Greetings,
I’m Dr. Raj Balkaran.
I’m a scholar of Sanskrit narrative literature:
the myths of the Indian Great Goddess and the Sanskrit Epics.
I hold a Ph.D. in Religion from the University of Calgary,
and I’m Senior Manager of the Spiritual Care and Learning Centre
at McMaster University.
For sixteen years I’ve taught Indian religions at universities across North America
and at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies —
while bringing the same material to the wider world
through my book The Stories Behind the Poses,
the New Books in Indian Religions podcast,
retreats to India’s sacred sites, and The Indian Wisdom School.
Alongside this I keep a private guidance practice,
applying Indian wisdom to the lives of the people I work with.
Everything I do sits between two worlds — the academy and the public —
and the pages below map both.
