Sri Vaishnava Dharma, Modernity and Upanyasaka: A Conversation with Dushyanth Sridhar

Join Mukunda Raghavan and Krishna Parthasarathy as they speak with Dushyanth Sridhar, a Pauranika scholar, public lecturer on Sanatana Dharma and Upanyasakar.  He has spoken extensively on Vedanta, Sri Vaishnavism, Puranas, Itihasas, Philosophy, Indic Civilization and a host of other topics.  He has lectured in English, Tamil, and Hindi.  He is the founder of www.desikadaya.org and has written, produced and starred in a movie about the 13th century poet, logician, philosopher and mystic Vedanta Desika.  In this episode, we discuss a host of topics including:

00:01:15  Introduction and Background of Dushyanth Sridhar
00:07:20  What drove Dushyanth to become an Upanyasaka
00:10:50  Dushyanth’s Gurus and Influences (using Carnatic Music as an example)
00:17:00  Belief and Doubts in Understanding (using Varna Ashrama Dharma as an example)
00:21:40  Discussion on Varna in Mahabharata, Ramayana and other texts
00:29:52  Dushyanth’s connection to Carnatic Music
00:30:45  Modernity and the Tradition of Upanyasa (the Harry Potter connection)
00:39:20  Media and Hindu Literature
00:42:40  Philosophy in General and Advaita and Visisthadvaita in particular
00:54:00  Ramanujacharya and Alvars and their Impact throughout India
00:59:00  Caste, Varna and Ramanujacharya
01:16:45  Colonialism and Indian Civilization: Power vs Philosophy
01:21:25  Sri Vaishnavism the Relationship between Lakshmi and Vishnu
01:24:06  Where the other Devas and Devis fit into Sri Vaishnavism
01:40:25  What is impact of wearing a naman, vibhuti or other insignia with the modern world
01:46:10  Dushyanth’s near future projects and goals
01:49:10  Final Thoughts: what we can take from Ramanuja’s philosophy and improve our world

You can find Dushyanth Sridhar at:
Twitter:@dushyanthsridar
www.desikadaya.org

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