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Lecture on Ramayana Traditions

February 2, 2021February 3, 2021 Dr. Shakuntala Gawde608

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde delivered a lecture in 32nd Jnanayajna organized by K. J. Somaiya College. She took overview of Sanskrit Ramayanas- Adhyatma Ramayana, Adbhuta Ramayana, Ananda Ramayana and Bhushundi Ramayana. She highlighted the significance of regional Ramayanas like Eknathi Ramayana and Girdhar Ramayana. She explored Ramayanas of South East Asia with special reference to Ramayana […]

Decoding Vedanta with special reference to Kevaladvaita Vedanta

December 3, 2020December 15, 2020 Dr. Shakuntala Gawde464

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde conducted a lecture on Decoding Vedanta with special reference to Kevaladvaita Vedanta in Bharatiya Darshan Shastravali organized by Chinmay Vishwavidyapitha

Śiva

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Dr. Shakuntala Gawde829

Article on ‘Śiva’ authored by Dr. Shakuntala Gawde published in the encyclopedia of Hinduism and Tribal Religions published by Springer. This encyclopedia is edited by Pankaj Jain, Rita Sherma, Madhu Khanna. This encyclopedia is live in the sense that it can be edited anytime by the author but all previous editions are available to reader. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1036-5_268-1 Cite this entry […]

Eschatology in Kevaladvaita Vedanta

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 Dr. Shakuntala Gawde812

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde gave a lecture on “Eshcatology in Kevaladvaita Vedanta” in Global Festival on oneness organized by Advaita Academy on the occasion of Birth anniversary of Adi Shankaracharya.

Kevaladvaita Vedanta

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Dr. Shakuntala Gawde1278

Kevaladvaita Vedanta was propounded by Adi Shankaracharya who considered the sole reality of Brahman. He wrote commentary on Prasthanatrayi i.e. Brahmasutras, Upanishads and Bhagavadgita from the perspective of absolute monism. He propagated the philosophy of Nirguna Brahman i.e. Brahman without any form, qualities and names. This video explains the fundamentals of Absolute monism. This video […]

Publication in Springer

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Dr. Shakuntala Gawde654

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde’s five articles are published in Springer’s ‘Encyclopedia of Hinduism and Tribal Religions’ which is edited by Pankaj Jain, Rita Sharma and Madhu Khanna. 1.Vaikuṇṭha. In: Jain P., Sherma R., Khanna M. (eds) Hinduism and Tribal Religions. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. Springer, Dordrecht, 2020 (download) 2. Daśanāmī Order. In: Jain P., Sherma R., Khanna […]

Gokarṇamāhātmya- A study into Narratives With Special Reference to Gokarṇa Purāṇa

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Dr. Shakuntala Gawde887

(paper published by Indic Today) Gokarṇa is situated in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. Gokarṇa is considered as Dakṣīṇa Kāśī or even superior to Kāśī. Gokarṇa Mahabaleśvara i.e. Lord Śiva is the main deity of this sacred tīrtha. There is a geographical peculiarity in forming the name Gokarṇa of this place. Gaṅgāvalī and Aghanāśinī are two […]

Meeting John Hawley

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Dr. Shakuntala Gawde629

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde with John Straton Hawley (Author of Krishna’s Playground-Vrindavan in the 21st Century)

presented a paper on Govardhan

December 20, 2019December 20, 2019 Dr. Shakuntala Gawde722

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented a paper on Govardhan-Assimilation and Acculturation’ in National Conference on ‘Vraj to Braj’ organized by Braj Sanskriti Shodh Sansthan from 6th December 2019 to 8th December 2019. She also chaired a session in the same conference.

Paper on Gokarnamahatmya

November 24, 2019January 2, 2020 Dr. Shakuntala Gawde660

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented a paper on ‘Gokarnamahatmya- A Study into Narratives’ in the National conference on Yatras held on 15th November to 17th November 2019 organized by Indic Academy and Bharat Adhyayan Kendra in Benaras Hindu University. video of paper presentation- https://youtu.be/QJhSMprPjnY