In many ways, Swami Chidekananda grew up as an “all-American kid.” Raised in Los Angeles, California, his father was a UCLA microbiology professor for more than 40 years, and Chidekananda made the all-star team as a shortstop in baseball. On the inside, though, he felt tension as a first-generation Indian American still very much immersed in the rich Hindu spirituality with which his mother bestowed him.... Read more about Hindu Monastic at Harvard Divinity School Lives to Learn

Based on a lifelong study of Hinduism in her hometown, the global city of Bangalore, India, Dr. Tulasi Srinivas seeks a new way of understanding everyday modern, sacred life. Focusing upon the anthropology of wonder, beauty and grace, her work forges new pathways to think about religion and climate sustainability.... Read more about Research Associate Tulasi Srinivas on Water, Gender, Caste, and Religion in Emerging Climate Justice and Sustainability Initiatives

Professor Francis X. Clooney, S. J. talks below about his journey from New York City to Kathmandu, "thinking big" in his teaching and courses, and why HDS is an exciting place for comparative theology and Hindu studies. 

You can also watch a video of Professor Clooney discussing his favorite book, Gitanjali, which is a collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore. In the video, Clooney talks about the personal significance of the book, reads selected poems, and touches on why they are particularly meaningful.... Read more about Faculty Focus: Crossing Religious Boundaries with Catholic Priest and Hindu Scholar Francis Clooney