The Discover India Podcast by Professor Pankaj Jain: Bhārat Darśan

A Webinar by Prof. Philip Lutgendorf on the History of Hindi Cinema - "Bollywood: Kal, Aaj, aur Kal"

Episode 54. Raag Jogkauns/Chandrakauns in Popular Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain, Ph. D. Raga: Chandrakauns San sanna sanna sanna, jao re o pavan – Sampoorna Ramayan (1961) Majhi re himmat na har – Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan (1959) Raga: Jogkauns Baje re payela baje – Hameer Hath (1964)

Vedanta and Ecology: A Webinar for North Bengal University by Professor Pankaj Jain

Rethinking Hindu Concepts: A Webinar by Professor Arvind Sharma The history of Hinduism, from one point of view, is a history of the periodic realignments of its conceptual universe, consisting of such key categories as Karma, Dharma, Veda, Yoga, and soon. This talk will focus on the kind of shifts in understanding of such key categories suggested by modern developments.   Speaker: Professor...

Episode 53. Raag Hamsadhvani in Popular Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj  Songs include:  O chaan jahan woh jaaye – Sharada (1957)  Jao tose nahin bolun kanhaiya – Parivaar (1956)  Santo karamki gati nyari – Chala Vahi Desh (album of Mirabai bhajans)

Episode 52. Raag Basant Bahar in Popular Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj  Songs include:  Raga: Bahar  Chham chham nachat ayi bahar – Chhaya   Sakal bana gagan chalat puravai – Mamta    Raga: Basant   Ketaki, gulab, juhi champaka bana phule – Basant Bahar  Basant Aaya – Stree   Raga: Basant-Bahar  Man ki been matavari baje – Shabaab&nbsp...

Episode 51. Raag Jogiya in Popular Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain Film Songs include: Vinati karun Ghanashyam – Pati Patni Dua Kar Gham E Dil Khuda Se – Anarkali Raat bhar ka hai mehmaan andhera - Sone Ki Chidiya Dil ek mandir hai - Dil Ek Mandir Keh Do Koi Na Kare Yahan Pyaar – Goonj Uthi Shehnai He natraja gangadhar shambho – Sangeet Samrat Tansen Pee bin so...

Episode 50. Raag Bhoopali in Hindi and Marathi Film Songs: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain Film Songs include: Zindagi denewale sun - Dil-E-Nadaan Dil hoom hoom kare – Rudaali Jivan se na haar – Door ka Raahi Matwale hum matwale tum - Jhumroo Jaaun tore charan kamal par vari - Sur Sangam Ghazals include Duniya kisike pyar me – Mehdi Hassan Ranj ki jab guftgoo hone lag...

Episode 3 (New Books in Indian Studies): Edward Said's Orientalism (1978) is a seminal work in the field of postcolonial culture studies. It critiqued Western scholarship about the Eastern world for its patronizing attitude and tendency to view it as exotic, backward and uncivilized.  Arvind Sharma, longstanding professor of comparative religion at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, now t...

Episode 49. Raag Bhairav in Hindi and Marathi Film Songs: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain Film Songs include: Mohe bhul gaye sanvariya - Baiju Bawra Daakiya daak laya – Palkon Ki Chhano main (Mangal Bhairav) Jaago Mohan pyare jaago – Jagte Raho (Mishra Bhairav) Ae Malik Tere Bande Hum – Do Aankhen Barah Haath (with Malkauns) Hanse Tim Tim – Sanskar Mana Re Hari Ke Gun...

New books in South Asian Studies, Episode 2: This book is a provocative account of the development of modern national culture in India using classical music as a case study. The author demonstrates how the emergence of an “Indian” cultural tradition reflected colonial and exclusionary practices, particularly the exclusion of Muslims by the Brahmanic elite, which occurred despite the fact that Musl...

Episode 48. Raag Manjh Khamaj in Hindi and Marathi Film Songs: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain Film Songs include: Aaoge Jab More Sajna – Jab We Met (by Rashid Khan) Kaanha Kanha Aan Padi Re Tere Dwaar – Shagird Kaise Dina Bite Kaise Biti Ratiyan Piya Jane Na – Anuradha Raghuvar tumko meri laaj – bhajan by Tulsidas sung by Bhimsen Joshi Mera jeevan teri sharan – bhaja...

Episode 47: Patriotic Film Songs on Classical Raag: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain, Ph. D.

New Books in South Asian Studies, Episode 1: Jainism evokes images of monks wearing face masks to protect insects and micro-organisms from being inhaled. Or of Jains sweeping the ground in front of them to ensure that living creatures are not inadvertently crushed: a practice of non-violence so radical as to defy easy comprehension. Yet for all its apparent exoticism, Jainism is still little under...

Episode 46. Raag Kafi in Film Songs, Ghazals and Bhajans: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain. Film Songs include: hai preet jahaan ki reet – Purab Aur Pachhim  Biraj me holi khelat nand lal – Godaan  Kaase kaho man ki baat – Dhool ka Phool  Tere bin soone nayan hamare – Meri Surat Teri Aankhen  Pyar kiya toh darna kya – Mughal-E-Azam  Jalte hain...

Episode 45. Raag Basant Mukhari in Popular Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain Songs include: O basanti pavan pagal – Jis Desh Me Ganga Behti Hai Vada kar le sajna – Haath ki Safai Dekho Bijlee Dole – Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon Kitne sawan baras gaye – Bees Saal Baad (new) Tanhai – Dil Chahta Hai Jab bhee jee chaahe nai duniya – Daag Ram teri ganga maili ho gayi – Ram...

Jainism and Sustainability: A Webinar for SIES College, Mumbai

Episode 44. Raag Bairagi in Popular Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain Songs include:  Mein ek raja hun - Uphaar  Ye duniya ek dulhan, I love my India – Pardes  Dil lene ki rut aayee – Prem Granth  Omkar Swaroopa – Marathi  Kahe bulaya – Marathi

Episode 43. Raags Bihag and Maru Bihag in Film Songs: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj   Songs in Raag Bihag   Zindagi ke safar men guzar jate hain jo makam - Aap Ki Kasam  Koi gata, main so jata - Alaap  Tere sur aur mere geet - Goonj Uthi Shehanai  Tere pyar men dildar – Mere Mehboob Tere naam ke siwa – Alag Alag Boliye sureelee boliyan - Griha Pravesh   Hamare d...

A Presentation on Varna, Jati, and Caste by Professor Pankaj Jain

Episode 42: Raag Gorakh Kalyan in Popular Music: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Pankaj Jain   We begin with a raag-based tribute to the greatest #DilipKumar Sahab. Other Ghazals and Bhajans include: Kisi ranjish ko – Chitra Singh in Unforgettables (Sudarshan Fakir's Lyrics)  Dost ban banke mile mujhko – Jagjit Singh in Unforgettables (Saeed Rahi's Lyrics) Mirza Ghalib ghazal by...

Episode 41: #RaagTilang in Hindi Film Songs: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Pankaj Jain. Songs include one from Dilip Kumar film Deedar: Meri kahani bhulnevale and two sung by Kishore Da: Kaise kahe hum – Sharmeelee AND Mere deewanepan ki bhi – Mehboob ki Mehndi. Other songs on Raag Tilang: Sajna sang kahe neha lagae - Main Nashe Mein Hoon Itna to yaad hai mujhe – Mehboob ki Mehndi Mujhe...

Discussing Kanji Swami and Jainism with Dr. Hukumchand Bharill and Dr. Sanjeev Godha, interviewed by Professor Pankaj Jain (in Hindi)

Episode 40: Raag Durga in Hindi Film Songs: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain  Songs include: Geet gaya pattharonne - Geet Gaya Pattharonne Chanda re mori patiya le ja - Banjaarin Vrindavan ka Krishna Kanhaiya - Miss Mary Hum intezaar karenge – Bahu Begam

Episode 39: Raag Bhimpalasi in Hindi Film Songs and in Ghazals: A Webinar with Shri Manoj Govindraj and Professor Pankaj Jain, Ph. D.   Songs include:   Eli re eli – Yaadein  Tu cheez bade hai Mast Mast – Mohra  Panthi hoon main us path kaa – Door ka Rahi  Eri main to premdivani – Naubahar   Nainon main badra chhaye – Mera Saaya  Ye Zindagi usiki h...