A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff
Assistant Professor of Asian Religions Kalpesh Bhatt
Assistant Professor of Asian Religions Kalpesh Bhatt authored an article for Newsbreak titled “A Federal Probe Into U.S.’s Largest Hindu Temple Leaves Questions for Minority Faiths.” Bhatt explored how federal authorities, led by the U.S. Department of Justice, have ended a four-year-long investigation into alleged human rights violations in the construction of the largest Hindu temple in the United States. Read more.
Assistant Professor Kalpesh Bhatt, Classics, Philosophy and Religion
Dr. Kalpesh Bhatt, an assistant professor in Classics, Philosophy and Religion, chaired the proceeding plenary session at the international conference “PSM100: Women Empowerment and Hindu Socio-Spiritual Traditions,” held in Ahmedabad, India. Citing ethnographic narratives of women devotees, he argued how Pramukh Swami Maharaj took “a meaningful interest in the lives and challenges faced by women.” See conference highlights.