Neha Srivastava's guest appearances

Neha Srivastava

Meru Media

Anand Shreekar

Rabbi Alan

Alan Brill

Prakash Shah

Nicholas Sutton

Raj Balkaran

Joydeep Bagchee

Edward Butler

Stephen Phillips

Donald Davis

Pankaj Jain

Jeffery Long

Francis X. Clooney

Vamsee Juluri

Kushal Mehra

Nithin Sridhar

OwlTail

Join Mukunda as he speaks to Neha Srivastava, Founder and President of Shaktitva Foundation. Neha and Shaktitva are focused on feminism, feminity, women's issues, advocacy, and Hindu issues. In this episode, we discuss a host of topics including:0:01:20 Introduction to Neha and her background0:04:20 Overview of the Sabarimalai Issue0:12:40 Women and Sabarimalai0:18:00 Formation of Shaktitva0:24:45 Discussion on the Nature of Hindu Temples and Government Control0:32:20 Discussion on Shakti, Rama and understanding texts0:37:00 Discussion of Shakti, Femininity and Gender0:43:20 Samkhya Philosophy, Shakta Tradition and thinking on Gender0:47:15 Hindu Understanding of Feminism0:54:30 Attacks on Hindu Subaltern Practices and Traditions1:18:00 History of Feminism and Difference between Western and Indian feminism1:30:14 Village Women and Financial Literacy1:41:40 Issues in Indian Non-Profit Law and Hinduism1:49:20 Modern vs Traditional responses to Woman’s Health Issues specifically Menstruation1:58:40 Dalit Scholars and Hindutva, the lack of free speech platforms2:01:45 Concluding Thoughts and Upcoming Projects

Join Mukunda as he speaks to Neha Srivastava, Founder and President of Shaktitva Foundation. Neha and Shaktitva are focused on feminism, feminity, women's issues, advocacy, and Hindu issues. In this episode, we discuss a host of topics including: 0:01:20 Introduction to Neha and her background 0:04:20 Overview of the Sabarimalai Issue 0:12:40 Women and Sabarimalai 0:18:00 Formation of Shaktitva 0:24:45 Discussion on the Nature of Hindu Temples and Government Control 0:32:20 Discussion on Shakti, Rama and understanding texts 0:37:00 Discussion of Shakti, Femininity and Gender 0:43:20 Samkhya Philosophy, Shakta Tradition and thinking on Gender 0:47:15 Hindu Understanding of Feminism 0:54:30 Attacks on Hindu Subaltern Practices and Traditions 1:18:00 History of Feminism and Difference between Western and Indian feminism 1:30:14 Village Women and Financial Literacy 1:41:40 Issues in Indian Non-Profit Law and Hinduism 1:49:20 Modern vs Traditional responses to Woman’s Health Issues specifically Menstruation 1:58:40 Dalit Scholars and Hindutva, the lack of free speech platforms 2:01:45 Concluding Thoughts and Upcoming Projects

Hinduism, Feminism and Society: Conversation with Neha Srivastava, Founder/President of Shaktitva

Neha Srivastava 