Sudarshan is a Tamil Brahmin born and brought up in the values of the Iyengar tradition of South India. He has been a lifelong student of the Ubhaya Vedanta framework unique to the Sri Vaishnava Sampradaya of Sri Ramanujacharya. He...
Avatans Kumar is a columnist and linguist.Originally from Patna, Bihar, Avatans is a Jawaharlal Nehru University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign alumnus, where he taught Linguistics and Hindi as a foreign language, respectively. Several of his Hindi poems...
Sudha Bhat is a religious practitioner who follows Hinduism. She is a member and volunteer at Chinmaya Mission Washington Regional Center, a Hindu spiritual education center. She believes in religious harmony and coexistence and is committed to working across faiths...
Lakshmi is an independent scholar and professional vocalist who brings bhakti (Hindu devotional) singing, scholarship and storytelling onto one platform. She holds an M.A. in Religious Studies from Stanford University and undergraduate degrees in Business and Middle Eastern & South...
Dr. Naresh Pathak is a physician by training specializing in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He is an associate Professor in Medicine for 20+ years and a teacher of Science of Spirituality at South Florida Hindu...
Paramita (Paro) Sarkar is from Kolkata, Bengal, India. She is very proud of our beautiful Hindu traditions and festivals that she saw growing up. Her faith has been seeded in Maa Durga's 'aanchal'. She has practiced Islam. She is a...
Dr. Divya L. Selvakumar is a program manager, registered dietitian and nutrition professor. Born and raised in California, Divya grew up in a secular and cultured environment. She is particularly interested in Hinduism's emphasis on the importance of service and...
Sanmay is an ex-CIO of the second largest public healthcare system in the USA, but traditional living and knowledge based on yoga , ayurveda and hindu spiritual scriptures are his passion. For past 30 years, he has studied Vedanta and...
Pushpita Prasad is a storyteller and communications professional with a background in working with media, technology and history. She is passionate about topics related to India, Hinduism, its festivals and traditions, caste and Human Rights and has published articles relating...
Padmaja Rao holds a master’s degree in Community Agency Counseling, post-master’s certificates (Peace & International Security Studies and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace), and is certified as a Global Career Development Facilitator. Padmaja has also actively volunteered to...