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The Hindu great epic, Mahābhārata, exists today in hundreds of variant manuscripts across India...

Was ancient India ruled by politics or religion?

Beginning in the mid 19th century, thousands of indentured laborers traveled from India to the Caribbean, and many settled in Trinidad...

Arik Moran examines three Rajput kingdoms during the transition to British rule (c. 1790-1840) and their interconnected histories and court intrigues.

Elison explores how slum residents, tribal people, and members of other marginalized groups use religious icons to mark urban spaces in Mumbai...

The Bhagavad Gītā remains to this day a mainstay of Hinduism and Hindu Studies alike,..

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This book represents the very first study of a fascinating Hindu phenomenon: the Svasthanivratakatha (SVK), a sixteenth-century narrative textual tradition native to Nepal surrounding the Goddess, Svasthānī...