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Dr. Veena Rani Howard

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Scholarly Contributions

A collection of my published articles and essays, offering insights and reflections on key ideas

Rethinking Gandhi's celibacy: ascetic power and women's empowerment

Gandhi, peace, and cohesion

Gandhi’s Reconstruction of the Feminine: Toward an Indigenous Hermeneutics

Female Body, Gender, and the Namesake

Divine light and melodies lead the way: The Santmat tradition of Bihar

Jainism: Understanding Philosophical

The philosophy of mahatma gandhi for the twenty-first century

Asian and Asian-American Philosophers and Philosophies

Spirituality and Deep Connectedness: Views on Being Fully Human

Toward an Understanding of Dharma: The Questions of Identity, Hybridity, Fluidity, and Plurality

Review of The Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi for the Twenty-First Century

Listening to the Buddha's Noble Truths: A Method to Alleviate Social Suffering

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Dharma: The Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh Traditions of India

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The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Philosophy and Gender

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Spirituality and Deep Connectedness:
Views on Being Fully Human

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Gandhi's Global Legacy: Moral Methods and Modern Challenges

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Dharma: The Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh Traditions of India

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The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Philosophy and Gender

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Spirituality and Deep Connectedness:
Views on Being Fully Human

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Gandhi's Global Legacy: Moral Methods and Modern Challenges

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Dharma: The Hindu, Jain, Buddhist
and Sikh Traditions of India

Experts in the fields of Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh studies here bring fresh insights to dharma in terms both of its distinctiveness and its commonality

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The Bloomsbury Research Handbook
of Indian Philosophy and Gender

Beginning with the Vedic tradition and ending with sections on Sri Ramakrishna and Gandhi, this handbook encourages fresh inquiry into classic philosophical questions

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Spirituality and Deep Connectedness:
Views on Being Fully Human

This rich collection of essays by respected scholars and practitioners in diverse fields addresses these questions in strikingly profound and meaningful ways

Gandhi's Ascetic Activism

Renunciation and Social Action ~Veena R. Howard

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Discusses Gandhi's creative use of ascetic practice, particularly his practice of celibacy, for nonviolent activism

Available in Kindle, Hardcover, and Paperback

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