Welcome to the Muktabodha Newsletter

Dear Reader,

It is with great pleasure that we inaugurate this first issue of the new Muktabodha​ ​Indological Research Institute (MIRI) newsletter.​ ​

Our goal is for this newsletter to serve as a vehicle for all those interested in the​ ​work of MIRI to learn more about the Institute.​

This first issue​ ​includes two perspectives on the philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism,​ ​the tradition that has​ ​remained a central focus of MIRI’s preservation work since​ ​its inception. In an interview with​ ​journalist Gayatri Ranganathan, Professor Gavin​ ​Flood, Professor of Hindu Studies and​ ​Comparative Religion at Oxford University​ ​provides a concise overview of Kashmiri Shaivite​ ​philosophy, including its​ ​development in relation to other Shaivite traditions in South Asia.​ ​

We​ ​are also pleased to present an article by Dr Nihar Purohit, Lecturer at Benares​ ​Hindu University and a member of MIRI’s Academic Advisory Council, in which he​ ​recounts the​ ​transforming impact of his study of Kashmir Shaivism on his​ ​academic and personal​ ​development. Using the Pratyabhijnahridyam, an 11th-century Shaivite text by the great​ ​Kashmiri pandit, Ksemaraja, he illustrates the​ ​depth and contemporary relevance of this​ ​ancient wisdom tradition.​ ​

Welcome to the MIRI newsletter! We warmly invite your feedback​ ​and encourage​ ​you to contact us at info@muktabodha.org.

With best wishes,
David M.Katz, PhD,  Chairman of the Board of Directors

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