The Indian Wisdom Podcast
By Dr. Raj Balkaran
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Episodes: 61
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Authentic ancient Indian wisdom teachings artfully applied to modern Western life. Grounded in scholarship and infused with live storytelling, this content is informative, entertaining, inspiring.
Hosted by Dr. Raj Balkaran, a Sanskrit scholar, storyteller and online educator. In addition to academic training, he was lineally trained by Mantriji, our sangha's parama-guru. He teaches at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and at The Indian Wisdom School where he applies ancient Indian wisdom to modern Western life. He is also the author of "The Stories Behind the Poses: The Indian Mythology that Inspired 50 Yoga Postures."
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Podcast: https://indianwisdompodcast.com
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Personal Website: https://rajbalkaran.com
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Ep 61 - Learning Vedic Chanting: A Conversation with Shantala Sriramaiah Pt. 2
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Ep 60 - Learning Vedic Chanting: A Conversation with Shantala Sriramaiah
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Ep 59 - Learning Ancient Languages: A Conversation with Antonia Ruppel
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Ep 58 - Life Learning with Wendy Doniger
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Ep 57 - New Devī Māhātmya Sanskrit Course
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May 03, 2025 |
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Ep 56 - Dr. Raj Interviewed on Yoga, Tantra & Indian Spirituality
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Ep 55 - Neither Night Nor Day: The Power of Paradox
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Ep 54 - Viṣṇu's Yogic Sleep
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Ep 53 - Anniversary Episode: Dr. Raj’s “Living in Alignment” Interview with Amy Landry
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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Ep 52 - Sarasvatī and Subtle Sound
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Ep 51 - Who's Your Gādhī? Swapping Sages and Kings
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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EP 50 - Śvetaketu’s Education: What Can’t Be Learnt at School
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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Ep 49 - Viṣṇu's Fish Incarnation: The Power of Protection
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Ep 48 Viṣṇu’s Kuṇḍalinī Couch Time
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Ep 47 The Two-Headed Eagle
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Ep 46 Sage Durvāsas: Blessings, Curses and Comfort within Discomfort
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Ep 45 The Sage with Eight Bends: A Tale of Pride and Prejudice
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Ep 44 The Three Strides: Pride Before the Fall
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Ep 43 Yoga Teacher Training 2.0: An Interview with Jen Goetchius
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Ep 42 Meeting Tumultuous Times: Wisdom for the Present Moment
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Ep 41 Decoding Diwali: Lakṣmī, Abundance Incarnate
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Ep 40 Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Conversation with Dr. Lauren Tober
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Ep 39 Goddess Glories in Ukrainian: An Interview with Alisa Lozhkina
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Ep 38 Saving the Earth
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Ep 37 Śiva's Cosmic Dance of Bliss
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Ep 36 Śiva’s Blue Throat: Neutralizing Life’s Poisons
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Ep 35 Dog Dharma: Canine Symbology in Indic Thought
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Ep 34 An Interview with Dr. Christopher Jain Miller
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Ep 33 Gālava’s Gift: An Ode to the Mighty Mādhavī
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Ep 32 Arjuna's Aim: Meeting your Mark in the Mahābhārata and Beyond
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Ep 31 The Teacher’s Tests: Dhaumya and his Disciples
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Ep 30 Bhairava: Śiva’s Righteous Wrath
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Ep 29 Harnessing Śiva’s Sacred Seed: The Extraordinary Birth of Skanda
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Ep 28 Divine Decapitation
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Ep 27 The Power of Play
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Ep 26 Guru’s Grace: The Wisdom of Sharing Wisdom
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Ep 25 Indra’s Thunderbolt: Wielding the Secret Fire
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Ep 24 The Sovereign and the Sage: Balancing Social and Spiritual Selves
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Ep 23 Hanumān and the Sun: Where Monkey Mind meets Spiritual Seeking
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Ep 22 Hanumān’s Feminine Power
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Ep 21 Sītā’s Separation: Reflections from the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Ep 20 The Wisdom of Creative Inspiration: The Primordial Poet and Sanskrit’s “First Verse”
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Ep 19 The Three Wishes
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May 30, 2024 |
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Ep 18 The Stories Behind the Poses: Which Warrior for Warrior Pose?
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May 23, 2024 |
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Ep 17 Is Reality More than the Material? An Interview with Modern Philosopher Bernardo Kastrup
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May 16, 2024 |
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Ep 16 Mārkaṇḍeya’s Metamorphosis: The Story of Staying Forever Young
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May 09, 2024 |
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Ep 15 The Triumph of the Goddess
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May 02, 2024 |
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Ep 14 The Birth of Kālī
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Ep 13 Sanskrit Study: A Candid Conversation with Antonia Ruppel
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Ep 12 Power's Purpose
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Ep 11 The Wisdom of Eclipses
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Ep 10 The Wisdom of Waxing and Waning
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Ep 9 Wisdom of Witnessing
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Ep 8 The Wisdom of Trees
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Ep 7 Grounding the Ganges: Exploring Symbols of Śiva
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Ep 6 The Wisdom of Eden: Inverting an Ancient Tale
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Ep 5 Nature or Nurture
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Ep 4 The Wisdom of Belief
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Ep 3 The Holy Man and the Harlot
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Ep 2 The Wisdom of World-Affirmation
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Ep 1 Gaṇeśa and Kārttikeya
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Jan 25, 2024 |