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Samkhya, Vedanta and Mahabharata: A Conversation with Dr. T.S. Rukmani

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Join Mukunda as he speaks with Dr. T.S. Rukmani. Dr. T.S. Rukmani was a Professor and Chair of Hindu Studies at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. […]

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Sanskrit, Shastras and Society: A Conversation with Dr. Satyan Sharma

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Join Mukunda as he speaks with Dr. Satyan Sharma. Dr. Sharma is a Professor of Sanskrit at the Panjab University in Chandigarh. He specializes in […]

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Ismailism and Islamic History: A Conversation with Dr. Khalil Andani

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Ismailism and Islamic History: A Conversation with Dr. Khalil Andani Join Mukunda as he speaks with Dr. Khalil Andani, an Islamic scholar and expert on […]

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Justice, Sexuality, Gender and Dharma: A Conversation with Dr. Ruth Vanita

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Join Mukunda as he speaks with Dr. Ruth Vanita. Dr. Vanita taught at Delhi University for 20 years and is now a Professor at the […]

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Hinduism, Perennial Wisdom and Engaging with Islam: A Conversation with Farhan Qureshi

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Join Mukunda as he speaks with Farhan Qureshi. Farhan is an ex-Muslim who now identifies as Hindu. He is a perennialist, who believes in that […]

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Indo-Aryan Origins, Genetics and Pre-History: A Conversation with Ashish Kulkarni

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Join Mukunda as he speaks with Ashish Kulkarni, better known on Twitter as @agenetics1, he is an engineer and part of a new wave of […]

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Ancient and Modern Aesthetics: A Dialogue with Dr. Bharat Gupt

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Join Mukunda and Krishna as they speak with Dr. Bharat Gupt, a former Associate Professor in English at the University of Delhi, is an Indian […]

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Living Traditions and Puranas A Dialogue with Prof. McComas Taylor

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Join Mukunda as he speaks with Dr. McComas Taylor, Associate Professor of Sanskrit at Australian National University. In this episode, we discuss a host of […]

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Christianity, Theology and Theodicy: A Conversation with Seth P. Hart

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Join Mukunda as he speaks with Seth P. Hart, a PhD. Candidate and scholar of Christian Theology at the University of Durham. In this episode, […]

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Theology Unleashed: A Conversation and Discussion with Arjuna Gallagher

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Join Mukunda as he speaks with Arjuna Gallagher of Theology Unleashed Youtube Show. Arjuna belongs to the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition specifically the Hare Krsna and […]

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Understanding the Dharma Shastras: A Conversation with Dr. Patrick Olivelle and Dr. Donald Davis

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Join Mukunda as he speaks with pre-eminent scholars of the Dharma Shastras: Dr. Patrick Olivelle and Dr. Donald Davis. Dr. Olivelle is a world-renowned scholar […]

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Introduction to Pancaratra: Vaishnava Agama and Tantra

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Join Mukunda as he speaks with Sri Rama Ramanuja Achari, also known as Rami Sivan, of www.srimatham.com. Sri Rama Ramanuja Achari is an Acharya of […]

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Narratives, Life and Timeless Wisdom: A Conversation with Dr. Raj Balkaran

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Join Mukunda as he speaks to Professor Raj Balkaran, Oxford Centre of Hindu Studies. He is a scholar of the Puranas and Narratives and the […]

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Hindu Dalits, Caste and Conversion: A Conversation with Prerna Thiruvaipati

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Join Mukunda as he speaks to Prerna Thiruvaipati a Dalits and Hindu activist who has been spending the past few years working on addressing the […]

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Around the Polytheistic Campfire: A Conversation with Sarenth Odinsson, Caitlin Storm Breaker, Jim Two Snakes, and Dr. Edward Butler (Youtube)

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Join Mukunda as he speaks with Dr. Edward Butler, Caitlin Storm Breaker, Jim Two Snakes and Sarenth Odinsson on Polytheism in the modern world. Caitlin, Jim and Sarenth host a podcast called Around Grandfather Fire (https://aroundgrandfatherfire.wordpress.com/) on the various polytheistic traditions and issues in the modern world. Dr. Edward Butler is a resident scholar at the Indic Academy working on Indigenous Polytheistic traditions, world views and revival.

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YouTube Interview From Ancient Kama to Modern Seduction: A Conversation with Dr. Seema Anand

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Join Mukunda and Shahada Hasan of the Brown Pundits, as they speak to Dr. Seema Anand on Kama, the Kama Sutra, Arts of Seduction, Femininity, […]

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Youtube: Tamil Poetry and the Azhwars: A Conversation with Prof. Archana Venkatesan

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Join Mukunda and Krishna as we speak to Professor Archana Venkatesan, Professor of Religious Studies at University of California, Davis. She is an expert and translator of Tamil Bhakti poetry specifically the poetry or pasurams of the Azhwars, a group of saints, poets and mystics from what is now Tamil Nadu from the 6th to 9th centuries of the common era.

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Tantra and Abhinavagupta: A Conversation with Professor Sthaneshwar Timalsina

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Join Mukunda as he speaks to Professor Sthaneshwar Timalsina, Professor of Religious Studies at San Diego State University. He is also a qualified Acharya and has been trained in Sanskrit and Shastras since he was a child. He is an expert on Tantra and Abhinavagupta, a 10th century polymath genius who worked on philosophy, drama, math, music, aesthetics, and other areas. Acharya Sthaneshwar is also Founder of the Vimarsha Foundation, a 501c(3) non-profit that engages in expounding and maintaining the Kashmiri Shaivism tradition.