A candid conversation with Ramdas Lamb about his experiences as a sadhu, his journey to academia and his professorial pedagogy.
Ramdas Lamb received a Bachelor of Arts degree with high honors in 1980 and a Master of Arts degree in Comparative Religion in 1986 from the University of Hawaii, Manoa. He also studied at the University of California in Santa Barbara, where he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1991.
Ramdas Lamb began his academic career at the University of Hawaii as an instructor In religion from 1989 to 1991. Presently, he is a Professor of Religion there. Ramdas teaches introductory religion courses as well as courses dealing with contemporary religion and society, fieldwork, and mysticism. The focus of his current research is on monastic traditions and religion among the low castes in central and northern India.
Raj Balkaran is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative texts. He teaches at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and at his own virtual School of Indian Wisdom. For information see rajbalkaran.com.
