Transformational festivals, from Burning Man to Lightning in a Bottle, Bhakti Fest, and Wanderlust, are massive events that attract thousands of participants to sites around the world...

Can a subject be sovereign in a hegemony? Can creativity be reined in by forces of empire?

This book offers the first extensive study of the dialogue form in the Mahābhārata.,,

Since the late 1990s, the Indian community in Australia has grown faster than any other immigrant community....

Much of what is said about yoga is misleading.,.

This book offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary resource, which frames and contextualises the rapidly expanding fields that explore yoga and meditative techniques...

Theodor offers a systematic and comprehensive introduction to one of the most read texts in South Asia....

Fernandes explores the interconnected themes of language, citizenship and identity, showing how, by deliberately excluding the Roman script, the largely lower-caste and lower-class Catholic users of this script were denoted as less-than-authentic members

At once a reflection on inequality and a call to arms, Caste Matters argues that until Dalits lay claim to power and Brahmins join hands against Brahminism to effect real transformation, caste will continue to matter...

Jain examines the interconnectedness between global spirituality and neoliberal capitalism through an examination of the global yoga and self-care industries...