Mrinal Kaul
IIT Bombay (Associate Professor of Indian Philosophy, HSS; 2025–)
Manuscript philologist of Abhinavagupta: first critical edition of any Tantrāloka passage (TĀ 3 pratibimbavāda, 29 MSS); paramādvaita vs Advaita Vedānta; The Light of Freedom co-editor.
Bio. PhD Concordia (2016) on TĀ 3.1–65 with Jayaratha's Viveka — 29 manuscripts, open-access thesis. IIT Bombay since 2021 (Assistant), Associate 2025–. JIP 2020 on reflection; 2025 paper on Abhinavagupta's non-duality; co-edits short Śaiva works of Abhinavagupta with Sferra (forthcoming 2027).
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Abhinavagupta — Tantrāloka 3 reflection — critical edition
Ksemaraja (Rajanaka Ksemaraja) — new Śivasūtravimarśinī edition (with Williams)
IIT Bombay (Associate Professor of Indian Philosophy, HSS; 2025–) · status: active · dates: active since 2016 — Concordia PhD 2016 (open thesis); IIT Bombay faculty page confirms rank 2025–
Abhinavagupta's Theory of Reflection (PhD thesis, Concordia 2016, open access) 2016
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Used for: TĀ 3 edition/translation; pratibimba ontology
Abhinavagupta on Reflection (Pratibimba) in the Tantrāloka (JIP 2020) 2020
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Used for: reflection realism vs naïve realism
What Does Abhinavagupta Mean by 'Non-duality'? (2025) 2025
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Used for: paramādvaita vs simple non-duality
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