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Our faculty is comprised of expert scholars and educators in the fields of Yoga Studies, Indology, Religious Studies, and South Asian Studies.
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Dr. Sravana Borkataky-Varma is a historian, educator, and social entrepreneur. As a historian, she studies Indian religions focusing on esoteric rituals and gender, particularly in Hinduism (Goddess Tantra). As an educator, she is currently a lecturer at Harvard Divinity School. She is on leave from her parent organization, the University of Houston where she is the Instructional Assistant Professor. In the past she has taught at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, the University of Montana, Rice University, and Dalian Neusoft University, China.
There are five forthcoming book projects that Sravana is simultaneously working on: A monograph titledĀ Divinized Divas: Superwomen, Wives, Hijį¹Äs in Hindu ÅÄkta Tantra, a co-written book titledĀ The Serpent's Tale: Kuį¹įøalinÄ« and the History of an Experience, two co-edited volumes titled LivingĀ Folk ReligionsĀ andĀ Religious Responses to the Pandemic & Crises: Isolation, Survival, and #Covidchaos, and a co-edited special issue journalĀ Digital Tantra. Her published articles can be found onĀ sravanaspeaks.com.Ā
As a social entrepreneur, she is the co-founder of a nonprofit,Ā Lumen Tree Portal. Sravana invests in building communities with individuals from various faith backgrounds who believe in kindness, compassion, and fulfillment.Ā
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