Sebastian Velassery is a retired professor and head of the Department of Philosophy at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, and is a senior fellow of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research. In addition, he was awarded UGC National Emeritus in the year 2017–2019. His areas of interest are value theory, Indian philosophy, phenomenology, and social philosophy. He was a visiting professor at the Catholic University of America, Washington DC, in 1996–1997, 2001, and 2005. Besides 87 research papers published in various national/ international journals and edited volumes, Velassery has published 14 books. Dr. Velassery is also a member of the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy and is also associated with the Centre for the Study of Culture and Values, both located in Washington. D.C. He was a visiting professor at JNU, New Delhi, from 2017–2019, and was a visiting professor at Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth (JDV) Pune.