Discover India Podcast by Professor Pankaj Jain, Ph.D.: Recent Episodes
Pankaj Jain
The Discover India Podcast is about Indian Culture, Indian Classical Music, Sustainability, Hindu/Buddhist/Jain Studies, Film Studies, and Diaspora Studies. Episodes include presentations at various conferences and webinars as well. Dr. Pankaj Jain is the Head, Dept of Humanities & Language & the India Centre at FLAME University.
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It was in 1979 that Abraham Seidenberg published the second of his groundbreaking articles evaluating the role of the Śulba Sūtras in the history of mathematics and the dismissive treatment accorded to them by mainstream history. Since then, no systematic attempt has been made to trace how the consensus has been shaped regarding the role of the Śulba Sūtras after they were first introduced to the Western world in 1875 by Georg Thibaut. This talk addresses this shortcoming by examining the writings of the key figures of the day, such as Moritz Cantor and Otto Neugebauer, whose works have been influential in relegating the Śulba Sūtras to a little more than a footnote in the history of mathematics.Bhaskar Kamble is an author, theoretical physicist, and data scientist. He obtained his Ph.D. in theoretical condensed matter physics in 2010 from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. After that, he worked as a researcher for several years at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, and at the Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics in Pohang, South Korea, specializing in the fields of unconventional superconductivity, quantum phase transitions, and many-particle physics. Currently, he works as a data scientist in Berlin in energy analytics. He has a deep interest in the history of mathematics in the Hindu civilization and philosophy. He is the author of the best-selling book The Imperishable Seed: How Hindu Mathematics Changed the World and Why This History Was Erased (2022).
Panch (Sanskrit) = Punch (English) = Paanch (Persian/Urdu/Hindi) = Five #ashortaday #explore #shortvideo
Dant (Sanskrit) = Dent (English) = Daant (Persian/Urdu/Hindi)
Indo-European Languages#Indo-Iranian Languages#Indo-Aryan Languages
Dwaar (Sanskrit) = Dar (Persian/Urdu) = Door (English)Indo- European Languages …#ashortaday #explore #shortvideo
Verse 14 - From this episode:दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया ।मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते ॥Tune in every Sunday for a new episode of the philological and philosophical analysis of the Bhagavad Gita!Texts referenced in the series:1. Gītā Rahasya by Lokmanya Tilak2. Gītā Discourses by Osho3. Gītā Discourses by Rev. Athavale Dadaji4. Gītā interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi5. Gītā commentary by Adi Shankaracharya6. Sargeant Winthrop and Christopher Key Chapple. The Bhagavad Gītā. State University of New York Press 2009.7. Goldman Robert P and Sally J Sutherland. Devavāṇīpraveśikā : An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language. 3rd ed. Center for South Asia Studies University of California: 1999.Press, 2009.8. The Bhagavad Gītā - Selected Shlokas set to Music (2-CD Set), sung by Ravindra Sathe and team, music by Vanraj Bhatia, album by Music Today, 2009.Gita app based on Sri Aurobindo’s commentary:Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.org.bhagavadgita&hl=en_US≷=US&pli=1iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/bhagavad-gita-sri-aurobindo/id1143882659
Perhaps no category of people on earth has been perceived as more endangered, nor subjected to more preservation efforts, than indigenous peoples. In India, calls for conserving Adivasi culture have often reached a fever pitch, especially amongst urban middle-class activists and global civil society groups. But are India's 'tribes' really endangered? Do they face extinction? And is this threat somehow comparable to extinction facing tigers and other wildlife? Combining years of fieldwork and archival research with intensive theoretical interrogations, this book offers a global intellectual history of efforts to 'protect' indigenous peoples and their cultures, usually from above. It also critiques the activist's impulse to cry 'Save the tigers!' and 'Save the tribes!' together in the same breath. It is not a history or an ethnography of the tribes of India but rather a history of discourses—including Adivasis' own—about what is perceived to be the fundamental question for nearly all Indigenous peoples in the modern world: the question of survival. Examining views of interlinking biological and cultural (or biocultural) diversity loss in western and central India—particularly regarding Bhil and Gond communities facing not only conservation and development-induced displacement but also dehumanizing animal analogies comparing endangered tigers and tribes—the book problematizes the long history of human endangerment and extinction discourse. In doing so, it shows that fears of tribal extinction predated scientific awareness of the extinction of non-human species. Only by confronting this history can we begin to decolonize this discourse.Ezra Rashkow is an Associate Professor of History at Montclair State University in New Jersey, USA. Before joining the faculty at Montclair, he completed his PhD and a teaching fellowship at SOAS, University of London. Then, he held a position at the University of Virginia (UVA) as a Lecturer in Modern South Asian History. As well as publishing several articles on modern South Asian history, world environmental history, and the history of colonial anthropology, he has published two books: the co-edited Memory, Identity and the Colonial Encounter in India: Essays in Honor of Peter Robb (Routledge, 2017); and a monograph, The Nature of Endangerment in India: Tigers, 'Tribes,' Extermination & Conservation, 1818-2020 (Oxford University Press, 2023). He is currently working on his next book, a global history of efforts to conserve indigenous and tribal cultures within national parks and other protected areas, tentatively titled People Parks: Histories of Preserving Inhabited Wilderness.Much of his work engages with the experiences of indigenous peoples in modernity and global debates over the relationship between biological and cultural diversity. In particular, the concept of "endangerment" has become a unifying strand throughout his body of work to date. His research thus explores historical discourses and policies that protect biological and cultural diversity as similarly endangered and in need of similar or simultaneous forms of conservation. Working in western and central India, he collects oral histories of Bhil, Gond, Baiga, Kurku, and other Adivasi communities facing conservation- and/or development-induced displacement. He then situates these oral histories in dialog with the colonial archive, anthropological accounts, and activist engagements with these communities' histories.
The Springer Encyclopedia of Hinduism and Tribal Religions: An Interview with Prof. Jeffery Long, Pankaj Jain, and Madhu Khanna by Dr. Raj Balkaran for the New Books Network.
Vedanta Retreat in Portland, USA …#ashortaday #explore #shortvideo https://www.vedanta-portland.org/vedanta-retreat
Sthaa, Thaharna, and Stay in Indo-European Languages (Sanskrit, Persian/Urdu, and English)
The much-awaited episode three of Naturally Musical - a venture Professor Pankaj Jain and Shri Manoj Govindraj have undertaken to share the often simple yet layered thoughts behind eco-friendly songs in Indian films🎵Keep up with every episode to see how Prof. Pankaj Jain masterfully peels back the glass onion of lyrical complexity in Indian film music while Manojji explains the theoretical aspects and Hindustani classical linkages that make these melodies beautiful.With sprinkles of short performances by both Manoj ji and I, we truly hope you enjoy this deep dive into eco-friendly Indian film music that we call “Naturally Musical”🎶
Turkey went from a Pagan nation to a Christian nation and then an Islamic nation #religion #turkey
Naturally Musical - Ep 2 | Eco-Friendly Songs | Shri Manoj Govindraj & Prof. Pankaj JainThe much-awaited episode two of Naturally Musical - a venture Professor Pankaj Jain and Shri Manoj Govindraj have undertaken to share the often simple yet layered thoughts behind eco-friendly songs in Indian films🎵Keep up with every episode to see how Prof. Pankaj Jain masterfully peels back the glass onion of lyrical complexity in Indian film music while Manojji explains the theoretical aspects and Hindustani classical linkages that make these melodies beautiful.With sprinkles of short performances by both Manoj ji and I, we truly hope you enjoy this deep dive into eco-friendly Indian film music that we call “Naturally Musical”🎶
Chapter 6: Bhagavad Gita - Dhyana Yoga: Philological & Philosophical Analysis of the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 47 - From this episode:यं सन्न्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव ।न ह्यसन्न्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन ॥Tune in every Sunday for a new episode of this philological and philosophical analysis of the Bhagavad Gita!Texts referenced in the series:1. Gītā Rahasya by Lokmanya Tilak2. Gītā Discourses by Osho3. Gītā Discourses by Rev. Athavale Dadaji 4. Gītā interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi5. Gītā commentary by Adi Shankaracharya6. Sargeant Winthrop and Christopher Key Chapple. The Bhagavad Gītā. State University of New York Press 2009.7. Goldman Robert P and Sally J Sutherland. Devavāṇīpraveśikā : An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language. 3rd ed. Center for South Asia Studies University of California: 1999.Press, 2009.8. The Bhagavad Gītā - Selected Shlokas set to Music (2-CD Set), sung by Ravindra Sathe and team, music by Vanraj Bhatia, album by Music Today, 2009.Gita app based on Sri Aurobindo’s commentary:Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.org.bhagavadgita&hl=en_US≷=US&pli=1iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/bhagavad-gita-sri-aurobindo/id1143882659
Naturally Musical - Ep 1 | Eco-Friendly Songs in Indian Films | Manoj Govindraj & Prof. Pankaj Jain
The much-awaited episode one of Naturally Musical - a venture Professor Pankaj Jain and Shri Manoj Govindraj have undertaken to share the often simple yet layered thoughts behind eco-friendly songs in Indian films🎵Keep up with every episode to see how Prof. Pankaj Jain masterfully peels back the glass onion of lyrical complexity in Indian film music while Manojji explains the theoretical aspects and Hindustani classical linkages that make these melodies beautiful.With sprinkles of short performances by both Manoj ji and I, we truly hope you enjoy this deep dive into eco-friendly Indian film music that we call “Naturally Musical”🎶
Indian Masala Films: A Unique Theory of Aesthetics by Bharat MuniDetails at:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-masala-aesthetics-of_b_9390820
Verse 29 - From this episode:भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम् ।सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति ॥Tune in every Sunday for a new episode of this philological and philosophical analysis of the Bhagavad Gita!Texts referenced in the series:1. Gita Rahasya by Lokmanya Tilak2. Gita Discourses by Osho3. Gitamritam, Gita Pathey, and Gita Discourses by Rev. Athavale Dadaji 4. Gita interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi5. Gita commentary by Adi Shankaracharya6. Sargeant Winthrop and Christopher Key Chapple. The Bhagavad Gita. State University of New York Press, 2009.7. Goldman Robert P and Sally J Sutherland. Devavāṇīpraveśikā: An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language. 3rd ed. Center for South Asia Studies University of California, 1999.8. Bhagavad Gita, sung by Ravindra Sathe and team, music by Vanraj Bhatia, album by Music Today
From Chapter 4:चातुर्वर्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः।तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्धयकर्तारमव्ययम् ॥13॥catur-varnyam maya srstam, guna-karma-vibhagasahtasya kartaram api mam, viddhy akartaram avyayamTune in every Sunday for a new episode of this philological and philosophical analysis of the Bhagavad Gita!Texts referenced in the series:1. Gita Rahasya by Lokmanya Tilak2. Gita Discourses by Osho3. Gitamritam, Gita Pathey, and Gita Discourses by Rev. Athavale Dadaji 4. Gita interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi5. Gita commentary by Adi Shankaracharya6. Sargeant Winthrop and Christopher Key Chapple. The Bhagavad Gita. State University of New York Press, 2009.7. Goldman Robert P and Sally J Sutherland. Devavāṇīpraveśikā: An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language. 3rd ed. Center for South Asia Studies University of California, 1999.8. Bhagavad Gita, sung by Ravindra Sathe and team, music by Vanraj Bhatia, album by Music TodayGita app based on Sri Aurobindo’s commentary:Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.org.bhagavadgita&hl=en_US≷=US&pli=1iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/bhagavad-gita-sri-aurobindo/id1143882659
The Narada Falls at Mt. Rainier, WA, USA, was named after Narada Muni in 1893, the same year Swami Vivekananda gave his legendary speech in Chicago."The falls were named Narada by Arthur F. Knight during a week-long trip to Mount Rainier in 1893 for the Narada branch of the Theosophical Society of Western Washington" From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narada_Falls#history #NaradaFalls #ashortaday #shortvideo #explore #Narada #MtRainier
Nalanda University's first great student was Xuanzang from China 🇨🇳https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/the-india-centre/academic-study-of-world-religions-needed-in-india/
Verse 43 - From this episode:एवं बुद्धे: परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना |जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम् |Tune in every Sunday for a new episode of this philological and philosophical analysis of the Bhagavad Gita!Texts referenced in the series:1. Gita Rahasya by Lokmanya Tilak2. Gita Discourses by Osho3. Gitamritam, Gita Pathey, and Gita Discourses by Rev. Athavale Dadaji 4. Gita interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi5. Gita commentary by Adi Shankaracharya6. Sargeant Winthrop and Christopher Key Chapple. The Bhagavad Gita. State University of New York Press, 2009.7. Goldman Robert P and Sally J Sutherland. Devavāṇīpraveśikā: An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language. 3rd ed. Center for South Asia Studies University of California, 1999.8. Bhagavad Gita, sung by Ravindra Sathe and team, music by Vanraj Bhatia, album by Music Today
कच्छ नहीं देखा तो कुछ नहीं देखा #gujarat #india #discoverindia #religion #rannofkutch #kutch #religiousstudies #travel
अमेरिकी ग्रांड कैन्यन की कई चोटियों के नाम हिंदू देवी-देवताओं के नाम पर रखे गए थे Many Peaks in the Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA, were Named After Hindu Gods and Goddesses."Little is known of what impelled Dutton to ascribe 'Oriental' names to some of the buttes and peaks in the Grand Canyon, but he did: and so it is that the visitor today may 'worship' at the temples of Mencius, Confucius, and the Buddha, and at these Hindu temples: Vishnu; Shiva; Brahma; Rama; and Manu." https://southasia.ucla.edu/diaspora/hinduism-wild-west/#grandcanyon #ashortaday #shortvideo #explore
"Georges Dumézil's Trifunctional Hypothesis proposed a common structure underlying the mythologies and societies of Proto-Indo-European peoples, consisting of three distinct social functions: sovereignty, warfare, and productivity." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Dum%C3%A9zil#Formulation_of_the_trifunctional_hypothesisThese three directly correspond to Brahmin, Kshatriya, and Vaishya of the Varna System mentioned in ancient Hindu texts.For more details, watch my detailed presentation at UT Austin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ3rtKIRaFw#VarnaSystem #Dumezil #TrifunctionalHypothesis #castesystem
Ambar (sky), Digambar (sky-clad), Shvetambar (white-clad), Peetambar (yellow-clad) #ashortaday #shortvideo #viral #explore #subscribe
Zen Gardens: Philological and Philosophical Analysis of the "Meditation Gardens"Zen (Japanese) = Chan (Chinese) = Dhyan (Sanskrit)One of the most widely cited papers by Lynn White, Jr. mentions Japanese Zen Gardens and their influence on European Gardens:The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis Lynn White. 1967. Science 155: 1203-1207https://www.cmu.ca/faculty/gmatties/lynnwhiterootsofcrisis.pdf#Nature #zen #meditation #zengarden
Bhagavad Gita's Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga: A Philological & Philosophical Analysis
Verse 47 - An Important Verse from this Chapter:कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन |मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि |Tune in for a new episode of this philological and philosophical analysis of the Bhagavad Gita!Texts referenced in the series:1. Gita Rahasya by Lokmanya Tilak2. Gita Discourses by Osho3. Gitamritam, Gita Pathey, and Gita Discourses by Rev. Athavale Dadaji 4. Gita interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi5. Gita commentary by Adi Shankaracharya6. Sargeant Winthrop and Christopher Key Chapple. The Bhagavad Gita. State University of New York Press, 2009.7. Goldman Robert P and Sally J Sutherland. Devavāṇīpraveśikā: An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language. 3rd ed. Center for South Asia Studies University of California, 1999.8. Bhagavad Gita, sung by Ravindra Sathe and team, music by Vanraj Bhatia, album by Music Today
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84 Lakh Yoni (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) = 8.7 Million Species (Science)References:Eighty-four Lakh yonis (8.4 million species) in Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism:https://www.academia.edu/43754020/Eighty_four_Lakh_yonis_The_Jaina_Doctrine_of_8_4_Million_Embodiments8.4 million species, according to the latest scientific reports:https://ourworldindata.org/how-many-species-are-thereANDhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110823180459.htm #ashortaday #shortvideo #84lakhyoni #8.7millionspecies
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TANHA (Pali), TRISHNA (Sanskrit), TARASNA (Urdu): Sanskrit to Pali to Persian to English Indo-European Linguistic ConnectionsTrishna = Tanha = ThirstTrishit = ThirstyTishnagi = Thirst, desire https://www.rekhta.org/urdudictionary?keyword=tishnagi#indoeuropean #ashortaday #shortvideo #subscribe
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The pursuit of wisdom is never-ending. Researchers and scholars have provided their takes on the Bhagavad Gītā for thousands of years. Professor Pankaj Jain is an integral part of this long list of academically and culturally gifted individuals who have shared the knowledge dispersed through the Bhagavad Gītā so that laypeople can understand them. Professor Pankaj Jain is bringing you a weekly linguistic and philosophical analysis aimed at making you better understand and appreciate the nuances of one of the most revered Hindu texts. Tune in every week on Sunday for a new episode of this linguistic and philosophical analysis of the Bhagavad Gītā.Texts referenced in the series:1. Gītā Rahasya by Lokmanya Tilak2. Gītā Discourses by Osho3. Gītā Discourses by Rev. Athavale Dadaji 4. Gītā interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi5. Gītā commentary by Adi Shankaracharya6. Sargeant Winthrop and Christopher Key Chapple. The Bhagavad Gītā. State University of New York Press 2009.7. Goldman Robert P and Sally J Sutherland. Devavāṇīpraveśikā : An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language. 3rd ed. Center for South Asia Studies University of California: 1999.Press, 2009.8. The Bhagavad Gītā - Selected Shlokas set to Music (2-CD Set), sung by Ravindra Sathe and team, music by Vanraj Bhatia, album by Music Today, 2009.Gita app based on Sri Aurobindo’s commentary:Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.org.bhagavadgita&hl=en_US≷=US&pli=1iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/bhagavad-gita-sri-aurobindo/id1143882659--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/profpankajjain/message
Brahmaanda = Ever-Expanding Cosmic Egg = UniverseNASA’s Webb, Hubble Telescopes Affirm Universe’s Expansion Rate, Puzzle Persists:https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-hubble-telescopes-affirm-universes-expansion-rate-puzzle-persists/ ANDhttps://futurism.com/the-byte/adam-reiss-nobel-misunderstood-universe#cosmology #Indology #sanskrit #nasa #AdamReiss#ashortaday #shortvideo #subscribe #explore #viral
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Sanskrit, linguistics and AI: Methodological Congruence in a diverse Indian context.
Abstract: The talk, while presenting the nuances of Indian multilingual situations, will focus on similarity of methods used in Sanskrit grammar, Linguistics and AI. In this context, there will be a presentation of the contributions of Panini, Saussure and Chomsky leading to the emergence of computational linguistics and AI. The National Education Policy of India launched in 2020 lays special emphasis on Mother Tongue education which poses real implementation challenges considering the multitude of languages and speech communities in India. While discussing the challenges posed by educating the millions in India, requirements of a flexible, scalable and cost-effective AI will be presented. The talk will survey the work being done in this area and will present implementation challenges and suggest solutions for designing, developing and deploying smart systems for delivering multilingual content.
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Jain Philosophy, Cosmology, Ethics: A Webinar for JNU
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Philosophical concepts are influential in the theories and methods of studying world religions. Even though anthropology and religious studies now encompass communities and cultures worldwide, the theories and methods used to study world religions and cultures continue to be rooted in Western philosophies. For instance, one of the most widely used textbooks used in introductory courses on religious studies introduces major theoreticians such as Edward Burnett Tylor, James Frazer, Sigmund Freud, Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, Max Weber, Mircea Eliade, William James, E. E. Evans-Pritchard, and Clifford Geertz. Their theories are based on Western philosophy. In contrast, in Indic philosophical systems, such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism, one of the common views on reality is that the world, both within oneself and outside, is a flow with nothing permanent, both the observer and the observed undergoing constant transformation. This volume is based on innovative ideas from different Indic philosophies and how they can enrich the theory and methods in religious studies.
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Join us for a captivating India Centre webinar with Prof. Lisa Trivedi, Christian A. Johnson Excellence in Teaching Professor of History, Hamilton College, New York. She will explore a 1937 photographic series, commissioned by the Jyoti Sangh to capture women at work in Ahmedabad. Discover the narrative behind the historical lens captured through the lens of Pranlal K. Patel, an early Indian photographer. Prof. Trivedi will draw from critical theories of photography to show how a reading of these photos sheds light on the past but also has the potential to open new subjects relevant to contemporary India. Brace yourself for an illuminating journey as this webinar transcends traditional boundaries, emphasizing the intersection of ethics with history and photography.
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Raising Kids in America: Sharing my Parenting Experiences in the USA
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Webinar by Prof Pankaj Jain & Dr Erin Lothes: Dharma, Catholicism, and Ecology
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Bhopal Beyond the Gas Tragedy and the Railway Men… #railwaymen #bhopal #bhopalcity #shorts
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Philological & Philosophical Analysis of Japanese Zen Gardens: Zen = Chan (Chinese) = Dhyan (Sanskrit)
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Visit https://www.youtube.com/@ProfPankajJain for the much-awaited episode one of Naturally Musical - a venture Professor Pankaj Jain and Shri Manoj Govindraj have undertaken to share the often simple yet layered thoughts behind eco-friendly songs in Indian films🎵Keep up with every episode to see how Prof. Pankaj Jain masterfully peels back the glass onion of lyrical complexity in Indian film music while Manojji explains the theoretical aspects and Hindustani classical linkages that make these melodies beautiful.With sprinkles of short performances by both Manoj ji and I, we truly hope you enjoy this deep dive into eco-friendly Indian film music that we call “Naturally Musical”🎶 https://www.youtube.com/@ProfPankajJain
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The study of India took place in Europe and America in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries under the term Orientalism, `the study of the East' which sets the East, the Orient, as opposed to the West, the Occident. Scholars in the discipline of Orientalism and in the fields that have replaced the directionally biased term with neutral ones, such as Indology and South Asian Studies in contemporary scholarship, have been accused of being outsiders who bear attitudes that subjugate Indian knowledge and culture to European knowledge and culture. Conversely, recent scholarship that purports to represent Indian knowledge from the inside has been accused of chauvinism and religious fundamentalism. The present investigation demonstrates that much recent scholarship that purports to be liberated from Orientalist attitudes, in fact, is guilty of insidious Orientalism that subjugates Indian knowledge to theoretical cultural anthropology by devaluing any investigation that is not set within that limited theoretical framework. Although cultural anthropologists engaged in subaltern studies claim to be rescuing India from Orientalism, they undermine Indian knowledge to a new extreme by drawing scholarship away from substantial issues to the theoretical framework of cultural anthropology. Those who purport to represent Indian knowledge from the inside are likewise unknowingly co-opted into this new Orientalism by allowing the themes of their research to be determined by the cultural anthropological framework. The recent dominant scholarship of arguing that certain scientific conclusions ought to be dismissed because the scientists who argued for them were orientalists on the one hand or were Hindu fundamentalists on the other all reveals itself, regardless of which way it claims to be socio-political banter devoid of any scientific value. Irrespective of the motives of the scholars, scientific conclusions should be established or dismissed on the grounds of fundamental research, incontrovertible data, and persuasive arguments, not based on accusations of purported bias.
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Indian Culture and Ecology: A Webinar for JNU Scholars by Prof Pankaj Jain
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This book presents a substantive yet accessible introduction to the modern thought of Jainism. It examines the life and thought of some of the most influential 19th and 20th-century Jain ascetic leaders that remain little known in the Western world. The book's first part provides a detailed philosophical overview of Jain thought based on the translation of a seminal Hindi text Jain Darshan. The second part introduces eight Jain saints from the major Jain sects, including their biographies, philosophical perspectives, and related contemporary movements flourishing in various places across India and beyond. The author also shares his ethnographic experiences in several chapters. Furthermore the book provides a detailed glossary of terms in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Gujarati, and Rajasthani and their English meanings. An indispensable book that offers innovative insights into several crucial Jain movements and how they helped shape modern Indian society and beyond. The book includes historical, philological, and anthropological accounts of modern Jainism.
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ModernJainism: My Seminar at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Despite a vibrant free press, a tenaciously independent judiciary, and 75 years of free and fair elections, India has somehow gained an international reputation as an authoritarian state bordering on fascism. The Economist Intelligence Unit considers India a "flawed democracy", Sweden’s Varieties of Democracy Institute calls India an "electoral autocracy", and the Washington think tank Freedom House rates India as only "partially free". Major news organizations uncritically report such allegations, which have now become central to the global understandings of India. But are these criticisms of Indian democracy actually correct? The stridently negative appraisals of Indian democracy published by the three major democracy rating organisations seem wildly disproportionate to the actual evidence marshalled to support them. In several instances, they smack of intentional deception. When we turn to hard, quantitative evidence, we find that Indian democracy is in fact in good health, and in much better health than other, comparable countries. It is, in fact, the rankings themselves that are poorly constructed, resulting in an understanding of Indian democracy that is seriously flawed.Salvatore Babones is an associate professor at the University of Sydney and the executive director of the Indian Century Roundtable. He is a quantitative comparative sociologist whose current research focuses on the political sociology of democracy. He is the author or editor of fourteen books and several dozen academic research articles. He earned his MS (Statistics) and PhD (sociology) from the Johns Hopkins University. His 2018 book The New Authoritarianism was named among the year's 'Best on Politics' by the Wall Street Journal. He is currently researching a book on Indian democracy.
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Did you know that the timeless Indian epics, the Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata, hold secrets beyond their well-known tales of gods and heroes? Step into the realm of Jainism and discover the captivating universe of "Jain Mahābhāratas," in this fascinating India Studies Webinar curated by The India Centre. Join our expert guest speaker, Prof. Eva De Clercq from Ghent University, Belgium, as she guides us through the intricacies of Jain Mahābhārata material, tracing its origins from the ancient Āgamas to the present day. Don't miss this opportunity to explore the uncharted territories of these beloved epics.
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The India Centre calls out to all curious souls who are deeply interested in unravelling the depths of history. Brace yourself for a unique and enthralling narrative of a Jain mendicant's odyssey across the Western Indian Ocean in 1946. Join us for "O Maharaj! Take these lemons – Jains and Jainism in the Western Indian Ocean," a riveting India Studies webinar that will be guided by Prof. Tine Vekemans from Ghent University, Belgium. As the Ācārya Mahāprajña Chair for Jain Studies, she seamlessly weaves together the threads of contemporary Jainism and its presence beyond South Asia. Her unique blend of textual analysis and anthropological insights casts light on Jainism through the lens of everyday experiences and practices. Get ready to be part of a time-travelling exploration that bridges cultures and generations. Calling all inquisitive minds intrigued by the unfathomable depths of history! Prepare yourself for an unparalleled and captivating journey as we unveil the remarkable saga of a Jain mendicant's odyssey across the Western Indian Ocean in 1946. Dive into the riveting world of "O Maharaj! Take these lemons – Jains and Jainism in the Western Indian Ocean," a captivating webinar in the realm of India Studies. Guided by the expertise of Prof. Tine Vekemans from Ghent University, Belgium, an eminent figure as the Ācārya Mahāprajña Chair for Jain Studies. With a seamless blend of textual analysis and anthropological insights, Prof. Vekemans sheds light on contemporary Jainism and its transcendent presence beyond South Asia, painting a vivid picture of Jainism through the canvas of everyday experiences and practices.
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The pursuit of wisdom is never-ending. Researchers and scholars have provided their takes on the Bhagavad Gita for thousands of years. Professor Pankaj Jain is an integral part of this long list of academically and culturally gifted individuals who have shared the knowledge dispersed through the Bhagavad Gita so that laypeople can understand them. Professor Pankaj Jain is bringing you a weekly linguistic and philosophical analysis aimed at making you better understand and appreciate the nuances of one of the most revered Hindu texts. Tune in every Sunday for a new episode of this philological and philosophical analysis of the Bhagavad Gita!Texts referenced in the series:1. Gita Rahasya by Lokmanya Tilak2. Gita Discourses by Osho3. Gita Discourses by Rev. Athavale Dadaji 4. Gita interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi5. Gita commentary by Adi Shankaracharya6. Sargeant Winthrop and Christopher Key Chapple. The Bhagavad Gita. State University of New York Press 2009.7. Goldman Robert P and Sally J Sutherland. Devavāṇīpraveśikā : An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language. 3rd ed. Center for South Asia Studies University of California: 1999.
This lecture examines the emergent leadership of two female gurus in South Asia who have declared their status as Śaṅkarācāryās (i.e., heads of monastic institutions) based on revelatory experiences. They do this in order to change patriarchal monastic (akhāṛā) culture and challenge entrenched ideas of women’s inferiority in Hindu society. Bringing together ethnographic data and gender studies-centered analysis of their narratives and teachings, the author shall investigate the role and impact of gendered charismatic authority on modern women’s monastic lives.Prof. Antoinette E. DeNapoli is a specialist in South Asian Hinduism with a focus on asceticism, gender, sexuality, embodiment, authority, modernity, and performance. She also conducts ethnographic research on contemporary South Asian Hindu communities centered around the leadership of female gurus and ascetics (sādhus), contemporary Hindu feminisms, and contemporary female traditions of devotional asceticism and mysticism in North India. Her first book, Real Sadhus Sing to God: Gender, Asceticism, and Vernacular Religion in Rajasthan, is published by Oxford University Press, and her next book entitled, Female Gurus and Grassroots Feminism: The Modern Struggle for Gender Equality in South Asian Hinduism, is underway with Oxford University Press. She is the editor of and contributor to a special journal issue entitled, Gurus, Priestesses, Saints, Mediums, and Yoginis: Holy Women as Influencers in Hindu Culture, with Dr. June McDaniel, which is forthcoming in Religions. Dr. DeNapoli is a Professor of Religion/South Asian Religions in the Religion Department at Texas Christian University, USA.
This Earth Day, join a conversation with Dr. Pankaj Jain: an academic and an internationally recognized thought leader in the field of #sustainability. He has worked extensively to identify indigenous movements in India that are focused on protecting the environment and show how their extraordinary commitment springs directly from their roots in Sanatana Dharma.
The pursuit of wisdom is never-ending. Researchers and scholars have provided their takes on the Bhagavad Gita for thousands of years. Professor Pankaj Jain is an integral part of this long list of academically and culturally gifted individuals who have shared the knowledge dispersed through the Bhagavad Gita so that laypeople can understand them. Professor Pankaj Jain is bringing you a weekly linguistic and philosophical analysis aimed towards making you better understand and appreciate the nuances of one of the most revered Hindu texts. Tune in every week on Sunday for a new episode of this linguistic and philosophical analysis of the Bhagavad Gita
This is an inaugural episode of a series on Jainism, one of the world's oldest traditions, thriving today in India, Nepal, Thailand, Japan, Kenya, Belgium, Canada, the UK, and the USA. Mahatma Gandhi was influenced by a Jain guru's teachings and through Gandhi, nonviolence became the mantra for Dr. Martin Luther King's Civil Rights Movement in the USA. In South Africa, Nelson Mandela also based his movement on Gandhian nonviolence. In this series, we discuss the origin, the legendary role models, the history, the philosophy, and the contemporary relevance of this Indic Dharmic tradition.
Uncovering the hidden gems of ancient Indian science never ceases to intrigue, especially the lesser-known early Indian scientific contributions, which include a comprehensive theory of mind, Pāṇini's remarkable Sanskrit grammar, Piṅgala's binary numbers, and more. But what sets apart the work of Kaṇāda?
Join Professors Subhash Kak and Pankaj Jain as they take us on a fascinating journey of discovering the work of Kaṇāda, who dared to propose a system that encompasses space, time, matter, and observers - a feat no physicist has attempted to date.
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In this interactive lecture demonstration, Prof. Srinivas Reddy introduces the sitar, a prominent Indian instrument that embodies ancient technologies and modern innovations. He also discusses how the sitar represents the syncretic nature of Hindustani raga music regarding instrument design, raga exposition and aesthetic appreciation, as well as how the instrument is used in various genres, from classical raga music to Bollywood. The interactive session also includes a short sitar performance.
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Indian Civilization is primarily based on Dharmic Principles. The nature of Dharma, however, is extremely subtle. Often, naively Dharma is equated with religion, resulting in confusing or misleading interpretations about India. Therefore, it is essential to understand Dharma's contours and India and its value system. 2nd Justice Ranade Memorial Lecture by Prof. Pankaj Jain attempts to do precisely that. It delves into different meanings and interpretations of Dharma in the Indic texts and provides a perspective to understand India.
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At the end of WW I, a historical conjuncture incorporated technological developments, social change, political dynamics, and industrial structure into a rapidly growing global music economy. India’s position in that economy was determined by internal cultural dynamics but equally by its place within the corporate structures of British colonialism. Coincident with Indian independence, a second historical conjuncture helped to isolate the Indian music industry from the global music economy. That isolation affected Indian music culture in multiple ways throughout the 20th Century. Although the cultural effects of globalization have become increasingly embedded in the 21 st Century, the aftermath of that isolation continues to be apparent in Indian music culture. This talk is based on ethnographic and archival research on India’s music industry. I examine the position of and developments in Indian music, culture, and commerce from the early 1920s through the first decades of the 21 st Century.
GREGORY D. BOOTH is Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of Auckland and has studied Indian music and culture for more than forty years. He is the author of Behind the Curtain: Making Music in Mumbai’s Film Studios (OUP 2008) and Brass Baja: Stories from the World of Indian Wedding Bands (OUP 2005), as well as numerous articles on the music and film industry in South Asia. He co-edited the 2014 OUP publication More than Bollywood –Studies in Indian Popular Music. He is currently studying India’s music and film culture industries focusing on various factors, including intellectual property, technology, industrial structures, and the music-film relationship.
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Professor Pankaj Jain shares examples from key Dharmic and Yogic texts and contexts from which Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists continue to derive their inspiration. Evidently, in Yogic and Dharmic contexts, religion, ethics, and environmentalism are intertwined with each other instead of distinctly evolved theories.
About the Theme: In the West, the current paradigm of wishing to establish ecological balance via education, public policy, advocacy, and law enforcement has a serious deficit, i.e., how to do it. The Indic way is to provide the HOWTOs to accomplish an environment-friendly society. Yoga practice can go a long way for the benefit of ecology. Thus, a paradigm shift is needed from a top-down enforcement approach to bottom-up individual practice where Yoga can facilitate the praxis necessary for establishing ecological balance.
About the Author: Pankaj Jain is a Philosophy, Religious Studies, Film Studies, Sustainability, and Diaspora Studies, Professor. He has authored three books and has co-edited the Hinduism Section of the Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. His articles have appeared in multiple academic journals and popular websites.
Academic Works: Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability Science and Socio-Religious Revolution in India: Moving the Mountains Dharma in America: A Short History of Hindu-Jain Diaspora Edited volume: Encyclopedia of Indian Religions- Hinduism and Tribal Religions.
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"1947 Partition is a small blip in the infinite Indian civilizational consciousness beyond time, beyond space." - Professor Pankaj Jain
Questions discussed:
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What/how you were taught about Partition in school?
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Is Partition part of shared cultural knowledge - do people reference it in everyday conversation?
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Do you feel any connection to this history?
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We read Anita Desai's Clear Light of Day and Bapsi Sidwa's Cracking India - if you have read either of these novels, do you feel a connection to the story, a particular character, etc.?
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What does being Indian mean to you?
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What do you wish Americans knew about India? This can be present-day, historical, or both.
Partition-themed Films mentioned: • Garam Hawa (Post partition) • Khuda ke Liye (Pakistani) • Train to Pakistan (Based on Khushwant Singh’s novel) • 1947 Earth (Post partition) • Chhalia (Post partition) • Dharmputra (Post partition) • Dhool ka Phool • Mammo • Nastik (Post partition) • Partition of Pakistan • Pinjar (Post partition) • Tamas and Buniyaad (TV Serials) •Khamosh Pani (Post partition) •Motir Maina (Post partition)
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What India Can Teach Us: A Webinar by Prof Pankaj Jain
As the currents of globalization sweep us into the twenty-first century, it calls for a global renaissance where knowledge systems inspired by Indian civilization have much to offer to the world. Prof. PankajJain, Head of Humanities and Languages, FLAME University, through this Upskill session, will introduce participants to the unique India-centric liberal education offered at FLAME University and shed light on why it is essential in today’s time to adapt the India-focused approach to solving global issues like climate change.
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Self, No-Self, and Self-Consciousness: Some Classical Indian Views, A Webinar by Prof Stephen Phillips
The question of what accounts for personal identity through bodily, emotional, and mental change is one of many topics related to the positions taken on the nature of subjectivity and self-awareness in classical Indian thought. “Enlightenment” and yogic practice is another. This talk takes up Vedānta, Yogācāra Buddhism, Nyāya, Cārvāka, and other classical views, the debate between Naiyāyikas and Buddhists in particular.
Bio:
Stephen Phillips is professor emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin and has been visiting professor of philosophy at the University of Hawaii and Jadavpur University. Author of ten books, including Aurobindo’s Philosophy of Brahman (Brill 1984), Classical Indian Metaphysics, “Refutations” of Realism and the Emergence of “New Logic” (Open Court 1995 and Motilal Banarsidass 1998), and Yoga, Karma, and Rebirth: A Brief History and Philosophy (Columbia 2009), named by Choice an “Outstanding Academic Title,” he has more recently written Classical Indian Epistemology: The Knowledge Sources of the Nyāya School (Routledge 2012), which presents classical Indian views in terminology suited for philosophy professionals. With Matthew Dasti, he published The Nyāya-sūtra: Selections with Early Commentaries (Hackett 2017), and with Dasti and Nirmalya Guha, a short text, God and the World’s Arrangement: Vedānta and Nyāya Philosophy of Religion (Hackett 2021). Phillips teamed with N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya to translate the perception chapter of the monumental fourteenth-century Tattva-cintā-maṇi, “(Wish-fulfilling), Jewel of Reflection on the Truth about Epistemology,” by Gaṅgeśa (American Institute of Buddhist Studies 2004 and Motilal Banarsidass 2008), in 750 pages. In three volumes, about 2000 pages, a translation of the entire text has now been published by Bloomsbury (2020) in a solo-authored set including much historical and philosophic exegesis. A synopsis is available at: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/gangesa.
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5th song in #AnandBakshi Lyrics Series (In Raag Jhinjhoti)
ye lal rang kab mujhe chhodega
ye lal rang kab mujhe chhodega
ye lal rang kab mujhe chhodega
mera gam, kab talak, mera dil todega
ye lal rang kab mujhe chhodega
kisi ka bhi liya naam to, aayi yaad, tu hi tu
kisi ka bhi liya naam to, aayi yaad, tu hi tu
ye to pyala sharaab ka, ban gaya ye lahu
ye lal rang kab mujhe chhodega
peene ki kasam daal di, peeunga kis tarah, ha
peene ki kasam daal di, peeunga kis tarah
ye na socha tune yaar main, jeeunga kis tarah
ye lal rang kab mujhe chhodega
chala jaau kahin chhod kar, main tera ye shehar, ha
chala jaau kahin chhod kar, main tera ye shehar
na to yaha amrit mile, peene ko, na zehar
haye, ye lal rang kab mujhe chhodega
mera gham, kab talak, mera dil todega
ye lal rang kab mujhe chhodega
From https://www.hindigeetmala.net/song/ye_laal_rang_kab_mujhe.htm
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Hindusim & Ethics of Creation Care: A Webinar by Prof. Pankaj Jain with Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
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Gandhi’s thoughts on non-violent political action and his programs for social reconstruction have been subjects of scholarly debates, often sharp, for a long. More recently, visual and literary representations of Gandhi that remind people of the meanings of an extraordinarily complex life have also received attention (Ramaswamy 2021). However, little consideration has been given to Gandhi’s aesthetic sensibility that informed his moral journey. The general perception of Gandhi is as a man of action with a utilitarian approach even to art and literature. Yet as he expresses at the end of his “autobiography,” he saw his “Experiments with Truth” as a source of rasa (aesthetic delight). His writings reference ethical actions as things of beauty and avenues to reach perfect harmony. His almost obsessive stress on simplicity also had an aesthetic dimension. Art historian Stephanie Chadwick compares Gandhian simplicity-based aesthetics with the minimalist art of American painter Barnett Newman in the early to mid-twentieth century. Chadwick suggests that even though the two men never met in their aesthetics, they share a concern for inclusiveness and equality (Chadwick, 2014). The fascination with Gandhi as a public figure may see ebb and tide in the coming times. What exploration of his writings and exchanges give us a glimpse into is something personal and deeper – an understanding of a moral journey intricately tied to an aesthetic journey. In my presentation, I will discuss how Gandhi’s writings reflect a search for the unity of truth, goodness, and beauty. They suggest that moral action was a path to realize that unity in his journey. In Gandhi’s view, moral action was in service of the goal of experiencing rasa.
Bio
Neelima Shukla-Bhatt is a professor of Religion and South Asia Studies at Wellesley College,
Wellesley, MA, USA. She obtained her Ph.D. in the Study of Religion from Harvard University in 2003.
She is the author of Narasinha Mehta of Gujarat: A Legacy of Bhakti in Songs and Stories (2015) and
co-author with Surendra Bhana of A Fire that Blazed in the Ocean: Gandhi and Poems of Satyagraha
in South Africa, 1909-1911 (2011). She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed books
and journals focusing mainly on the devotional poetry of medieval India and women’s religious
expressions.
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4th song in #AnandBakshi Lyrics Series, reminding us of the motherland
yun nind se woh jan e chaman jag uthi hai
pardes mein phir yad e watan jag uthi hai
pardes mein phir yad e watan jag uthi hai
yun nind se woh jan e chaman jag uthi hai
phir yad hame aaye hain sawan ke wo jhule
phir yad hame aaye hain sawan ke wo jhule
woh bhul gaye hamko unhein
hum nahi bhule unhein nahi bhule
iss dard ke kanto ki chubhan jag uthi hai
pardes mein phir yad e watan jag uthi hai
iss shehar se achchha tha bahot
apna wo ganv
iss shehar se achchha tha bahot
apna wo ganv
panghat hai yahaan koi na
pipal ki woh chhanv pipal ki wo chhanv
pachchhim mein wo purab ki pawan jag uthi hai
pardesh mein phir yaad e watan jaag uthi hai
yun nind se wo jaan e chaman
hum log sayaane sahi diwane hai lekin
begane bahot achchhe hai
begane hai lekin begane hai lekin
begaano mein apno lagan jaag uthi hai
pardesh mein phir yad e watan jaag uthi hai
yun nind se woh jaan e chaman jaag uthi hai
From https://www.hindigeetmala.net/song/yun_nind_se_vo_jaan_e_chaman.htm
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Alternative ontologies and epistemologies: Is there an Indian way of knowing and theorizing in social sciences?
In an “informal essay” (1989), poet, translator, and folklorist A. K. Ramanujam asks an intriguing question, "Is there an Indian way of thinking?” Taking inspiration from the celebrated essay, without any misconception of equivalent competence, I ask, Is there an Indian way of knowing and theorizing in social sciences? Ramanujan's answer was in the affirmative for an imagined India in the deep past but not for the post-colonial India of the present. The subtext of his argument was that in contemporary India, we do not have an Indian way of thinking capable of producing context-free theories with universal applications. Provocatively, Ramanujam suggests there are only Indian experiences but no thought. His analysis suggests that following a violent and subjugating encounter with the west, the Indian (or Vedic) way of thinking—rooted in a logic of chaos, context-dependent nature of truth, and a majestic celebration of ambiguity—was displaced by a bundle of inconsistent and contradictory ontologies and epistemologies. In this talk, I argue for ontological and epistemological pluralism possibilities in context-dependent ways of knowing. A pluralism in thinking gives rise to concepts and associated explications of alternative theories of society, cultures, polities, and economies. Context-dependent alternative understanding and explanations, which in a post-colonial sense challenge the hegemony of Eurocentrism in knowledge production. Using some examples, including from my earlier work on theorizing cultures of protests in Dhandak and Jan Andolan (2014), I discuss an Indian way of knowing and theorizing.
Bio: Anup Kumar is a professor of communication in the School of Communication, Cleveland State University. He completed his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 2008. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed communication and political science journals and is the author of Making of a Small State (2014). Before joining academia, he was a journalist, then an environmental activist, and before that, a chemist.
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Lyrics of Gaadi Bulaa Rahi Hai Siti Bajaa Rahi Hai - गाड़ी बुला रही है, सीटी बजा रही है gadi bula rahi hai, siti baja rahi hai
gadi bula rahi hai, siti baja rahi hai
chalnaa hi zindagi hai, chalti hi jaa rahi hai
gadi bula rahi hai, siti baja rahi hai
dekho vo rel, bachcho ka khel, sikho sabak javano
dekho vo rel, bachcho ka khel, sikho sabak javano
sar pe hai bojh, sine me aag, lab par dhuan hai jaano
phir bhi ye gaa rahi hai, nagme suna rahi hai
gadi bula rahi hai, siti baja rahi hai
aage tufan, pichhe barsaat, upar gagan me bijali
aage tufan, pichhe barsaat, upar gagan me bijali
soche na baat, din ho ke raat, signal huaa ke nikali
dekho vo aa rahi hai, dekho vo jaa rahi hai
gadi bula rahi hai, siti baja rahi hai
aate hai log, jaate hai log, paani ke jaise rele
aate hai log, jaate hai log, paani ke jaise rele
jane ke baad, aate hai yad, guzare hue vo mele
yade bana rahi hai, yade mita rahi hai
gadi bula rahi hai, siti baja rahi hai
gadi bula rahi hai, siti baja rahi hai
gadi ko dekh, kaisi hai nek, achchhaa bura na dekhe
gadi ko dekh, kaisi hai nek, achchhaa bura na dekhe
sab hai savaar, dushman ke yaar, sabko chali ye leke
jina sikha rahi hai, marna sikha rahi hai
gadi bula rahi hai, siti baja rahi hai
gadi kaa naam, naa kar badnaam, patari pe rakh ke sar ko
gadi kaa naam, naa kar badnaam, patari pe rakh ke sar ko
himmat na haar, kar itazaar, aa laut jaae ghar ko
ye raat jaa rahi hai, vo subah aa rahi hai
gadi bula rahi hai, siti baja rahi hai
sun ye paigaam, ye hai sangraam, jivan nahi hai sapnaa
dariyaa ko faand, pavart ko chir, kaam hai ye uskaa apnaa
ninde udaa rahi hai, jaago jaga rahi hai
gadi bula rahi hai, siti baja rahi hai
chalnaa hi zindagi hai, chalti hi jaa rahi hai
gadi bula rahi hai, siti baja rahi hai
From https://www.hindigeetmala.net/song/gaadi_bulaa_rahi_hai_siti.htm
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Ye shaam mastani, 3rd song in the Anand Bakshi lyrics series
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Ye Jo Mohabbat Hai, 2nd song written by the great lyricist Anand Bakshi
ye jo muhabbat hai, ye unaka hai kam
mahabub ka jo, bas lete hue nam
mar jae, mit jae, ho jae badanam
rahane do chhodo bhi jane do yar ham na karege pyar
rahane do chhodo bhi jane do yar ham na karege pyar
tute agar sagar naya sagar koi le le
mere khuda dil se koi kisi ke na khele
tute agar sagar naya sagar koi le le
mere khuda dil se koi kisi ke na khele
dil tut jae to kya ho ajam
ye jo muhabbat hai, ye unaka hai kam
mahabub ka jo, bas lete hue nam
mar jae, mit jae, ho jae badanam
rahane do chhodo bhi jane do yar ham na karege pyar
rahane do chhodo bhi jane do yar ham na karege pyar
nazar kisi se na ulajh jae mai darata hun
yaro hasino ki gali se mai guzarata hun
nazar kisi se na ulajh jae mai darata hun
yaro hasino ki gali se mai guzarata hun
bas dur hi se kar ke salam
ye jo muhabbat hai, ye unaka hai kam
mahabub ka jo, bas lete hue nam
mar jae, mit jae, ho jae badanam
rahane do chhodo bhi jane do yar ham na karege pyar
rahane do chhodo bhi jane do yar ham na karege pyar
From https://www.hindigeetmala.net/song/ye_jo_muhabbat_hai_ye.htm
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Jis gali me tera ghar na ho, a classic song written by Anand Bakshi
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Climate Crisis and Indian Movies: A Webinar for Vancouver School of Theology by Prof. Pankaj Jain
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Episode 63. Series on Popular Music Based on Classical Music - Raag Bhairavi in Hindi Film Songs
Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain
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The only way to revive #IndianFilmMusic is to bring back #ClassicalRaagas in our songs! Almost all contemporary music fails to reach anywhere near the heights of #Lagaan (2001) or #DilSe (1998) because #IndianClassicalMusic has vanished in the last two decades. The soul of our music is our immortal Raagas: Bhairav, Bhairvi, Malkauns, Darbari, Malhar, and dozens more! #AamirKhan cites two songs as his inspiration, #OhReTaalMile (Anokhi Raat, 1968) and #TereMereSapne (Guide, 1965): 1st based on Raag #Pilu, 2nd on Raag #Gara! Apparently, his #LaalSinghChaddha team forgot the Raags behind the classics so their music disappoints ultimately! Sharing some examples from @ARRahman Golden Era as a humble reminder of our leading artists' creativity!
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Episode 62. Series on Popular Music Based on Classical Music - Rare Raags in Hindi Film Songs
Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain
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Gandhi and Gender of Fasting: A Webinar by Prof Vinay Lal (11th episode of The India Studies Series by the India Centre, FLAME University)
Can the tradition of fasting have any relation to the genders at large? Whenever we think of the tradition of fasting, we are reminded of Mahatma Gandhi, the modern master of fasting who gained attention through his 15 odd major public fasts. Prof. Vinay Lal of the UCLA in his webinar on “Gandhi and the gender of fasting” discusses how Gandhi’s refusal of being bound by the general and rigid ethics, sociology, and philosophy surrounding the tradition of fasting led to the radicalization and feminization of public sphere.
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Series on Popular Music Based on Classical Music - Episode 61. Raag Mala Songs
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Postcolonialism and India: 1976 - 2020: A Webinar by Prof Harish Trivedi (10th episode of the India Studies Series by the India Centre, FLAME University)
The formulation and effect of Postcolonialism were widely different in different locations - in the US academy where it began, in the White Commonwealth where it was embraced, and in India where it was resisted. This webinar traces the trajectory from the pre-Postcolonial to the post-Postcolonial. It focuses in particular on four Indian/para-Indian case studies: Phanishwar Nath "Renu", who was one of the first writers to depict post-Independence disillusionment in India, V. S. Naipaul, who sought to break free of the old colonial burden, Salman Rushdie who was the poster-boy of the Postcolonial writers (as distinct from its celebrity theorists), and Taslima Nasreen, the postcolonial writer virtually brushed under the ideological carpet. Harish Trivedi, former Professor of English at the University of Delhi, was visiting professor at the universities of Chicago and London. He is the author of Colonial Transactions: English Literature and India (1993; rpt.1995), and co-editor of Interrogating Post-colonialism: Theory, Text and Context (Shimla 1996; rpt. 2000, 2006), Post-colonial Translation: Theory and Practice (1999; several reprints), The Nation and the World: Postcolonial Literary Representations (2007), and Kipling in India: India in Kipling (2021). A festschrift for him was published under the title India and the World: Postcolonialism, Translation and Indian Literature: Essays in Honour of Professor Harish Trivedi (2014), edited by Ruth Vanita and with contributions by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Zhang Longxi, Susan Bassnett, David Damrosch, Robert J. C. Young, and David Dabydeen among others.
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Hindi Commentary from Pratapgadh Citadel near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra, India. The castle where Shivaji killed Azam Khan.
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Series on Popular Music Based on Classical Music - Episode 60. A Webinar on Raag Chhayanat with Shri Manoj Govindraj
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Contribution of Indian Traditional Merchant Communities for Indian Economy: A Webinar by Dr. Thomas Timber (9th Episode of the India Studies Series by the India Centre, FLAME University)
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Discussing Uttarakhand's Culture
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Gandhi's Sarvodaya: Modern Challenges, Sustainable Solutions: A Webinar by Prof Veena Howard (8th episode of the India Studies Series by The India Centre, FLAME University)
This presentation analyzes various aspects of Mohandas K. Gandhi’s philosophy of Sarvodaya (uplifting of all), which he articulated through a practical constructive program. More precisely, I will focus on how Gandhi sought to mobilize native approaches to addressing the issues of disease, death, racism, economic inequality, and environmental degradation. Various components of Gandhi's Constructive Program offer a path ensuring individual, societal, and environmental health, founded on moral principles.
Speaker:
Veena R. Howard, Ph.D.
Endowed Chair in Jain and Hindu Dharma
Professor, Department of Philosophy
California State University, Fresno
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Episode 59. A Webinar on Raag Hamir with Shri Manoj Govindraj
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Discussing Dharma and Ecology with Abhiir Bhalla - Join in a conversation that explores the intersectionality of religions, languages, and sustainability. They discuss the role of ‘Dharma’ in inspiring climate action not just from religious communities but also from tribal communities. This conversation spans from Pope Francis’ call to climate action to the role of centuries-old Indian religious texts in driving climate action in even contemporary times!
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Discussing Dr. Jain's 2nd book, Moving the Mountains: Science and SocioReligious Revolution in India by Professor Pankaj Jain, Ph.D. This was the interview for New Books Network Podcast
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"FLAME University is pleased to announce that Professor Pankaj Jain, Head of Department, Humanities & Languages and Chair, The India Centre at FLAME University, is now a part of the esteemed advisory board of Yale University's Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology with Jainism as his area of specialization. Additionally, he appeared on the forum's weekly podcast, where they discussed his academic interests, his books, case studies, and religion-related concepts." https://fore.yale.edu/About-Us/Who-We-Are/Advisory-Group"
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Episode 58. A Webinar on Raag Abhogi Kanada with Shri Manoj Govindraj
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Episode 57. A Webinar on Raags Bhinna Shadaj & Hemant with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain
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Religion in India: Tolerance and Segregation, A Conversation with Dr. Neha Sahgal, from Pew Research Center, USA (7th episode of the India Studies Series by the India Centre, FLAME University)
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Field Philosophy: The Method & Indic Exemplars - A Webinar by Professor Pankaj Jain for Assam University Philosophy Department, co-sponsored by Indian Council for Philosophical Research
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Discussing the book Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities for New Books Network Podcast
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Indian Music Theory Through The Ages
Indian music theory has a long, complex, and fascinating history. This presentation will take a broad look at various historical moments which have been pivotal in the evolution of both Hindustani and Carnatic musical practice. Beginning with the Nāṭya-śāstra and the Saṅgīta-ratnākaraas foundational texts of a pan-Indic music theory, we will explore not only musical theory per se, but also how musical practice is informed by Indian philosophies of sonic vibration, mathematical precision, aesthetic pleasure, and ultimate salvation. Lastly, we will discuss the rise of new traditions of music theory that arose in the twentieth century as responses to colonialism, modernity, and secularism.
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Episode 56. Raag Pahadi in Popular Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Prof. Pankaj Jain
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Professor Pankaj Jain Discussing Dharma and Ecology with Sahana Singh
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Plenary Speech at Dharma-Dhamma Conference at Nalanda University by Professor Pankaj Jain, Ph.D.: "Dharma and Adharma during the Pandemics"
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Episode 55. Raag Adana in Popular Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain, Ph.D.
Songs include:
- Manmohan man men ho tumhi – Kaise Kahoon
- Jhanak jhanak payal baaje - Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje
- Radhike toone bansari choorayee – Beti Bete (with Patdeep)
- Aapki nazro ne samjha – Anpadh
- Ja MainTose Nahi Bolu – Sautela Bhai (1962)
- Lapak jhapak – Boot Polish
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A Webinar by Prof. Philip Lutgendorf on the History of Hindi Cinema - "Bollywood: Kal, Aaj, aur Kal"
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Episode 54. Raag Jogkauns/Chandrakauns in Popular Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain, Ph.D.
Raga: Chandrakauns
San sanna sanna sanna, jao re o pavan – Sampoorna Ramayan (1961)
Majhi re himmat na har – Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan (1959)
Raga: JogkaunsBaje re payela baje – Hameer Hath (1964)
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Vedanta and Ecology: A Webinar for North Bengal University by Professor Pankaj Jain
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Rethinking Hindu Concepts: A Webinar by Professor Arvind Sharma
The history of Hinduism, from one point of view, is a history of the periodic realignments of its conceptual universe, consisting of such key categories as Karma, Dharma, Veda, Yoga, and soon. This talk will focus on the kind of shifts in understanding of such key categories suggested by modern developments.
Speaker: Professor Arvind Sharma, McGill University, Canada
Formerly of the IAS, Dr. Arvind Sharma is the Birks Professor of Comparative Religion in the School of Religious Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, He has taught in Australia (University of Queensland, Sydney) and the USA (Northeastern, Temple, Boston, Harvard) and has published extensively in the fields of comparative religion and Indology. He was instrumental, through three global conferences (2006, 2011, 2016), in facilitating the adoption of a Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the World’s Religions. His recent books include The Ruler’s Gaze: A Study of British Rule over India from a Saidian perspective, Gandhi: A Spiritual Biography; Hinduism and Its Sense of History and Decolonizing Indian Studies. He has contributed to and edited Our Religions: The Seven World Religions Introduced by Prominent Scholars from Each Tradition. He is also the general editor of the Encyclopedia of Indian Religions (Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer,2017).
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Episode 53. Raag Hamsadhvani in Popular Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj
Songs include:
- O chaan jahan woh jaaye – Sharada (1957)
- Jao tose nahin bolun kanhaiya – Parivaar (1956)
- Santo karamki gati nyari – Chala Vahi Desh (album of Mirabai bhajans)
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Episode 52. Raag Basant Bahar in Popular Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj
Songs include:
Raga: Bahar
- Chham chham nachat ayi bahar – Chhaya
- Sakal bana gagan chalat puravai – Mamta
Raga: Basant
- Ketaki, gulab, juhi champaka bana phule – Basant Bahar
- Basant Aaya – Stree
Raga: Basant-Bahar
- Man ki been matavari baje – Shabaab
- Bandish Bandits
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Episode 51. Raag Jogiya in Popular Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain
Film Songs include:
- Vinati karun Ghanashyam – Pati Patni
- Dua Kar Gham E Dil Khuda Se – Anarkali
- Raat bhar ka hai mehmaan andhera - Sone Ki Chidiya
- Dil ek mandir hai - Dil Ek Mandir
- Keh Do Koi Na Kare Yahan Pyaar – Goonj Uthi Shehnai
- He natraja gangadhar shambho – Sangeet Samrat Tansen
- Pee bin soona – Humdard
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Episode 50. Raag Bhoopali in Hindi and Marathi Film Songs: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain
Film Songs include:
- Zindagi denewale sun - Dil-E-Nadaan
- Dil hoom hoom kare – Rudaali
- Jivan se na haar – Door ka Raahi
- Matwale hum matwale tum - Jhumroo
- Jaaun tore charan kamal par vari - Sur Sangam
Ghazals include
- Duniya kisike pyar me – Mehdi Hassan
- Ranj ki jab guftgoo hone lagi – Ghulam Ali
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Episode 3 (New Books in Indian Studies): Edward Said's Orientalism (1978) is a seminal work in the field of postcolonial culture studies. It critiqued Western scholarship about the Eastern world for its patronizing attitude and tendency to view it as exotic, backward and uncivilized.
Arvind Sharma, longstanding professor of comparative religion at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, now takes up the Palestinian academic's groundbreaking ideas - originally put forth predominantly in a Middle Eastern context - and tests them against Indian material. He explores in an Indian context Said's contention that the relationship between knowledge and power is central to the way the West depicts the non-West. Scholarly and accessible, The Ruler's Gaze throws fresh light on Indian colonial history through a Saidian lens.
Formerly of the IAS, Dr. Arvind Sharma is the Birks Professor of Comparative Religion in the School of Religious Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He has also taught in Australia and the USA, and has published extensively in the fields of comparative religion and Indology.
Dr. Pankaj Jain is a Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at FLAME University, where he is heading the Indic Studies Initiative in the FLAME School of Liberal Education.
(Originally published at https://newbooksnetwork.com/the-rulers-gaze)
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Episode 49. Raag Bhairav in Hindi and Marathi Film Songs: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain
Film Songs include:
- Mohe bhul gaye sanvariya - Baiju Bawra
- Daakiya daak laya – Palkon Ki Chhano main (Mangal Bhairav)
- Jaago Mohan pyare jaago – Jagte Raho (Mishra Bhairav)
- Ae Malik Tere Bande Hum – Do Aankhen Barah Haath (with Malkauns)
- Hanse Tim Tim – Sanskar
- Mana Re Hari Ke Guna – Musafir (1957)
Ghazals include:
- Manzil na de chiraag na de JS (A Sound Affiar by Jagjit & Chitra Singh, with Basant Mukhari)
- Hosh-hasti (mangal) MH (Mangal Bhairav)
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New books in South Asian Studies, Episode 2: This book is a provocative account of the development of modern national culture in India using classical music as a case study. The author demonstrates how the emergence of an “Indian” cultural tradition reflected colonial and exclusionary practices, particularly the exclusion of Muslims by the Brahmanic elite, which occurred despite the fact that Muslims were the major practitioners of the Indian music that was installed as a “Hindu” national tradition. This book lays bare how a nation’s imaginings—from politics to culture—reflect rather than transform societal divisions.
Dr. Janaki Bakhle is a Professor of Modern South Asian History at the University of California at Berkely, with a focus on the cultural, social and political history in the eighteenth to early twentieth centuries.
Dr. Pankaj Jain is a Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at FLAME University, where he is heading the Indic Studies Initiative in the FLAME School of Liberal Education.
Keywords: India, classical music, national culture, Muslims, Brahmanic elite, Indian music, Hindu, societal divisions, politics, culture
(Originally published at https://newbooksnetwork.com/two-men-and-music)
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Episode 48. Raag Manjh Khamaj in Hindi and Marathi Film Songs: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain
Film Songs include:
- Aaoge Jab More Sajna – Jab We Met (by Rashid Khan)
- Kaanha Kanha Aan Padi Re Tere Dwaar – Shagird
- Kaise Dina Bite Kaise Biti Ratiyan Piya Jane Na – Anuradha
- Raghuvar tumko meri laaj – bhajan by Tulsidas sung by Bhimsen Joshi
- Mera jeevan teri sharan – bhajan in album Maa by Jagjit Singh
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Episode 47: Patriotic Film Songs on Classical Raag: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain, Ph.D.
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New Books in South Asian Studies, Episode 1: Jainism evokes images of monks wearing face masks to protect insects and micro-organisms from being inhaled. Or of Jains sweeping the ground in front of them to ensure that living creatures are not inadvertently crushed: a practice of non-violence so radical as to defy easy comprehension. Yet for all its apparent exoticism, Jainism is still little understood in the West. What is this mysterious philosophy which originated in the 6th century BCE, whose absolute requirement is vegetarianism, and which now commands a following of four million adherents both in its native India and diaspora communities across the globe?
In Jainism: An Introduction(I. B. Tauris, 2009), Long makes an ancient tradition fully intelligible to the modern reader. Plunging back more than two and a half millennia, to the plains of northern India and the life of a prince who - much like the Buddha - gave up a life of luxury to pursue enlightenment, Long traces the history of the Jain community from founding sage Mahavira to the present day. He explores asceticism, worship, the life of the Jain layperson, relations between Jainism and other Indic traditions, the Jain philosophy of relativity, and the implications of Jain ideals for the contemporary world. The book presents Jainism in a way that is authentic and engaging to specialists and non-specialists alike.
Dr. Pankaj Jain is a Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at FLAME University, where he is heading the Indic Studies Initiative in the FLAME School of Liberal Education.
(Originally published at https://newbooksnetwork.com/jainism)
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Episode 46. Raag Kafi in Film Songs, Ghazals and Bhajans: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain.
Film Songs include:
- hai preet jahaan ki reet – Purab Aur Pachhim
- Biraj me holi khelat nand lal – Godaan
- Kaase kaho man ki baat – Dhool ka Phool
- Tere bin soone nayan hamare – Meri Surat Teri Aankhen
- Pyar kiya toh darna kya – Mughal-E-Azam
- Jalte hain jiske liye – Sujata
- garmie jajabta kise pesha karun – Gazal
- Kali ghodi dwar khadi – Chashm-e-Buddoor
- Gaironpe karam apnonpe sitam – Aankhen
- Ghayal hirni – Munimji
- Bairan Neend Na Aaye – Chacha Zindabad
- Sach huye sapne tere – Kala Bazaar
- Mere pairo main ghunghroo bandha de – Sungharsh
- Hamne dekhi hai in ankhon ki – Khamoshi
- Afsana likh rahi hoon – Dard
- Dil ke tukde tukde kar ke – Dada
- Mitwa Laagi Re Yeh – Devdas
- Bhole o bhole – Yaarana
- Tanha tanha – Rangeela
- Ye raat ye chandni – Jaal
Ghazals include:
- Ye haqeeqat hai – Chitra Singh
- Tum nahin, gam nahin, sharab nahin – Jagjit Singh
- Pyar bhare do sharmile nain – Mehdi Hassan
- Rafta rafta – Mehdi Hassan
- Hari darsan ki pyasi akhiyan – Jagjit Singh
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Episode 45. Raag Basant Mukhari in Popular Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain
Songs include:
- O basanti pavan pagal – Jis Desh Me Ganga Behti Hai
- Vada kar le sajna – Haath ki Safai
- Dekho Bijlee Dole – Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon
- Kitne sawan baras gaye – Bees Saal Baad (new)
- Tanhai – Dil Chahta Hai
- Jab bhee jee chaahe nai duniya – Daag
- Ram teri ganga maili ho gayi – Ram Teri Ganga Maili
- O Saathiya Saare Sahaare – Vidhaata
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Jainism and Sustainability: A Webinar for SIES College, Mumbai
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Episode 44. Raag Bairagi in Popular Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain
Songs include:
- Mein ek raja hun - Uphaar
- Ye duniya ek dulhan, I love my India – Pardes
- Dil lene ki rut aayee – Prem Granth
- Omkar Swaroopa – Marathi
- Kahe bulaya – Marathi
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Episode 43. Raags Bihag and Maru Bihag in Film Songs: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj
Songs in Raag Bihag
- Zindagi ke safar men guzar jate hain jo makam - Aap Ki Kasam
- Koi gata, main so jata - Alaap
- Tere sur aur mere geet - Goonj Uthi Shehanai
- Tere pyar men dildar – Mere Mehboob
- Tere naam ke siwa – Alag Alag
- Boliye sureelee boliyan - Griha Pravesh
- Hamare dilse na jana, dhokha na khana - Uran Khatola
- Dil cheez kya hai – Umrao Jaan (only alaap)
Ghazal in Bihag
- Wo dil nawaz hai magar - Mehdi Hassan (lyrics by Nasir Kazmi, with Bhinna Shadaj)
Songs in Raag Maru Bihag
- Salaam e ishq – Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
- O Ramji bada dukh deena – Ram Lakhan
- Payal wali dekhna – Ek Raaz
- Tum to pyar ho sajna - Sehra
- Matavali naar thumak thumak - Ek Phool Chaar Kaante
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A Presentation on Varna, Jati, and Caste by Professor Pankaj Jain
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Episode 42: Raag Gorakh Kalyan in Popular Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Pankaj Jain
We begin with a raag-based tribute to the greatest #DilipKumar Sahab.
Other Ghazals and Bhajans include:
- Kisi ranjish ko – Chitra Singh in Unforgettables (Sudarshan Fakir's Lyrics)
- Dost ban banke mile mujhko – Jagjit Singh in Unforgettables (Saeed Rahi's Lyrics)
- Mirza Ghalib ghazal by Lataji composed by her brother
- Karm sakal tav vilaas – Maa by Jagjit Singh
- Tee geli teva rimjhim paus (in Marathi)
- Mogara phoolla mogra – ( Lataji with Hridaynathji, in Marathi)
Hindi Film Songs include:
- Baa hosho hawaas main – A Night in London
- Dil Ki Kashti Bhanwar Me Aayi Hai – Palki
- Phir bhor bhayi jaga madhuban – Saaz
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Episode 41: #RaagTilang in Hindi Film Songs: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Pankaj Jain. Songs include one from Dilip Kumar film Deedar: Meri kahani bhulnevale and two sung by Kishore Da: Kaise kahe hum – Sharmeelee AND Mere deewanepan ki bhi – Mehboob ki Mehndi. Other songs on Raag Tilang:
- Sajna sang kahe neha lagae - Main Nashe Mein Hoon
- Itna to yaad hai mujhe – Mehboob ki Mehndi
- Mujhe e zindagi divana kar de – Bindiya
- Lagan tose lagi balma – Dekh Kabira Roya
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Discussing Kanji Swami and Jainism with Dr. Hukumchand Bharill and Dr. Sanjeev Godha, interviewed by Professor Pankaj Jain (in Hindi)
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Episode 40: Raag Durga in Hindi Film Songs: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain
Songs include:
- Geet gaya pattharonne - Geet Gaya Pattharonne
- Chanda re mori patiya le ja - Banjaarin
- Vrindavan ka Krishna Kanhaiya - Miss Mary
- Hum intezaar karenge – Bahu Begam
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Episode 39: Raag Bhimpalasi in Hindi Film Songs and in Ghazals: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain, Ph.D.
- Songs include:
- Eli re eli – Yaadein
- Tu cheez bade hai Mast Mast – Mohra
- Panthi hoon main us path kaa – Door ka Rahi
- Eri main to premdivani – Naubahar
- Nainon main badra chhaye – Mera Saaya
- Ye Zindagi usiki hai – Anarkali
Ghazals include:
- Zindagimen to sabhi pyar kiya karte hai - A nazm by Mehdi Hassan
- Chupke Chupke – Ghulam Ali
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Women, Feminism, and Jainism: A Webinar by Professor Pankaj Jain for Visva-Bharati University, West Bengal, India "Women and Jainism" "Feminism and Jainism" "Stri Moksha"
Abstract: Women have always outnumbered men in the Jain monasteries in Jainism's history of more than two thousand years. Although Jainism was one of the earliest traditions that gave equal access and rights to women in their spiritual pursuits, women were also discussed intensely in some of the texts. This webinar will summarize the issues and modern developments for women in Jainism, led by some of the important leaders, including the first Jain Acharya Chandanaji in Bihar and Gyanmatiji in Uttar Pradesh.
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Episode 38:Raag #AhirBhairav in Popular Music of Hindi Films and Beyond: A Webinar by Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain, Ph.D.
Songs include:
- Apsara Aali – Natarang (Marathi)
- Dhundata Hai Tu Kiska Sahara – Sankalp (1974)
- Hothon pe aisee baat – Jewel Thief
- Mat ro mere dil – Aayee Milan Ki Raat
- Malik mere hothon pe sabke bas ek tera hee naam – Aakhri Ghulam
- Puchho na kaise maine rain bitai – Meri Surat Teri Aankhen
- Yara o Yara – Benaam
- Meri bina tum bin roye - Dekh Kabir Roya
- Main to kabse teri sharan men hun – Ram Nagari
- Zindagi ko sanvarana hoga – Alaap
- Sola barasaki bali umarko salam - Ek Duje Ke Liye
- Apne jeevan ki uljhan ko - Uljhan
- Man Anand Anand Chhayo - Vijeta
- Cheeno Arab hamara – Phir Subah Hogi
- Dheere Dheere Subah Hui Jaag Uthi Zindagi – Haisiyat
- Meri galiyonse logonki yari badh gai – Dharmatma
- Chalo man jayen ghar apne - Swami Vivekananda
- Albela sajan aayo re - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Ghazals include:
- Jab bhi aati hai teri yaad kabhi shaam by Mehdi Hassan
- Hume koi gham by Mehdi Hassan (with Raag Parameshwari)
- O Laagi Re by MH (Mishra Ahir Bhairav)
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Professor Pankaj Jain Interviewed by Mr. A. G. Chini at Radio Funasia 104.9FM Dallas, Texas (the biggest Indian/South Asian radio station in North Texas)(in Hindi)
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Discussing #Jainism, #Nonviolence, #Gandhi, and Ecology with Religica Cofounder Dr. Michael Reid Trice
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Interviewing People of Indian Origin in Trinidad, this was done for the book "Dharma in America: A Short History of Hindu-Jain Diaspora" (2019, Routledge) https://www.amazon.com/Dharma-America-Pankaj-Jain/dp/1138565458
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Interview with the Ayurveda pioneer Dr. Vasant Lad, the founder of the Ayurvedic Institute in New Mexico, one of the leading Ayurveda Schools and Ayurvedic Health Spas outside of India https://www.ayurveda.com/ This is also published in the book Dharma in America: A Short History of Hindu-Jain Diaspora (2019, Routledge) https://www.amazon.com/Dharma-America-Pankaj-Jain/dp/1138565458
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Episode 37: Raag #Malgunji in Hindi Film Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain
Songs include: Kal ke apne na jane kyu – Amanush (R D Burman) Nain so nain nahi milo – Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (Vasant Desai) Ghar aa ja ghir aye badra – Chhote Nawab (R D Burman) Unko yeh shikayat hai – Adalat (old) (Madan Mohan) Na jiya lage na – Anand (Salil Chowdhury) Jeevan se bhari teri ankhen – Safar (Kalyanji Anandji)
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Celebrating #WorldEnvironmentDay2021 with a celebration of Hindu and Indic Values for the Environment: A Webinar by Professor Pankaj Jain with the Centre for Indic Studies, Ahmedabad, India. This Webinar in Hindi is based on the article TEN ENVIRONMENTAL TEACHINGS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/10-hindu-environmental-te_b_846245 written for GreenFaith.org
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Professor Pankaj Jain Delivering Keynote Address on the World Environment Day Celebration by the Bishnoi Community, June 5, 2021 (in Hindi)
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Indian Institute of Advanced Studies Launching the Book "Dharma in America: A History of Hindu-Jain Diaspora" by Prof Pankaj Jain
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Episode 36: Raag Gara in Hindi Film Songs, Bhajans, and Ghazals: A Webinar by Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain.
Examples:
Mohe panghatpe nandalal ched gayo re – Mughal E Azam
Unke khayal aye to ate chale gaye – Lal Patthar
Tere mere sapne ab ek rang hain – Guide
Aise to na dekho – Teen Devian
Jivan men piya tera sath rahe – Goonj Uthi Shehnai
Hamsafar saath apna chhod chale – Aakhri Dao
Diwana kahke aaj mujhe phir pukariye – Muzlim
Aap aaye toh khayale – Gumraah
Patta patta boota – Mehdi Hassan
Paniya bhare re – Mehdi Hassan Dadra
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Dharma And #EnvironmentalEthics: From The #Buddha And #Mahavira To #Gandhi: A Webinar by Professor Pankaj Jain, Ph.D. for a #SriLankan University Professors, Students, and General Public
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Flood & Migration in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, a Webinar by Professor Pankaj Jain & Ms. Koral Dasgupta (#TellMeYourStory) (#IndicStudies)
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New Directions in Indic Studies: Beyond Imperialism of Categories (Conference convened by Professor Pankaj Jain and co-organized by IIAS, Shimla and FLAME University, Pune). Day 2 of the presentations.
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Raag Jhinjhoti and its Usage in Popular Music with Shri Manoj Govindraj. Songs such as Koi Hamdam Naa Raha (#Jhumroo), #MereMehboob, Ghunghroo Ki Tarah (#ChorMachayeShor), Chhup Gaya Koi Re (#Champakali), and the legendary #MehdiHassan's ghazal #GuloMeRangBhare
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Raag Des and its Usage in Popular Music with Shri Manoj Govindraj, songs such as #VandeMataram, #BharatYeRehnaChahiye (#Manikarnika), #TaqdeerKaFasana (#Sehra), Chadariya Jheeni (#AnoopJalota)
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NatyaShastra: Past & Present by Professor Bharat Gupt
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Raag #Megh, Miya #Malhar (family of rain raags) and their usage in popular music, e.g., Kahaa se aaye badra (#Chashmebaddor), Bole re papeehara (#Guddi), and Ek too hee nahi (#MehdiHassan)
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Sanskrit Buddhism by Professor Robert Thurman
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New Directions in Indic Studies: Beyond Imperialism of Categories (Conference co-organized by IIAS, Shimla and FLAME University, Pune)
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Practical #Anekantavada: #Jainism's Contribution to Global Civilization. A lecture by Professor Jeffery Long, Elizabethtown College, PA, USA
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Importance of #Diwali for Indian American students
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Episode 32: Raag Jaunpuri and Its Usage in Popular Music with songs such as Pal pal hai bhaari (#Swades), Dil Ched Koi Aisa Nagma (#Inspector), Meri Yad Men Tum Na Ansu Bahana (#Madhosh) #RaagJaunpuri #IndianClassicalMusic #Jaunpuri
More examples:
- Tere Khayalon Mein – Meri Surat Teri Aankhen
- Vo duniyako yad rahega Chitanandan aage nachungi – Do Kaliyan
- Jaan sake toh jaan - Ustaad
- Dil ched koi aisa nagma (by hemant kumar) - Inspector
- Piya te kahan gayo Meri yad men tum na ansu bahana - Madhosh
- Jab dilko sataye gam tuuuu ched sakhi sargam - Sargam (Old)
- Naam rattan kyun chhod diya – Anup Jalota
- bhajan Pal pal hai bhari - Swades
Jaunpur’s ruler Sultan Husain Shah Sharqi is credited with creating the morning raga Jaunpuri.
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Exploring the Bhagavad Gita: Philosophy, Structure, and Meaning
Abstract: The #BhagavadGita is a unique literary creation but deciphering its meaning and philosophy is not easy or straightforward. This careful study of the Bhagavad Gita approaches the ancient text with a modern mind and offers a unifying structure of universal relevance. Combining the philosophical-theoretical with the ethical-practical, Ithamar Theodor locates his study within comparative theology and identifies the various layers of meaning. The Bhagavad Gita's full text is presented in a new translation, divided into sections, and accompanied by an in-depth commentary. This book makes the Bhagavad Gita accessible to a wide variety of readers, helping to make sense of this tremendous spiritual classic, which is one of the most important texts of religious Hinduism.
Bio: Ithamar Theodor is Associate Professor of Hindu studies at Zefat Academic College, Safed, Israel, a graduate of the Theology Faculty, University of Oxford, and a Life Member of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge. His publications include Exploring the Bhagavad Gıta: Philosophy, Structure, and Meaning (2010), Brahman and Dao: Comparative Studies in Indian and Chinese Philosophy and Religion (2014), The Fifth Veda in Hinduism: Philosophy, Poetry, and Devotion in the Bhagavata Purana(2016), Dharma and Halacha: Comparative Studies in Hindu and Jewish Philosophy and Religion (2018) and The Bhagavad-gita: A Critical Introduction (2021).
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Raag Parmeshwari and Its Usage in Popular Music with songs such as Koi Lauta De Mere (#DoorGaganKiChhaonMe), Waqt Karta Jo Wafa (#DilNePukara), Duniya Me Rahana Hai Toh Kaam Karo (#HaathiMereSaathi), and more. This raag was invented by Pt. Ravishankar!
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Raag Malkauns and Its Usage in Popular Music with songs such as Man Tarpat (#BaijuBawra), Adha Hai Chandrama and Adha Hai Chandrama (#Navrang), Yeh Kahani Hai Diya Aur Toofan Ki(#ToofanAurDeeya), Aaye Sur Ke Panchhi Aaye (#SurSangam) #IndianClassicalMusic #Malkauns
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Raag Malkauns and Its Usage in Popular Music with songs such as Man Tarpat (#BaijuBawra), Adha Hai Chandrama and Adha Hai Chandrama (#Navrang), Yeh Kahani Hai Diya Aur Toofan Ki(#ToofanAurDeeya), Aaye Sur Ke Panchhi Aaye (#SurSangam) #IndianClassicalMusic #Malkauns
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Climate Change and GeoEngineering from Indic Perspectives, Presentation with Delhi University Philosophy Faculty and Students
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Discussing #Ayurveda in India and the USA
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Discussing the #Hindu #Pilgrimage in #Uttarakhand and across #India #CharDhamYatra #Badrinath #Kedarnath #Gangotri #Ganga
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My Trip to #Nalanda University in #Bihar: One of the Most Ancient Universities of the World
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Raag Kedar and Its Usage in Popular Music with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain. Songs such as Aap yun hi agar humse (#EkMusafirEkHasina), Bekas pe karam (#MughalEAzam), Darshan Do Ghanashyam (#NarsiMehta, #SlumdogMillionaire), Ham Ko Man Ki Shakti (#Guddi), and Pal Do Pal Ka Saath Hamara (#TheBurningTrain)
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Raag Shivranjani and Its Usage in Popular Music with Shri Manoj Govindraj, songs such as O Mere Sanam(#Sangam), Mere Naina Saavan Bhado (#Mehbooba), Jaane Kahaan Gaye Woh Din (#MeraNaamJoker)
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Raag Dhani and Its Usage in Popular Music with Shri Manoj Govindraj, with songs such as Prabhu Tero Nam (#HumDono) and Dil Me Tujhe Bithake (#Fakira) #IndianClassicalMusic #RaagDhani
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IndicStudies, 2nd Webinar at FLAME University Date: Tuesday, March 30th, 2021
TITLE: Where #QuantumPhysics and #IndicVisions overlap
Abstract of the Talk: Quantum Mechanics is a twentieth-century culmination of three centuries of modern (Galilean-Newtonian) science. One may therefore wonder how one can talk about Quantum Mechanics and any traditional religious perspective. This can be done because the world-view that QM engenders, the notions of causality and determinism that follow from it, and the picture of reality that emerges from it have some remarkable parallels with some of the insights of ancient Indic philosophers. This lecture will explore some of these fascinating findings. Its goal is not to show that the methods and mathematics of QM are implicit in ancient writings.
Bio: Dr. Varadaraja V. Raman is an Emeritus Professor of Physics and Humanities at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He has lectured and written profusely on many aspects of Indian heritage and culture and authored numerous books, more than 300 book reviews, and scores of articles on science and religion. He is an active member of organizations devoted to building understanding between science and the humanities. He has been elected Senior Fellow of the Metanexus Institute and was the recipient of the Raja Rao Award, which honors and recognizes writers who have made an outstanding contribution to the literature of the South Asian Diaspora. He has written a web column entitled Reflections on Remote Roots, which is widely circulated to people of Indian heritage in many parts of the world.
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Raag Bilawal and its usage in Film Songs, such as #JanGanMan (#IndianNationalAnthem) and Sare Ke Sare Ga Ma Ko Lekar Gate Chale (#Parichay) #IndianClassicalMusic
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A Conversation on Religious Diversity in India and the USA #Diversity #Inclusion #Equity #Pluralism #India #USA
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Raag Sohani and its usage in Film Songs, e.g., Jhoomti Chali Hawa (#SangeetSamratTansen), Din Jogan Ban Gaye (#MughalEAzam), Kuhu Kuhu Bole Koyaliya (#SuvarnaSundari)
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Discussing Indian Culture and Sustainability on Doordarshan Ahmedabad
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Discussing #ClimateChange and #ClimateEngineering from #Hindu-Jain Perspective
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Raag Bageshri and Its Usage in Popular Music, e.g., Aaja Re Pardesi & Ghadi Ghadi Mera Dil (#Madhumati), Hamse Aya Na Gaya (#DekhKabiraRoya), Jaag Dard-e-Ishq Jaag (#Anarkali), Radha Na Bole Na Bole (#Azad), Kaise kaise log (#MehdiHassan #Ghazal)
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Interview with Mat McDermott of #HinduAmericanFoundation, discussing, my latest book, Dharma In America: A Short History of #Hindu-Jain #Diaspora, #IndianAmericanDiaspora
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RaagMaand and Its Usage in Popular Music with Shri Manoj Govindraj, e.g., #BachpanKiMohabbat (#BaijuBawra), #KesariyaBalma (#Lekin), and #ThaadeRahiyo (#Pakeezah), #TuChandaMainChandani (#ReshmaAurShera) #IndianClassicalMusic
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Raag Gaud Sarang and Its Usage in Popular Music such as #ZindagiJabBhi in #UmraoJaan (1981) and #AllahTeroNaam in #HumDono (1961)
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Everyday #Ayurveda with Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya
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How do #faith and #spirituality help #farmers in #India? Which is one of the oldest #Sanskrit text about farming? An interview to #Patheos writer in the context of #ClimateChange and #FarmersProtests in India
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Discussing #Dharma with #Science, #Ecology, and the #IndianDiaspora with Aravindan Neelakandan of #Swarajya
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RaagBhatiyar and Its Usage in Popular Music #IndianClassicalMusic with Shri Manoj Govindraj. Popular songs on this raag include #NainaNeerBahaye (Water) and #AayoPrabhatSabGao (#SurSangam)
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FatherSonDuo: Episode 4 on #RaagKafi, with famous Holi songs, such as #BirajMeHoli and BairanNeendNaaAaye (#ChachaZindabad
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FatherSonDuo: Episode 5 on #RaagAsavari, with famous songs, such as Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo and #Rajanigandha phool tumhare Please like and subscribe to the channel for more such updates...Let us enjoy and enrich our #heritage together YouTube.com/PankajJainIndia
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Raag Kirwani and Its Usage in Popular Songs, such as AnewalaPalJanewalaHai (#Golmaal), MeriBhigiBhigiSiPalakon (#Anamika), NeendNaMujhkoAye (#PostBoxNo999), YadNaJayeBiteDinoKi(#DilEkMandir), and#MehdiHassan #Ghazal SholaThaJalBujhaHun #IndianClassicalMusic
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Raag Marwa and Its Usage in Popular Music with Shri Manoj Govindraj #IndianClassicalMusic #RaagMarwa
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IndianClassicalMusic Raag #Khamaj & Its Usage in #PopularMusic with Shri Manoj Govindraj. This has been the most favorite raag of #PanchamDa (#RDBurman) and his father #SDBurman! #Gandhiji's favorite bhajan #VaishnaJanToTeneKahiye is also based on Khamaj
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Raag #Madhuvanti and Its Usage in #Popular #FilmMusic with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain
Songs include:
- Rasme ulfat ko nibhae to nibhae kaise – Dil ki Rahen (1973)
- Ko birahini ko dukh jane – Chala Vahi Desh
- Stanza of the song - Saaz Ho Tum Aawaz Hu Main – Saaz Aur Awaz (original song in Patdeep)
- Madhuvanti cha suraa, Ekda Darshan De Ghanashyam –Suman Kalyanpur (Marathi)
- Chori Chori Aiyo Raadhe Jamuna Kinare – Safed Jhooth
- Roomjhoom Ke Bajao Bansari Murari – Pooja (1954)
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Discussing the Great Manoj Kumar (Bharat Kumar) and his Milestone Movie Purab Aur Pachhim (1970)
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A Conversation with Professor Arvind Sharma
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RaagLalit and its Usage in #PopularMusic with Shri Manoj Govindraj This #EarlyMorningRaag is the melody used in #Leader song #EkShahanshahNeBanwaKeHaseenTaj and #JagjitSingh ghazal #KoiPaasAayaSavereSavere among many others. Please do subscribe to the channel! Also, available on YouTube, Apple, Google, Gaana, and other podcasting platforms!
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Exploring the Heritage of Rajasthan
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Ten Key Hindu Teachings for the Environment
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Discussing Jainism and Ecology
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Discussing Varna, Jati, and Caste
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A Conversation with Professor Narasingha Sil
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A Conversation with Professor V. V. Raman
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A Conversation with Professor Jeffery Long
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Raag Patdeep and its usage in Film Songs
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Inspirations from the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita for Socio-Ecological Activism
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Raag Madhmad Sarang and its usage in Film Songs
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Five Reasons for Studying World Religions in Liberal Arts
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Raag Brindavani Sarang and its usage in Film Songs
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Raag Pooriya Dhanashree and its Usage in Popular Music with Shri Manoj Govindraj
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Raag Deskar and its usage in Film Songs
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Raag Rageshri and its usage in Film Songs
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Discussing the Showman Subhash Ghai and his Milestone Movie Karz with Dr. Rajiv Vijayakar
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Introducing 3rd book by Dr. Pankaj Jain, "Dharma in America"
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FatherSonDuo Episode 3 on #RaagKedar, w/ songs: Darshan Do Ghanshyam & Ham Ko Man Ki Shakti Dena (#Guddi). Please subscribe to the channel, let us enjoy and enrich our #heritage together YouTube.com/PankajJainIndia #IndianClassicalMusic
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Raag #YamanKalyan and its Usage in #PopularMusic with Shri Manoj Govindraj #IndianClassicalMusic This #EveningRaag is 1 of the great #MahaRaag popular from the era of great composers such as #Roshan (@HritikRoshan's grandfather) to the contemporary filmmaker #SanjayLeelaBhansali Please do subscribe to the channel.
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FatherSonDuo: Episode 1 on #RaagBihag, with famous songs, such as Yeh Kya Jagah Hai Doston (#UmraoJaan) and Zindagi Ke Safar Men Guzar Jate Hain (#AapKiKasam) Please like and subscribe to the channel for more such automatic updates...Let us enjoy and enrich our #heritage together YouTube.com/PankajJainIndia
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FatherSonDuo: Episode 2 on #RaagBilawal, with famous songs, such as #JanGanMan (#IndianNationalAnthem) and Sare Ke Sare Ga Ma Ko Lekar Gate Chale (#Parichay) Please like and subscribe to the channel for more such updates...Let us enjoy and enrich our #heritage together YouTube.com/PankajJainIndia
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Raag #Jog and its Usage in #PopularMusic with Shri Manoj Govindraj #IndianClassicalMusic This #LateNightRaag is the melody used in #Lagaan song #baarbaarhaanboloyaarhaan among many others. Please do subscribe to the channel and "like" these weekly episodes! Also, available now on YouTube, iTunes, Google, and other podcasting platforms!
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