A Taste of the Divine: Rasa and Transcendence in Dialogue

DR. VIJAYA SUBRAMANI is an interdisciplinary scholar whose education in both India and the West has enabled her to bring together diverse intellectual traditions in her scholarship. She received her PhD in Religious Studies from Lancaster University, United Kingdom. She holds a master's degree in Religious Studies from the University of Calgary, Canada, and a master's degree in Classical Sanskrit Literature from Vikram University, Ujjain, India. She also earned a B. Mus. (Sangeet Visharad) in Hindustani Classical Vocal Music from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh, India.

Dr. Subramani was awarded several prestigious merit scholarships by the University Grants Commission of India for advanced studies in Sanskrit and Music, as well as graduate scholarships from the University of Calgary. Her research reflects a lifelong engagement with Sanskrit, Indian philosophy, classical music, and the fine arts. She has published scholarly articles on Philosophy of Indian aesthetics.