Author who has been working on diverse aspects of #GaudiyaVaishnavism of pre-colonial and colonial Bengal, sheds light on how leaders of that time aimed to blend traditional texts with modern practices. Their objective was to bridge the past with the present, seeking consistency in rituals, thus shaping #Vaishnava identities for the modern era.
The town of Nabadwip is located on the western shore of the Hugli-Bhagirathi River, a distributary of the Ganges, approximately 130 kilometres north of Kolkata. From the 15th to the…
Dr. Santanu Dey is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math. He did his graduation from Presidency College, Kolkata and his Masters, MPhil and PhD in Modern Indian History from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has been working on diverse aspects of Gaudiya Vaishnava history in pre-colonial and colonial Bengal. He is also a Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, Oxford University, UK from 2018 onwards.
