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Manu, History, and Hinduism: A Conversation With Dr. Arvind Sharma

Join Mukunda as he speaks with Padma Shri Dr. Arvind Sharma . Dr. Arvind Sharma (B.A. Allahabad, 1958; M.A. Syracuse, 1970; M.T.S. Harvard Divinity School, 1974; Ph.D. Harvard University, 1978) is a former I.A.S. officer, who also trained as an economist for a while. He currently holds the Birks Chair in Comparative Religion in the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He taught earlier in Australia, at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, and the University of Sydney and moved to McGill in 1987. He has published extensively in the fields of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religions. He is the author of over a dozen books, which are linked below. In our long and fascinating discussion, we speak about: 00:00:30 Introduction to Dr. Arvind Sharma 00:04:30 Academia in India vs. the United States in the study of religion and comparative religion 00:08:30 Religion, Secularism and Economics 00:16:00 Varna System, Wealth, Power and Privileges 00:21:45 Historical Relationship and Evolution of Varna System, Jati System and Caste System 00:26:20 Impact of 2nd wave of Indo-Aryan (Kushans, Parthians) in India, Ashoka's policies, Arthashastra and its influence on Manu Smriti 00:38:00 Discussion on Mahabharata and Vedas 00:45:45 Balancing Scholarly/Academic Perspective with Practitioner/Adherent Perspective 00:55:00 Study and Understanding of Hinduism in Popular Culture and Academia 01:02:00 Contemporary Hinduism and Caste 01:15:00 How to Understand Hinduism as a Religion and as a Plurality 01:20:30 Dr. Sharma's current projects and conclusion You can find Dr. Arvind Sharma at: https://www.arvindsharma.org/ Twitter: https://x.com/aravindasharma Books: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Arvind-S... Meru Media www.meru.media themerumedia@gmail.com Twitter: @themerumedia @raghman36   / themerumedia   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... https://www.stitcher.com/show/meru-po... https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... https://open.spotify.com/show/49h9eI2... Subscribe to get new content