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McComas Taylor discusses the upcoming 18th World Sanskrit Conference January 9-13, 2023. The conference is held online. All are welcome to register here. Raj Balkaran is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative texts. He teaches at the Oxford …
Guest: McComas Taylor
Date: 12/16/2022
The mission of The Dharma Academy of North America (DANAM) "is to identify strategies for, and undertake, the recovery, reclamation and reconstitution of Dharma traditions for the contemporary global era, with initial focus on Hindu …
Guest: Rita D. Sherma
Date: 12/13/2022
Russell McCutcheon shares his views on the academic study of religion, and the path ahead for religion graduates and the field itself. McCutcheon is a professor of religious studies at the University of Alabama. You can find the four-part …
Guest: Russell McCutcheon
Date: 11/28/2022
A conversation with Michael Fiden about University of Texas at Austin’s new open access online resource for second-year Sanskrit students, either for self-study or as a supplement to instruction. Raj Balkaran is a scholar of Sanskrit …
Guest: Michael Fiden
Date: 10/31/2022
Raj Balkaran speaks with Jacqui Hargreaves & Ruth Westoby about SOAS’ exciting new online learning platform: Yoga Studies Online. Raj Balkaran is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative texts. He teaches at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and …
Guest: Jacqui Hargreaves and Ruth Westoby
Date: 10/12/2022
A candid conversation with Dr. Sravana Borkataky-Varma, historian, practitioner, educator, and social entrepreneur. Women and Gender in Hindu TantraTantra: The Body and Release, an Esalen Signature Series Raj Balkaran is a scholar, …
Guest: Sravana Borkataky-Varma
Date: 7/5/2022
Raj Balkaran speaks with Julie Vig (York University) and Andrea Pinkney (McGill University) about the Canadian South Asian Studies Association, a new development in association with the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social …
Guest: Julie Vig and Andrea Farran
Date: 5/5/2022
Core Buddhist teachings are preserved in the ancient Indian language Pali. Listen in as Aleix Ruiz-Falqués speaks about its structure, its significance, and opportunities to study it with him online. Raj Balkaran is a scholar, online …
Guest: Aleix Ruiz-Falqués
Date: 5/4/2022
What is the Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions all about? Who is it for? What is it’s past, present, and future? Find out as Raj Balkaran speaks with Symposium organizers Karen O'Brien-Kop (University of Roehampton), Brian Black …
Guest: Karen O'Brien-Kop, Brian Black, Avni Chag and Kush Depala
Date: 4/11/2022
Raj Balkaran interviews Walter Dorn (Professor of Defence Studies, Royal Military College) and Andrew Bartles-Smith (Head of Global Affairs Department in Asia, International Committee of the Red Cross) about very timely and important …
Guest: Walter Dorn and Andrew Bartles-Smith
Date: 2/16/2022