Man’s inquisitiveness to know about the “Real” has its origin in the philosophical traditions of the West and the East alike. For the ancient Greeks, the Real was metaphysical in nature and they sought to determine the nature of the real through the teachings of philosophers like Aristotle. These views later found place in the philosophy of many Christian fathers of the medieval period. With the Renaissance, the Western philosophy underwent an epistemic turn, so also discussions on the Real. In Indian philosophical heritage, the classical Indian philosophers of different philosophical systems too tried to grasp the concept of the Real from different theoretical frameworks and envisaged certain conclusions. The articles presented in this volume focus on those issues of the Real which have been treated and discussed by the philosophers of contemporary India such as K.C. Bhattacharyya, Surendranath Dasgupta, S. Radhakrishnan, Ras-Vihari Das, P.T. Raju, Satchidananda Murty and J.N. Mohanty. It also gives a glimpse on Professor Mohanty’s view on the Einstein–Tagore controversy.” CONTENTS Preface Introduction – Soumitra Basu and Maitreyee Datta 1. “Real” in the Philosophy of Krishnachandra Bhattacharyya – Tara Chatterjee 2. Surendranath Dasgupta: A Synthesis of Realism and Theism – Ranjana Mukherjee 3. Radhakrishnan’s View on Mystical Realism – Gargi Goswami 4. A “Non-Idealist” World: Ras-Vihari Das on Ajñāna – C.D. Sebastian 5. P.T. Raju’s Approach to the Real: A Relationalist Critique – Joseph Kaipayil 6. Theistic Metaphysics: Satchidananda Murty’s Conceptualization of the Real – Balaganapathi Devarakonda 7. The Nature of Reality: Interpretation by J.N. Mohanty – Krishna Roy 8. Einstein–Tagore Controversy: Some Reflections on J.N. Mohanty’s View – Jhuma Chakraborty 9. A Case for Nyāya Realism: Matilal’s Perspective – Dipayan Pattanayak Contributors Index