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“Flexible India: Yoga’s Cultural and Political Tensions” by Shameem Black

In her latest scholarly work, Flexible Yoga, Shameem Black insightfully probes yoga’s intricate negotiations amidst cultural appropriation debates, Hindu nationalist agendas, and global labor exploitation through an interdisciplinary framework encompassing ethnography, discourse analysis, and textual study.

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Swami Vivekananda (centre right) at the World’s Parliament of Religions in 1893.

“Guru to the World: The Life of Swami Vivekananda” by Ruth Harris

In the biography Guru to the World: The Life of Swami Vivekananda, Ruth Harris provides a comprehensive and discerning account of Swami Vivekananda, the Hindu monk renowned for introducing yoga and Vedanta philosophy to the Western world during the late 19th century. Harris skillfully traces Vivekananda’s journey from his upbringing in Calcutta to his notable 1893 address at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, followed by extensive tours across America and Europe.

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