Argues that the post-independence period was a unique era of literary experimentation in Hindi literature, which must be read in the contexts of both local and global cultural, social, and literary history.

Examines Kṛṣṇa’s hint of laughter (prahasann iva) in the Bhagavadgītā, its interpretations in the Vedānta commentarial tradition, and its significance in Kṛṣṇaite iconography and literature.

Examines the intersections of gender, religion, and politics among various Indian religious communities, from early British rule to the late twentieth century.

Accessible and wide-ranging essays on the philosophy of religion.

Contrasts classical Greek ontology ("the science of being in itself") with Confucian "zoetology" ("the art of living").

Combines historical, literary, art historical, and archaeological perspectives to explore the idea of the Hindu temple in the British colonial imagination.

Explores how the tremendous wealth of newly unearthed artifacts and manuscripts have changed our understanding of China's past.

Offers a new perspective on the first dynasty of imperial China and the reasons for its collapse.

An approachable and readable translation of a classic work of Chinese literature and landmark work of non-Western fiction writing.

Seeks to introduce an "affective turn" to the study of China's political modernization process.

Provides a philosophical, cultural, and historical answer to the question: Where did China come from?

Creative exploration of how the encounter between Confucianism and western (neo)liberalism necessarily leads to the unlearning of both.

Examines questions of cosmos, society, and self through the metaphors and language of ancient Chinese texts and artifacts.

Presents an iconoclastic account of morality and moral discourse from the perspective of Daoist philosophy.

Explores the Sāṃkhya system and the delicate relationship it articulates between witness consciousness (Puruṣa) and manifest realities (Prakṛti), providing a path to freedom through knowledge.

Sheds new light on the relationship between myth and history in ancient China and the central role they have played in shaping early Chinese thought.

Shows how Britain's trans-imperial engagements in the long nineteenth century have come to shape global cultural commodity flows today.

Offers an innovative analysis of gates—as architectural components, visual images, and mental constructs—in early Chinese thought and material culture.

Examines the increasingly reciprocal nature of Franco-Japanese cultural exchange through films that center on nuclear issues.

Draws on Guo Xiang's commentary on the Zhuangzi to construct an account of freedom that is both metaphysical and political.

Provides a new model for reading the Shiji and other early Chinese historical texts.

Explores how China’s oldest poetry collection was interpreted in a Confucian exegetical text—the Mao Commentary—in the mid-second century BCE.

Explores the cultural dynamics of this ancient form of Sanskrit theater.

Biography of a major figure in modern Chinese history.

Argues that ancient yantra (robot) tales reveal how their Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain authors thought about the nature of humanity and our role in a cosmos filled with divine and natural forces.