Radhika Raman Rocks THe Worlds Best University with his Kirtan which starts Just after His Class

Radhika Ramana Dasa, also known as Dr. Ravi M. Gupta, is a notable Vaishnava scholar and member of the faculty at Bhaktivedanta College. He received his doctorate from Oxford University on the topic of Jiva Goswami's Vedanta,[1] and has a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from Linacre College.[2][3][4] He grew up in Boise Idaho where his academic accomplishments were documented in the Idaho Statesman.[5][6] Presently, he is a professor of religion at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. On April 17, 2008, he met with the Pope and presented a gift of an OM symbol to Benedict XVI. He presented the gift on behalf of the Hindu American community.[7][8][9][10][11] He is a disciple of Hanumatpreshaka Swami.[12]Contents[hide]* 1 Childhood and Early education* 2 Post graduate education* 3 Current career* 4 References[edit] Childhood and Early educationHe was brought up by his parents Ananta-Rupa Dasa and Arudha Dasi in Boise, Idaho. He have been home schooled together with his brother Gopal with a curriculum based on the Bhagavata Purana, and included English, comprehension skills, critical thinking, debate, and communication. He also took Sanskrit, maths and science as separate subjects.When enrolled in the local Boise State University, on the first day, the professor of the English department sent Radhika to the honors writing course because all the introductory classes were full. Radhika Raman recalls.At first, I was so intimidated by the curriculum. Rather than contemporary novels and story books, it was full of classical literature like Shakespeare, the Iliad and the Oddyssey. But everything changed when I realized how similar they were to our own epics in many ways. Homer’s Oddyssey spoke about valiant warriors and their code of ethics, just like the Mahabharata. And the conflicts Shakespeare’s Hamlet faced were very similar to those of Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita.Five years later, at the age of seventeen, he left the University with a degree in philosophy, a BS in mathematics, and the university’s highest honor, a silver medallion.[13][edit] Post graduate educationHe has been assisted in his studies by Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies run by Shaunaka Rishi Dasa. He graduated from Oxford at twenty-two and was one of the youngest-ever students to gain a PhD from this University. From there he moved to the University of Florida, Gainesville to teach for one year. His Oxford doctorate of 2004, The Caitanya Vaishnava Vedanta of Jiva Gosvami was published by Routledge press in 2007.[13][edit] Current careerIn 2006 he became the assistant professor of religion at the Centre College, Kentucky where he lives with his wife Amrita Keli. Later he was named Rookie Professor of the year by institution and was chosen to meet Pope Benedict XVI by the interfaith working group in Washington, D.C. on behalf of the whole Hindu American community.Hee is currently working on two books: one, a collaboration with Krishna Ksetra Das, regarding dance and art and its connection to Bhagavata Purana. His second work is an introduction to Chaitanya Vaishnava philosophy to be published as part of Ashgate publishing World Philosophy Series.In ISKCON, he serves in the Ministry of Educational Development on the executive board and teaches Sanskrit at the Bhaktivedanta College.[13]

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Radhika Raman Rocks THe Worlds Best University with his Kirtan which starts Just after His Class

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