Nitesh Anchan is a research coordinator at Centre for Intercultural Studies and Dialogue (CISD), MAHE, Manipal. He has a Masters in Philosophy from Manipal Centre for Humanities (MCH), MAHE Manipal and his research domain is in the field of folk traditions and their presence in the contemporary space. He has been involved in curating the project– ‘Discerning India: Living Cultures of Tulunadu’. His current research interests are in philosophy of culture and philosophy of mind.