Shipra Dikshit, Ph.D. is a recognized philosopher with interest in research & teaching. Her area of interest includes Existential Philosophy, Conscious ness Studies, Gender Studies, & Samkhya Philosophy. Her ongoing research examines emotions as an epistemic tool & emotional intelligence. She holds a Doctorate degree in Philosophy from JNU & Post-Doctoral degree from IIT-Kanpur. Prior to joining KSAS, she was doing research & teaching at IIT-Kanpur, Amity University, Noida & IIIT-Hyderabad. Some of her significant research includes Gender Embodiment: A comparative study between Samkhya Philosophy & Simone de Beauvoir and Emotions & Imaginations as an epistemic tool in Jean-Paul Sartre's notion of Existentialism.