Mrinal Miri (born 1 August 1940) is an Indian philosopher and educationalist. Early life He was awarded a BA in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge in 1966 and gained his doctorate in 1970. Career From 1970 to 1974 he was a Lecturer in Philosophy at St. Stephen's College under the University of Delhi, before moving to North Eastern Hill University. Mrinal also served as the Director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, from 1993 to 1999. He was nominated as a member of Rajya Sabha on 21 March 2012. He has been awarded a Padma Bhushan for his contribution in the field of education and literature. He was a member of the National Advisory Council established by the Manmohan Singh UPA I government. He is a member of the council set up for the implementation of RTE act also called as NAC. Personal life He is married to Sujata Miri, a fellow philosopher. Publications The Place of Humanities in Our Universities (ed), Routledge, 2018 () The Idea of Surplus: Tagore and Contemporary Human Sciences (ed), Routledge, New Delhi, 2016 () Philosophy and Education, Oxford University Press, 2014 () Identity and the Moral life, Oxford University Press, 2002 Tribal India: Continuity and Change (Ed), Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, 1993 Five Essays on Kant (Ed), North Eastern Hill University, 1987 Philosophy of Psychoanalysis, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, 1997. References External links Profile at the NAC website Biography of Prof Mtinai Miri 20th-century Indian educational theorists Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education 1940 births Living people Academic staff of the North-Eastern Hill University Members of National Advisory Council, India Academic staff of Delhi University Scholars from Assam Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha members from Arunachal Pradesh 20th-century Indian philosophers