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October 29, 2026
In Pursuit of the Inconceivable - an Investigation of Metaphysics and Mysticism
In Pursuit of the Inconceivable: An Investigation of Metaphysics and Mysticism (Essentia Books, 2025) is a compelling exploration of fundamental quest…
October 25, 2026
Palimpsests Past and Present
Established in the late fourteenth century in what is now Sindh Province, Pakistan, the Maklī necropolis grew over three centuries to a site of more t…
October 25, 2026
Shared Sacred Sites in South Asia
What can shared sacred sites tell us about religious coexistence in South Asia? Political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot joins Shreya Urvashi to discu…
October 22, 2026
The Cultural Heritage of Śākta Tantric Communities in India
Despite the long tradition of exploring the Tantric temple culture of Nampūtiri Brahmins within Tantric studies, the Śākta stream remains under-resear…
October 15, 2026
An Alaṅkāra Reader
Classical Indian poetics prized the skillful use of alaṅkāras, or “ornaments”—literary figures of speech. Across more than a millennium, Sanskrit writ…
October 8, 2026
The Examination of Religion (Dharmaparīkṣā)
Repetition, reconfiguration, or adaptation form key characteristics of the Indian literary traditions. Jain literature exemplifies this vividly, espec…
October 1, 2026
Allama Prabhu and the Shaiva Imagination
Engages with the life and ideas of the twelfth-century Shaiva mystic and philosopher-poet Allama Prabhu. In his last, profoundly innovative work Alla…
September 24, 2026
Living with Gandhi
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 …
September 17, 2026
The Upanisads as They Are
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 ch…
September 10, 2026
Brahmins of the Himalaya
Uses the everyday histories of Brahmin clans, communities, and families in a prominent small town in the Indian Himalaya to challenge the assumption t…
September 7, 2026
Enclosing Caste
This episode features a conversation with historian Rupa Viswanath and anthropologist Joel Lee. We covered the remarkable transformations of the late …
September 3, 2026
Transhumanism and Divine Humanity in Global Traditions
Amid global dialogue on the nature of human enhancement, this book traces humanity's pursuit of self-transcendence and enhancement from ancient times …
August 27, 2026
Leading Safe and Simple Yoga Nidras
In Leading Safe and Simple Yoga Nidras: A Yoga Teacher's Guide (Singing Dragon, 2026), experienced yoga teachers Theo Wildcroft and Beverley Nolan pro…
August 20, 2026
Deciphering the Hidden Meaning
Deciphering the Hidden Meaning: Language and the Highest Good in Early Advaita Vedānta (Oxford UP, 2026) presents a transformative history of one of t…
August 19, 2026
Ganja Matters
Ganja is the popular name in Hindustani, Bengali, and other South Asian languages for intoxicating substances produced from the plant species Ca…
August 13, 2026
God’s Own Land
God’s Own Land: Sacred Landscape, Pilgrim Economy and Religious Change in the Ganga Himalaya (Lever Press, 2026) follows the tectonic shift from tradi…
August 8, 2026
Hindu Nationalism in the Indian Diaspora
Hindu nationalism is transforming India as an increasingly dominant ideology and political force. But it is also a global phenomenon, with sections of…
August 6, 2026
The Swasthani Vrata Katha
The Swasthani Vrata Katha is the most widely read, recited, and listened to Hindu devotional text, especially of local indigenous origin, among Hindu …
July 30, 2026
The Mahabharata, Volume 8
The Mahabharata, Volume 8 (U Chicago Press, 2026) is a translation of the twelfth book of The Mahābhārata, an epic tale of history and kingship, reinf…
July 23, 2026
South Asia Before Religion
South Asia Before Religion: Reflections on an Anachronistic Concept (Knowledge Commons Works, 2026) critically examines the applicability of the conce…