Belief and Faith
Channel: Chaitanya Charan
Date: 2020-08-10

Excerpt from: Bhaktivinoda Thakura's inclusive presentation of bhakti - The Monk's Podcast with Krishna Abishek Prabhu https://youtu.be/9-Pxy0Ezx2s
Dr. Krishna Abhishek Ghosh is a professor of Hinduism and World Religions at Grand Valley State University, Michigan, and an Affiliate Professor at the Global Center for Advanced Studies, New York, USA. His interdisciplinary research and teaching interests include the history of religions, Indian philosophy and aesthetics (rasa), postcolonial and critical theories, and South Asian Studies. His current research projects revolve around the intellectual history of kirtan with a special focus on Bengal. This focus has developed from his doctoral work on the Hindu thinker Kedarnath Datta Bhaktivinoda, for which he received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2014. He also taught ‘Asian Classics’ at UChicago’s Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies, for which he received the Dean’s Award in 2013. The Vaiṣṇava roots of his family and Bengal culture hold a special place in his heart and form a significant part of his scholarly activity. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses such as ‘Gandhi and His Critics,’ ‘Hinduism 101: Cows, Caste, and The Kamasutra?,’ ‘An Introduction to Religious Studies’ and ‘World’s Religions’ and supervises Ph.D. students in his areas of expertise.

Chaitanya Charan Das is a monk, spiritual mentor and author.

Building on his engineering degree from the Government College of Engineering, Pune, he has studied extensively the philosophical and sociological ramifications of modern science. Complementing his scientific education is his keen spiritual sensitivity honed by systematic and sympathetic study of the bhakti tradition for over two decades. He has been an invited speaker at several international conferences on the interface of science and spirituality, including the World Peace Conference 2006 and World Peace Congress 2008 organized by UNESCO.  Based in India, he has given talks at colleges and companies all over the world from Australia to America.  His writings appear regularly in several Indian newspapers including the reputed Speaking Tree column in The Times of India. Apart from 300 analytical articles (available at www.thespiritualscientist.com) and 1600 inspirational daily meditations on the Bhagavad-gita (available at www.gitadaily.com),  he is the author of 20 books on a wide variety of subjects ranging from Science and spirituality, socio-cultural analysis of religion, and the ancient texts of India, especially the Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagavad-gita

He is a member of ISKCON’s leading intellectual body, the Shastric Advisory Council, which offers scriptural advice to the GBC (Governing Body Commissioner). He is an associate editor of Back to Godhead, ISKCON’s global magazine. His writings in English have been translated into several foreign languages including German, Chinese and Romanian and several Indian languages including Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Hindi and Marathi.

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