That's So Hindu

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That's So Hindu episodes

July 02, 2020 Mango & Marigold Press and Modi Toys are helping Hindu parents pass on traditions to their kids
In this episode Sheetal Shah has a conversation with the founder of Mango and Marigold Press Sailaja Joshi and the founder of Modi Toys, Avani Modi Sarkar, about what led each of them to start companies making books and toys aimed at Hindu and Indian Americans.
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31 min
June 25, 2020 Sudarshan Ramabadran explains the importance of the soft power India holds in yoga and Ayurveda
In this episode Suhag Shukla speaks with Sudarshan Ramabadran, senior research fellow and administrative head at India Foundation’s Center for Soft Power. In addition to talking about the so-called soft power India holds in the traditions of yoga and ayurveda, which have spread to what seems like nearly every country on Earth in the past two decades, Suhag and Sudarshan have an informative discussion on efforts to lift up the Dalit and tribal communities in India and how the Hindu tradition has been open to reform.
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39 min
June 18, 2020 Brahmachari Sharan says Hindus need to focus on understanding our history, so we can become part of the world's present
In this episode Suhag Shukla speaks with Brahmachari Sharan. Brahmachariji is Director of Hindu life and campus ministry at Georgetown the first Hindu monk to serve in this capacity at a Catholic university. They talk about the ongoing pandemic and continued Black Lives Matter protests, concerns he’s seeing among Hindu students, as well as both the opportunities and challenges in applying ancient Hindu spiritual teachings to contemporary social problems.
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50 min
June 11, 2020 Middle East Forum's Sam Westrop and Clifford Smith in conversation with Samir Kalra
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1 hr 16 min
May 28, 2020 Yudhijit Bhattacharjee connects the dots between terrorism, Pakistan, and the Kashmir conflict
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51 min
May 21, 2020 Guru Prakash and Suhag Shukla talk about what we can do to end caste discrimination
In this episode Suhag Shukla talks with Guru Prakash, law professor at Patna university in Bihar, India, and advisor to the Dalit Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Suhag and Guru have wide ranging frank conversation about the origins and solutions to caste discrimination, Western narratives about Hinduism and caste, and much more.
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1 hr 2 min
May 14, 2020 Rukmini Walker feels the pandemic pause is bringing us closer to one another
In this episode Suhag Shukla talks with Rukmini Walker.
Rukmini Walker is an activist in women’s spiritual empowerment and interfaith dialogue. She is the founder of the Urban Devi collective (urbandevi.com), based out of Bhakti Center (bhakticenter.org) in New York City, where she is a member of the board of directors. Rukmini is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Bhaktivedanta College in Belgium. She is also a member of Sabha – a thirty person international committee that advises the Governing Body Commission of the International Society for Krsna Consciousness. She has been traversing the path of Bhakti for most of her life, living in India, Canada and the US as one of the first disciples of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, who first brought the path of Bhakti to the West in 1965. She is featured in the film, Women of Bhakti. Rukmini writes, teaches, and leads workshops and retreats internationally. The kirtan artist, Gaura Vani, is her son. Together, they lead a Bhakti Immersion Kirtan Adventure to India each year. She lives in the Washington, DC area where she and her husband lead a Vaisnava (that is, the Bhakti tradition) Christian Dialogue and a Vaisnava Muslim Dialogue each year. Rukmini sees the world animated by spirit, and practices an eco-Bhakti seeing truth and beauty in nature and in the world as kindred spirits.
You can follow Rukmini at: https://www.facebook.com/rukmini.walker/,https://www.patreon.com/RukminiWalker , and on Instagram under Rukmini Walker.
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38 min
May 07, 2020 Phil Goldberg says Hinduism has been influencing America far longer than many people think
In this episode Mat McDermott talks with author Phil Goldberg (American Veda, The Life of Yogananda) about the history of Hindus and Hinduism in the United States, the growing influence of Hindu Americans, and what he thinks are popular misconceptions about Hindu beliefs and practices.
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39 min
April 28, 2020 Coping with COVID: A Dialogue with Deepak Chopra™
Listen to Deepak Chopra and Eddie Stern discuss ways in which we all can use yoga, meditation, and pranayama to deal with the stress of living through the current pandemic.
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1 hr 3 min
April 14, 2020 Coping with COVID: Building immunity with Ayurveda and integrative medicine, featuring Dr. Akil Palanisamy
Ayurveda, India’s ancient system of healing, defines good health not by the absence of disease, but the presence of physical, mental, and spiritual wellness. Integrative medicine, a modern holistic medical discipline, views health through the patient’s physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual, and environmental influences. Are these systems complementary? What role do they play in cultivating good health? How can ancient practices be combined with modern medicine to help build immunity?
Dr. Palanisamy approach blends the best of conventional medicine and complementary medicine, such as Ayurveda, the time-tested traditional medical system of India. He’s worked with thousands of patients to help them heal and recover. Dr. Palanisamy is also the author of The Paleovedic Diet, a book offering a comprehensive roadmap to optimal health combining the most effective aspects of the Paleo diet with Ayurveda and the latest scientific research.
View Dr. Palanisamy's slide presentation used in the original live webinar.
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1 hr 4 min

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