- Shaunaka Rishi Das
Shaunaka Rishi Das (born
18 February 1961 ) is aHindu cleric. He is the Director of theOxford Centre for Hindu Studies , [ [http://www.ochs.org.uk/faculty/admin_staff.html Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies] ] and (since 1982) an ordained priest in theVaishnava tradition. Vaishnava and Comparative theology, and the development of education in contemporary Hinduism are two of his main topics of interest.He was Chairman of the Northern Ireland Interfaith Forum (1998-2002), and currently serves as an exectuive member. He is also an executive member of ISKCON's Ministry of Educational Development. [ [http://www.iskconeducation.org/index.php?p=article&g=24 ISKCON Ministry of Educational Development] ] ,and a trustee of
Bhaktivedanta College , in Belgium. [ [http://www.bhaktivedantacollege.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=33 Bhaktivedanta College] ] From 2000-2002 he was a trustee and executive member of The Interfaith Network UK, and acted as a consultant to the International Interfaith Centre, Oxford, from 1998-2004. [ [http://www.interfaith-centre.org/aboutus/_people.htm International Interfaith Centre] ]Rishi Das was editor of the ISKCON Communications Journal, [ [http://www.iskcon.com/icj/info.html ISKCON Communications Journal] ] from 1993-2006. As Convenor of the ISKCON Interfaith Commission (1997-present) he lead the consultation which resulted in the publication of ISKCON's Statement on Relating with People of Faith.
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External links
* [http://www.ochs.org.uk The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies]
* [http://shaunakarishi.blogspot.com Personal Blog]
* [http://shaunakarishi.blogspot.com/2002/02/jesus-through-hindu-eyes.html Jesus Through Hindu Eyes, BBC Radio 4, 2002]
* [http://www.iskcon.com/icj/7_1/71srd.html ISKCON and Other Faiths, ICJ, 1999]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1810108,00.html Hinduism and Modernity, Guardian newspaper, 2006]
* [http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/shaunaka-das-our-declining-trust-is-a-greater-evil-than-terrorism-566941.html Our Declining Trust is a Greater Evil than Terrorism, Independent newspaper, 2004]
* [http://interfaithni.org/ The Northern Ireland Interfaith Forum]
* [http://www.interfaith.org.uk/ The Interfaith Network UK]
* [http://www.iskcon.com/icj/index.html ISKCON Communications Journal]
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