Subversive Sanskrit Studies with Bihani Sarkar
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About the Guest Bihani Sarkar is a Calcutta-born, Oxford-educated, scholar of classical Sanskrit literature and pre-modern Indian history and religious traditions. Bihani is a historian of early Indian politics, religions,...
show more- Marginalized voices in the study of Sanskrit.
- Wild women and goddesses in ancient Sanskrit poetry in mythology.
- Shaktism as a stand-alone tradition.
- Shakta as a homegrown feminist tradition inspiring and emancipating Indian women.
- Does one need to be from a culture to understand a culture?
- The importance of valuing the place where something comes from.
- Being an accidental academic.
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