught at the University of Burdwan, University of Calcutta, New School for Social Research, University of Oklahoma, and Temple University and has held visiting professorships at many renowned universities.

Professor Mohanty's area of expertise includes both western philosophy and eastern philosophy