Conversation with Brahmachari Vrajavihari Sharan, Director for Hindu Life at Georgetown University

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Episode 3: Framework for Understanding Indic Reality: Welcome to Episode 3, The Framework for Understanding the Indic Reality, History, and Ideas. We by Meru Media

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Interview and Discussion with Prof. Ramdas Lamb: Meru Media www.meru.media themerumedia@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/themerumedia Join Mukunda and Professor Ramdas Lamb, Professor of Religious Studies and Hinduism at the University of Hawaii, Manoa and the author of Rapt in the Name: Ramnamis, Ra by Meru Media

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Conversation with Brahmachari Vrajavihari Sharan, Director for Hindu Life at Georgetown University

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