Send us a textArvind Sharma is undoubtedly one of the World's greatest thinkers, especially in the fields of comparative religion, Hinduism, Indian philosophy and ethics, and the role of women in religion. Pursuing a life-long interest in comparative religion, he gained an M.T.S. in 1974 and then a Ph.D. in Sanskrit and Indian Studies from Harvard University in 1978. Prior to his in-depth training in religion, he earned a B.A. in History, Economics, and Sanskrit from Allahabad University in 1958 and continued his interests in economics at Syracuse University, earning an M.A. in 1970. He was the first Infinity Foundation Visiting Professor of Indic Studies at Harvard University and succeeded Wilfred Cantwell Smith to the Birks Chair of Comparative Religion at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He has published over 100 books and five hundred articles in the fields of comparative religion, Hinduism, Indian philosophy and ethics, and the role of women in religion. Prof. Sharma is the recipient of numerious awards and special recognitions. His most recent work is entitled: Religious Tolerance: A History (2019) ===& Gandhi: A Spiritual Biography (Yale University Press, 2013) Arvind Sharma's Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvind_...Arvind Sharma's Books:An Accidental Theodicy (SUNY Press, 2019) Human Rights As a Western Concept (DK Print World, 2007) To the Things Themselves: Essays on the Discourse and Practice of the Phenomenology of Religion (Religion and Reason Book 39) The Shashwat Saga : A journey into the Unknown (Kindle Edition) Four Testaments: Tao Te Ching, Analects, Dhammapada, Bhagavad Gita: Sacred Scriptures of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017) The Legacy of Wilfred Cantwell Smith (State University of New York Press, 2018) Sati: Historical and phenomenological essays (Motilal Banarsidass, 1988) A Hindu Perspective on the Philosophy of Religion (Palgrave Macmillan, 1990) Our Religions: The Seven World Religions Introduced by Preeminent Scholars from Each Tradition The Experiential Dimension of Advaita Vedanta Support the show

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