Aakash Guglani is a Young India Fellow from Ashoka University. Graduated from University of Delhi in Management Studies and completed his MA in Liberal Studies from Ashoka University. His research interests include Indian philosophy, philosophy of mind and intellectual history; anthropology,gender issues, and political economy. He aims to align his research to aid decision making at the political and social level. His recent work is on the nature of mental causation especially Buddhist response to physicalist theories of mind. He loves to engage in discussions on consciousness, politics, society, philosophy and personal identity.