SMALL COHORTSLIVE LECTURES & DISCUSSIONSFACULTY FROM LEADING UNIVERSITIES
The Liberal Arts Centre offers courses in foundational disciplines including philosophy, literature, politics and the arts. Our courses are built around enduring questions shaping human experience.
Our cohorts are intentionally small, to enable dialogue and critical thinking. We firmly believe that learning emerges in an encounter with one another, through sustained engagement and contestation with ideas.
SUMMER TERM ’26
WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY?
AN ENQUIRY INTO REALITY, KNOWLEDGE AND THE GOOD
AN ENQUIRY INTO REALITY,
KNOWLEDGE AND THE GOOD
Led by VIVEK RADHAKRISHNAN
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, KREA University
Post Doc, IIT Bombay
START: JULY 25, 2026
TWENTY PARTICIPANTS
DURATION: EIGHT WEEKS (ONLINE)
START: JULY 25, 2026
TWENTY PARTICIPANTS
DURATION: EIGHT WEEKS (ONLINE)
EXISTENTIALISM
FINDING MEANING IN THE ABSURD
FINDING MEANING
IN THE ABSURD
Led by HUZAIFA OMAIR SIDDIQI
Assistant Professor of English, Ashoka University
PhD, Jawaharlal Nehru University
START: JULY 25, 2026
TWENTY PARTICIPANTS
DURATION: EIGHT WEEKS (ONLINE)
START: JULY 25, 2026
TWENTY PARTICIPANTS
DURATION: EIGHT WEEKS (ONLINE)
IS POLITICS NECESSARY?
FOUNDATIONAL QUESTIONS ON POLITICAL LIFE
FOUNDATIONAL QUESTIONS ON POLITICAL LIFE
Led by SHEKHAR SINGH
Former Assistant Professor,
Shiv Nadar University & University of Delhi
PhD, Jawaharlal Nehru University
START: JULY 25, 2026
TWENTY PARTICIPANTS
DURATION: EIGHT WEEKS (ONLINE)
START: JULY 25, 2026
TWENTY PARTICIPANTS
DURATION: EIGHT WEEKS (ONLINE)
UN-TL;DR-ING SHAKESPEARE
AN IMMERSIVE CRASH COURSE
AN IMMERSIVE
CRASH COURSE
Led by DOYEETA MAJUMDER
Assistant Professor, Jadavpur University
PhD, University of St Andrews, UK
START: JUNE 27, 2026
TWENTY PARTICIPANTS
DURATION: EIGHT WEEKS (ONLINE)
START: JUNE 27, 2026
TWENTY PARTICIPANTS
DURATION: EIGHT WEEKS (ONLINE)
THE FICTION CURE
RECLAIMING THE JOY OF READING IN A DISTRACTED WORLD
RECLAIMING THE JOY OF READING
IN A DISTRACTED WORLD
Led by Diviani Chaudhuri
Assistant Professor, Shiv Nadar University
PhD, Stare University of New York, Binghampton
START: JULY 25, 2026
TWENTY PARTICIPANTS
DURATION: EIGHT WEEKS (ONLINE)
START: JULY 25, 2026
TWENTY PARTICIPANTS
DURATION: EIGHT WEEKS (ONLINE)
A Week at Liberal Arts Centre
SUNDAY
Start reading at your own pace
MON-FRIDAY
Read on and contribute brief reflections
to your cohort in the shared course space
SATURDAY
Live lecture and open discussion
Liberal Arts Centre is a space for those who always wanted to read more carefully, think more rigorously or simply understand the world better.
Our courses are open to all adults. They do not require a prior background in the subject. Whether you are from social sciences, engineering, humanities, or any other field, you are welcome here.