Assistant Professor, University of Hyderabad,2010– Till date
Areas of Specialization +
Logic
Analytic Philosophy.
Teaching/Research Interests +
Logic
Ethics
Research Supervision +
Chenithung L., Ngullie The Concept of Toleration
Published Papers +
Tinyi, V., ’Engaging with Life and Its Problems: Towards Exploring the Notion of ‘Deep” in Wittgenstein’s Thoughts, Summerhill, Vol.27, No. 2 (2021), pp.54-60
Tinyi, V., ’On the Nature of Permission’ in Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 27 No. 1 (2020), pp.57-69.
Tinyi, V.,’Megalithic Culture of the Chakhesang Nagas: Reinterpret- ing the Self’ (Chapter 10), in Identity and Marginality in NE India: Challenges for Social ScienReearch, Orient Blackswan (upcoming)
Tinyi, V., ’The Headhunting Culture of the Nagas: Reinterpreting the Self,’ in The South Asianist, Vol.5, pp. 83-95, 2017, Also reprinted in Nagas in the 21st Century, 117-132, The Highlander Books, (Kohima, Edinburgh, Thimpu), 2017, ISBN: 970-0-692-98335-5.
Tinyi, V., ’Negotiating Identity in the Context of Global Change: A Personal Reading as a Naga’ in Culture, Identity and Development: The Global and the Local in Northeast India, 213-224, Abhijeet Publications, New Delhi, 2015, ISBN:978-93-5074-197-9
Tinyi, V., ’Making Sense of Corruption in Nagaland: A Culturalist Interpretation,’ in Democracy in Nagaland: Tribes, Traditions, Ten- sions, (Eds. Jelle JP Wouters & Zhoto Tunyi) 159-180, The Highlender Books, (Kohima, Edinburgh, Thimpu), 2018. (ISBN: 978-0-692-07031- 4)
Tinyi, V., ’Rethinking Human Rights’ in Toshimenla Jamir and Lanusashi (Eds.), Human Rights in Nagaland: Emerging Paradigms, 2017, 54-70, Heritage Publication, Dimapur, Nagaland (ISBN 978-93-8050092-8)
Invited Papers in Conferences/Seminars +
Tinyi, V., “Revisiting the Concept of Forbearance: From a Logical Point of View” Paper presented at Faculty Work in Progress Seminar, Department of Philosophy, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 18-20 March, 2021.
Tinyi, V., “On Gifting and Dreaming: Re-Envisioning the Naga Story” in an International Webinar on Living in the Present: Nagas in the 21st Century, 26th-28th November 2020, Organized by the Naga Scholars’ Association, Delhi.
Tinyi, V., “Wittgenstein Deep Philosophy: Engaging with Life and its Problems” in a national seminar on Buddha and Wittgenstein on Culture and Values, 14th – 16th March, 2019, Acharya Nagarjuna Uni- versity, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh (ICPR sponsored).
Tinyi, V., “Exploring Levinasian Concept of the Other: In Search of a Philosophical Model for Conflict Resolution with Special Reference to the Indo-Naga Conflict”, National Seminar on Confict Transformation and Dharma of Peace Building: Contemporary Relevance in North- East India’, (ICPR & ICSSR Sponsored) Lady Keane College, Shillong, Meghalaya, India ,during 16-18 May, 2017
Tinyi, V., “Interrogating Hick’s Concept of Religious Pluralism” on World Religion: A Step Towards Inter-Religious Dialogues” in a na- tional seminar on “World Religion: A Step Towards Inter-Religious Dialogues,” (ICPR Sponsored) 24-25 February 2017, Patkai Christian College (Autonomous) Dimapur, Nagaland.
Tinyi, V., “Of stones and Feasts: The Making of an Identity” in a National Seminar on Identity and Marginality in NE India: Challenges for Social Sciences Research, 16-17 January, 2017, University of Hyder- abad, Hyderabad
Tinyi, V., “A Plea to Strive for Excellence”, in a state level seminar on Education System in Nagaland, 12th July, 2016, Japfu Hotel, Kohima, Nagaland
Tinyi, V., “Education and Identity”, in a state level seminar on Ed-ucation System in Nagaland, 12th July, 2016, Japfu Hotel, Kohima, Nagaland.
Tinyi, V., ”Towards Constructing Socio-Cultural Foundation of the Nagas: Reinterpreting Self, Rethinking the Nagas in the Contemporary, 20 – 21 March 2015, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Invited Talks +
Tinyi, V., Delivered a special talk on “Re-interpreting the Self and the Others for Community Building: A Philosophical Reflection” jointly organized by History Club Pfutsero Govt. College and Pfutsero Govt. College Pfutsero, Phek, Nagaland on 15th February, 2021.
Tinyi, V., Delivered a lecture on “The Un-Natural in Naga Historical Narratives: A Philosophical Reflection” in a Webinar Series (Lecture IV), Encountering History from the Peripheries: Perspective from the North-East India, organized by Department of History, Unity College, Dimapur, in collaboration with Department of History and Archaeol- ogy, Nagaland University, Kohima, on 15th January, 2021.