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Discussion with Prof. Vamsee Juluri

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Join Racchit and I as we trialogue with Prof. Vamsee Juluri, Professor of Media Studies at the University of San Francisco. We discuss the media on the whole. depiction of Hindus in the media, Hinduphobia, Prof. Juluri’s books and many other topics.

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Discussion with Kushal Mehra, Host of The Carvaka Podcast

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In this episode, Mukunda speaks to Kushal Mehra, the host of The Carvaka Podcast. We discuss Hindutva, Social Media, Hinduism, Secularism, Indian Politics, Philosophy, Morality, and other topics.

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Interview and Discussion with Prof. Jeffery Long (Part 4 of 4)

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Join Mukunda, Racchit, and Professor Jeffery Long, Professor of Religious and Hindu Studies at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. Professor Long is the author of many books and articles on Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. Most recently Professor Long is the editor of “Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, Scientific”. This is part 4 of 4 of our discussion and in Part 4 we discuss:
1. We discuss the intersection of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Japanese culture, history, and religion. (from beginning to 18 min 30 second mark)
2. We discuss DANAM (Dharma Association of North America) and final thoughts with Prof. Long about the future of Hinduism in academia and his future works.
You can download Perspectives on Reincarnation at https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/1097

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Interview and Discussion with Prof. Jeffery Long (Part 3 of 4)

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Join Mukunda, Racchit, and Professor Jeffery Long, Professor of Religious and Hindu Studies at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. Professor Long is the author of many books and articles on Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. Most recently Professor Long is the editor of “Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, Scientific”. This is part 3 of 4 of our discussion and in Part 3 we discuss:
1. We discuss the different types and ideas of Karma. (from beginning to 5 min mark)
2. Defense of the Rationality of Reincarnation, we discuss the rationality of believing in Reincarnation through logic and even scientific studies. We throw into the mix Samkhya, Panpsychism, the hard problem of consciousness, Jainism, and Sri Aurobindo’s ideas. (from 5 min mark to the end)
You can download Perspectives on Reincarnation at https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/1097

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Interview and Discussion with Professor Jeffery Long (Part 2 of 4)

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Join Mukunda, Racchit and Professor Jeffery Long, Professor of Religious and Hindu Studies at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. Professor Long is the author of many books and articles on Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. Most recently Professor Long is the editor of “Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, Scientific”. This is part 2 of 4 of our discussion and in Part 2 we discuss:
1. We discuss the work of Prof. Jeffrey Kripal on Ramakrishna Paramahamsa both from the academic perspective and the traditional Ramakrishna perspective along with ideas of hermeneutics and how to be sensitive to both the traditions and the perspectives of academic freedom. (from start to 15 min 55 sec mark)
2. We discuss the idea of purva paksha, steelmanning and how to engage with diverse perspectives and experiences. (from 15 min 55 sec mark to 24 min 06 sec)
3. We discuss the Jain idea of Aneka Vada (Multiple perspectives of Truth), Syaadavada (conditional perspectives) and Nayavada (theory of viewpoints). (starts at 24 min 06 sec mark to 36 min and 15 sec mark)
4. Prof. Long provides an overview and how the book Perspectives on Reincarnation came into being. (start at 36 min and 15 sec mark to the end)

You can download Perspectives on Reincarnation at https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/1097

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Interview and Discussion with Prof. Jeffery Long (Part 1 of 4)

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Join Mukunda, Racchit and Professor Jeffery Long, Professor of Religious and Hindu Studies at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. Professor Long is the author of many books and articles on Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. Most recently Professor Long is the editor of “Perspectives on Reincarnation: Hindu, Christian, Scientific”. This is part 1 of 5 of our discussion and in Part 1 we discuss:
1. Professor Long discusses his journey to Hinduism from Christianity starting with the tragic loss of his father at a young age to finding the Bhagavad Gita and his path to taking initiation in the Ramakrishna Mission. (from the beginning to about the 13:30 min mark)
2. We discuss Ramakrishna, Vivekananda and the tradition that they built world wide. We discuss the similarity and differences between this tradition versus the traditional Kevala Advaita Vedanta of Sankaracharya. (starts at 13:30 mark to end of part 1 at 40 min 21 sec mark )

You can download Perspectives on Reincarnation at https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/1097

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Interview and Discussion with Nithin Sridhar

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Meru Media Video Interview with Nithin Sridhar
Mukunda and Nithin discuss a wide host of topics relating to Vedanta, Indic Culture, Menstruation Ideas across Cultures, the Sabarimalai Controversy, Sati, including:
Advaita Vedanta (starting at 10 min mark)
Discussion on Nithin’s Books (starting at 32 min mark)
Indic Civilizational Ethos and the clash with Modernity (starting at 38 min mark)
Education system and imparting of Indic values (starting at 53 min mark)
Indic views on Menstruation and Feminism (starting at 1 hour and 5 min mark)
Sabarimalai Controversy (starting 1 hour and 40 min mark)
Discussion on the Practice of Sati and Suicide (starting 1 hour and 58 min mark)

About Nithin Sridhar: With a degree in civil engineering, and having worked in construction field, Nithin Sridhar passionately writes about various issues from development, politics, and social issues, to religion, spirituality and ecology. He is based in Mysore, India. His first book “Musings On Hinduism” provided an overview of various aspects of Hindu philosophy and society. His latest book “Menstruation Across Cultures: A Historical Perspective” examines menstruation notions and practices prevalent in different cultures & religions from across the world. Tweets at @nkgrock
You can purchase Nithin’s book Sabarimalai Confusion: Menstruation Across Cultures below
https://www.amazon.com/Menstruation-Across-Cultures-Sabarimala-Perspective/dp/9386473461

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Interview with Prof. Joydeep Bagchee (Part 3 of 3): Indology, Textual Criticism and the Mahabharata

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Meru Media Video Interview with Prof. Joydeep Bagchee Part 3 Mukunda and Prof. Joydeep Bagchee discuss Indology, Philology, Historism and the Mahabharata. In this part, […]

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Interview with Prof. Joydeep Bagchee (Part 2 of 3): Indology, Textual Criticism and the Mahabharata

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Meru Media Video Interview with Prof. Joydeep Bagchee Part 2 Mukunda and Prof. Joydeep Bagchee discuss Indology, Philology, Historism and the Mahabharata. In this part, […]

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Interview with Prof. Joydeep Bagchee (Part 1 of 3): Indology, Textual Criticism and the Mahabharata

Meru Media Video Interview with Prof. Joydeep Bagchee Part 1 Mukunda and Prof. Joydeep Bagchee discuss Indology, Philology, Historism and the Mahabharata. We discuss the […]