Kishan Katira

PhD student. Supervisor: Professor Michael Gardiner.

My thesis is 'Gandhi's Ahimsa and Sōseki's Individualism: Hindu Zen against British modernity'.

Research interests include: Mohandas K. Gandhi, Natsume Sōseki, the Kyoto School of Philosophy, Eastern (specifically Buddhist, Hindu, Taoist, Confucian) philosophy and Martin Heidegger's Being and Time.

Currently teaching (2025-2026):

EN101 Epic into Novel

EN2K6/EN3K6: Yiddish Literature in Translation: A World Beyond Borders (assisting)

Office hours (2025-2026):

Wednesdays, 12pm-1pm, FAB6.06

Fridays, 10am-11am, online.

Email: Kishan.Katira@warwick.ac.uk