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Meera Nanda
OccupationWriter, Academic
NationalityIndian

Meera Nanda is an Indian writer, historian and philosopher of science. She is a John Templeton Foundation Fellow in Religion and Science (2005–2007), with a Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an initial training in biology. In January 2009, she was made a Fellow at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute for Advanced Study, in the Jawaharlal Nehru University for research in Science, Post-Modernism and Culture. She 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 examines how India is experiencing a rising tide of popular Hinduism, including Government of India financing of Hinduism despite the nation's secular characteristic. The book was also reviewed by William Dalrymple in Outlook Magazine. Criticisms have been leveled against Nanda by Swaminathan Venkataraman of the Hindu American Foundation in response to claims made by Nanda that Yoga has no link to Hinduism, such as her views being colored by her alleged hatred for Swami Vivekanada, 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" 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.

Works

  • Ayurveda Today : A Critical Look, with C. Viswanathan. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-306512-2.
  • Postmodernism And Religious Fundamentalism: A Scientific Rebuttal To Hindu Science. Pub: 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.

Further reading

References

  1. Ranjit Hoskote (Nov 21, 2006). "In defence of secularism". The Hindu.
  2. Meera Nanda Profile Three Essays.
  3. Meera Nanda Posts and Profile
  4. Meera Nanda Profile Metanexus Institute.
  5. List of scholars invited to JNIAS JNIAS Jawaharlal Nehru University website.
  6. Ranjit Hoskote (May 03, 2005). "Book Review: Paradigm shift". The Hindu. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. William Dalrymple (Jan 18, 2010). "Review:The Glitter In The Godliness". Outlook (magazine).
  8. "Books: A market for holy men: How globalization has had an impact on Hinduism and our public sphere". Mint (newspaper). Aug 21 2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. Swaminathan Venkataraman (7 March 2011). "Disguised Hinduphobia". OPEN Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2011.

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