Engages with the life and ideas of the twelfth-century Shaiva mystic and philosopher-poet Allama Prabhu.
In his last, profoundly innovative work Allama Prabhu and the Shaiva Imagination, D. R. Nagaraj (1954-1998) engages with the twelfth-century Shaiva mystic and philosopher-poet Allama Prabhu, whose enigmatic writings have perplexed many and thus resiste ... Show More
Oct 8
The Examination of Religion (Dharmaparīkṣā): A Jain Tradition of Narrative Adaptations with Heleen De Jonckheere (Brill, 2026)
Repetition, reconfiguration, or adaptation form key characteristics of the Indian literary traditions. Jain literature exemplifies this vividly, especially through its rich narrative tradition. The Examination of Religion (Dharmaparīkṣā): A Jain Tradition of Narrative Adaptations ... Show More
33m 24s
Sep 24
Karline McLain, "Living with Gandhi: Experiments in Utopia" (Association for Asian Studies, 2026)
Mahatma Gandhi was an anticolonial activist, lawyer, and politician. Less famously, but no less importantly, he was also a back-to-the-land farmer, a founder of communes, and a seeker of utopia. Living with Gandhi: Experiments in Utopia tells the story of everyday life at four o ... Show More
42m 41s
Sep 17
James D. Ryan, "The Upanisads as They Are: Brhadaranyaka, Chandogya, Aitareya, Taittiriya, Kausitaki" (Bloomsbury, 2026)
These Upanisads (c. 800-300 BCE) are almost always read from the point of view of the later Vedantins, but they do not share in the neatly tailored characteristics of the mature Vedantic philosophies, representing, instead, divergent, variegated and even conflicting narratives. I ... Show More
43m 18s
Mar 2024
#1157 - Gyanvapi, Hindu Temples & Resurgence of Sanatana Dharma | Dr. Vikram Sampath & Sadhguru
Ahead of the release of his book, "Waiting for Shiva: Unearthing the Truth of Kashi's Gyan Vapi", Dr. Vikram Sampath engaged in a captivating conversation with Sadhguru at the Isha Yoga Center. They explored a range of topics including the need to re-establish civilizationally si ... Show More
1h 45m
Oct 2022
869: Dharmic Reversals / An Interview with Dr. Ravi M. Gupta
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Kaustubha discusses with Professor Ravi Gupta about the unique role of Srimad Bhagavatam in the broader yoga tradition, and how it presents "Dharmic Reversals" where common religious, social hierarchies (in terms of gender, age, caste and even species) are turned upside-down ... Show More
59m 53s
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