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'''Meera Nanda''' (born 1954) is an Indian ] and ],<ref name=three/> who has authored several works critiquing the influence of ], ] and ] on science, and the flourishing of ] and ]. Meera Nanda taught History of Science at the ] from 2009 to 2017,<ref>Meera Nanda (2024). "A Field Guide to Post-Truth India." New Delhi, Three Essays Collective. ISBN 978-93-83968-44-2. (From the book jacket.)</ref> and later - from 2019 to 2020 - she was a Guest Faculty in Humanities and Social Sciences at ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-28 |title=Intolerance unplugged |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/intolerance-unplugged/article23594971.ece |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Meera Nanda – The Wire Science |url=https://science.thewire.in/author/meera-nanda/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2023 she became a fellow with the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Elects Twelve New CSI Fellows |url=https://centerforinquiry.org/news/committee-for-skeptical-inquiry-elects-twelve-new-csi-fellows/ |website=centerforinquiry.net |date=18 December 2023 |publisher=Center for Inquiry |access-date=21 December 2023}}</ref>
'''Meera Nanda''' is an ]n writer, historian and ]. She is a ] Fellow in Religion and Science (2005–2007),<ref>{{cite news |title=In defence of secularism|url=http://www.hindu.com/br/2006/11/21/stories/2006112100521400.htm |author= ]| publisher=] |date=Nov 21, 2006 }}</ref><ref> Three Essays.</ref> with a ] from ] and an initial training in biology.<ref></ref><ref> ].</ref> In January 2009, she was made a Fellow at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute for Advanced Study, in the ] for research in Science, Post-Modernism and Culture.<ref> JNIAS ] website.</ref>

⚫ She has authored several works on religion, most notably ''Prophets Facing Backward: Postmodern Critiques of Science and Hindu Nationalism in India'' (2004),<ref>{{cite news |title=Book Review: Paradigm shift |url=http://www.hindu.com/br/2005/05/03/stories/2005050300281600.htm |publisher=] |author= ]|date=May 03, 2005 }}</ref> and her 2009 book ''The God Market'' which examines how India is experiencing a rising tide of popular Hinduism, including ] financing of ] despite the nation's secular characteristic. The book was also reviewed by ] in '']''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Review:The Glitter In The Godliness|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?263657 |date=Jan 18, 2010 |publisher=] |author= ]|page=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Books: A market for holy men: How globalization has had an impact on Hinduism and our public sphere |url= http://www.livemint.com/2009/08/21210545/A-market-for-holy-men.html?h=B|publisher=] |date=Aug 21 2009 }}</ref> Criticisms have been leveled against Nanda by Swaminathan Venkataraman of the ] in response to claims made by Nanda that ] has no link to ], such as her views being colored by her alleged hatred for ], and that Nanda fears "the emergence of an articulate, credible, and professional Hindu voice that is bringing authentic, apolitical Hindu perspectives into the public sphere"<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/international/disguised-hinduphobia|title= Disguised Hinduphobia|author= Swaminathan Venkataraman|date= 7 March 2011|publisher= OPEN Magazine|accessdate=7 March 2011}}</ref> Historian of science N.S. Rajaram rebutted her charge that he had claimed that Swami Vivekananda had anticipated the findings of quantum physics and challenged her to cite a source. But this was picked up by other anti-Hindu critics, notably Alan Sokal in their polemical writings.
== Life and career ==

Nanda was educated in science and philosophy with a PhD in ] from the ], and a PhD in science studies from ].<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210045424/http://calendar.iisc.ernet.in/abstract.php?mid=MID201018179 |date=10 February 2015 }}, Indian Institute of Science</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mukto-mona.com/wordpress/?author=38|title=Mukto-Mona Writers' Corner - Meera Nanda|website=mukto-mona.com|access-date=14 January 2010|archive-date=25 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025233951/http://mukto-mona.com/wordpress/?author=38|url-status=dead}}</ref>

She was a ] Fellow in Religion and Science (2005–2007).<ref name=three> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629052436/http://www.threeessays.com/authors.php?id=4 |date=29 June 2012 }} Three Essays.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=In defence of secularism|url=http://www.hindu.com/br/2006/11/21/stories/2006112100521400.htm|author=Ranjit Hoskote|work=]|date=21 November 2006|author-link=Ranjit Hoskote|access-date=14 January 2010|archive-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029213841/http://www.hindu.com/br/2006/11/21/stories/2006112100521400.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2009, she was a Fellow at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute for Advanced Study, in the ] for research in Science, Post-Modernism and Culture.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716191040/http://www.jnu.ac.in/jnias/Scholars_invited.htm |date=16 July 2010 }} JNIAS ] website.</ref> She was also a visiting faculty of history and philosophy of science at ] from 2009 to 15 May 2017. She was a visiting faculty member of the department of Humanities and Social Sciences, ]<ref>{{Cite web|title=IISER Pune|url=http://www.iiserpune.ac.in/people/faculty-details/194|access-date=2021-04-16|website=www.iiserpune.ac.in}}</ref> in 2019 and 2020.

==Religion and Hindu nationalism==
⚫ Nanda has authored several works on religion, most notably ''Prophets Facing Backward: Postmodern Critiques of Science and Hindu Nationalism in India'' (2004),<ref>{{cite news |title=Book Review: Paradigm shift |url=http://www.hindu.com/br/2005/05/03/stories/2005050300281600.htm |work=] |author=Ranjit Hoskote |date=3 May 2005 |author-link=Ranjit Hoskote |access-date=14 January 2010 |archive-date=22 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022162808/http://www.hindu.com/br/2005/05/03/stories/2005050300281600.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> and her 2009 book ''The God Market'' which examined how India is experiencing a rising tide of popular Hinduism, including ] financing of ] despite the nation's secular characteristic. The book was reviewed by ] in '']''.<ref name=glitter>{{cite web|title=Review: The Glitter in The Godliness|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?263657|publisher=]|accessdate=8 September 2013|author=William Dalrymple|authorlink=William Dalrymple (historian)|date=18 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Books: A market for holy men: How globalization has had an impact on Hinduism and our public sphere |url= http://www.livemint.com/2009/08/21210545/A-market-for-holy-men.html?h=B|publisher=] |date=21 August 2009}}</ref>


==Works== ==Works==
⚫ * ''Postmodernism and Religious Fundamentalism: A Scientific Rebuttal To Hindu Science''. New Delhi: Navayana. 2000. {{ISBN|81-89059-02-5}}
* ''Ayurveda Today : A Critical Look'', with C. Viswanathan. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-306512-2.
⚫ * ''Breaking the Spell of Dharma and Other Essays''. New Delhi: Three Essays Collective, 2002. {{ISBN|81-88394-09-2}}.
⚫ * ''Postmodernism And Religious Fundamentalism: A Scientific Rebuttal To Hindu Science''. Pub: Navayana. 2000. ISBN 81-89059-02-5.
⚫ * ''Prophets Facing Backward: Postmodern Critiques of Science and the Hindu Nationalism in India''. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2004. {{ISBN|81-7824-090-4}}.
⚫ * ''Breaking the Spell of Dharma and Other Essays''. New Delhi: Three Essays Collective. 2002. ISBN 81-88394-09-2.
⚫ * ''Wrongs of the Religious Right: Reflections on secularism, science and Hindutva''. New Delhi: Three Essays Collective, 2005. {{ISBN|81-88789-30-5}}
⚫ * ''Prophets Facing Backward: Postmodern Critiques of Science and the Hindu Nationalism in India''. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2004. ISBN 81-7824-090-4.
* ''The God Market''. Random House, 2010. {{ISBN|81-8400-095-2}}.
⚫ * ''Wrongs of the Religious Right: Reflections on secularism, science and Hindutva''. New Delhi: Three Essays Collective, 2005. ISBN 81-88789-30-5
* ''The God Market''. Random House, 2010. ISBN 81-8400-095-2. * ''Ayurveda Today : A Critical Look'', with C. Viswanathan. Penguin, 2010. {{ISBN|9780143065128}}.
* ''Science in Saffron: Skeptical Essays on History of Science''. New Delhi: Three Essays Collective, 2016. {{ISBN|978-93-83968-08-4}}.<ref>{{citation |first=Meera |last=Nanda |title=Hindutva's science envy |url=http://www.frontline.in/science-and-technology/hindutvas-science-envy/article9049883.ece |newspaper=Frontline |date=16 September 2016 |accessdate=14 October 2016}}
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* ''A Field Guide to Post-Truth India.'' New Delhi: Three Essays Collective, 2024. ISBN 978-93-83968-44-2.

==References==
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==Further reading== ==Further reading==
* '']'' * '']''
* '']'' * ESSAY: Postmodernism, Hindu nationalism and `Vedic science' (2003) and , '']''
* '']'' * {{usurped|}} '']''
* '']'' * '']''
* * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404114628/http://nirmukta.com/2010/01/21/review-the-god-market-how-globalization-is-making-india-more-hindu-by-meera-nanda/ |date=4 April 2014 }}
* , Frontline September 16, 2016
*utharadhunikata,madhyavargam,hinduthwa-Malayalam translation of prophets facing backward-by ppsathyan.


==References== ==External links==
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* , publisher's page.
* at researchgate.net.


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Indian philosopher and writer

Meera Nanda
Born1954 (age 70–71)
India
OccupationWriter, academic
Alma materIIT Delhi (PhD)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (PhD)

Meera Nanda (born 1954) is an Indian writer and historian of science, who has authored several works critiquing the influence of Hindutva, postcolonialism and postmodernism on science, and the flourishing of pseudoscience and vedic science. Meera Nanda taught History of Science at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali from 2009 to 2017, and later - from 2019 to 2020 - she was a Guest Faculty in Humanities and Social Sciences at IISER Pune. In 2023 she became a fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.

Life and career

Nanda was educated in science and philosophy with a PhD in biotechnology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and a PhD in science studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

She was a John Templeton Foundation Fellow in Religion and Science (2005–2007). In January 2009, she was a Fellow at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute for Advanced Study, in the Jawaharlal Nehru University for research in Science, Post-Modernism and Culture. She was also a visiting faculty of history and philosophy of science at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali from 2009 to 15 May 2017. She was a visiting faculty member of the department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IISER Pune in 2019 and 2020.

Religion and Hindu nationalism

Nanda has authored several works on religion, most notably Prophets Facing Backward: Postmodern Critiques of Science and Hindu Nationalism in India (2004), and her 2009 book The God Market which examined how India is experiencing a rising tide of popular Hinduism, including government financing of Hinduism despite the nation's secular characteristic. The book was reviewed by William Dalrymple in Outlook Magazine.

Works

  • Postmodernism and Religious Fundamentalism: A Scientific Rebuttal To Hindu Science. New Delhi: Navayana. 2000. ISBN 81-89059-02-5
  • Breaking the Spell of Dharma and Other Essays. New Delhi: Three Essays Collective, 2002. ISBN 81-88394-09-2.
  • Prophets Facing Backward: Postmodern Critiques of Science and the Hindu Nationalism in India. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2004. ISBN 81-7824-090-4. Excerpts
  • Wrongs of the Religious Right: Reflections on secularism, science and Hindutva. New Delhi: Three Essays Collective, 2005. ISBN 81-88789-30-5
  • The God Market. Random House, 2010. ISBN 81-8400-095-2.
  • Ayurveda Today : A Critical Look, with C. Viswanathan. Penguin, 2010. ISBN 9780143065128.
  • Science in Saffron: Skeptical Essays on History of Science. New Delhi: Three Essays Collective, 2016. ISBN 978-93-83968-08-4.
  • A Field Guide to Post-Truth India. New Delhi: Three Essays Collective, 2024. ISBN 978-93-83968-44-2.

References

  1. ^ Meera Nanda Profile Archived 29 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine Three Essays.
  2. Meera Nanda (2024). "A Field Guide to Post-Truth India." New Delhi, Three Essays Collective. ISBN 978-93-83968-44-2. (From the book jacket.)
  3. "Intolerance unplugged". Frontline. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  4. "Meera Nanda – The Wire Science". Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  5. "Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Elects Twelve New CSI Fellows". centerforinquiry.net. Center for Inquiry. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. Reception of Darwinism in India (A talk by Professor Meera Nanda) Archived 10 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Indian Institute of Science
  7. "Mukto-Mona Writers' Corner - Meera Nanda". mukto-mona.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  8. Ranjit Hoskote (21 November 2006). "In defence of secularism". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  9. List of scholars invited to JNIAS Archived 16 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine JNIAS Jawaharlal Nehru University website.
  10. "IISER Pune". www.iiserpune.ac.in. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  11. Ranjit Hoskote (3 May 2005). "Book Review: Paradigm shift". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  12. William Dalrymple (18 January 2010). "Review: The Glitter in The Godliness". Outlook. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  13. "Books: A market for holy men: How globalization has had an impact on Hinduism and our public sphere". Mint. 21 August 2009.
  14. Nanda, Meera (16 September 2016), "Hindutva's science envy", Frontline, retrieved 14 October 2016

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