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Howard J. Resnick, a distinguished teacher of the ancient bhakti yoga tradition, has written and taught for over forty years throughout the world. Most notably, he is the first westerner in history to successfully translate and comment upon the canonical Bhāgavata Purāṇa from within the tradition.
Professor Resnick received his Ph.D. in Sanskrit & Indian Studies from Harvard University. As a former visiting scholar at UCLA, he has taught courses exploring the history, philosophies, and religions of India at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley and, most recently, here at the University of Florida. He has also published articles with such institutions as Harvard, Columbia, and the University of California. Having lectured at leading universities throughout the United States, Europe, India and South America, Professor Resnick is much sought after as a speaker for colleges, universities, divinity schools, civic groups, and religious organizations of all kinds.
Professor Resnick has recently completed his first novel, in which a contemporary story frames the ancient narrative of King Puranjana from the Fourth Canto of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa. His current project is to present the great epic of South Asia, the Mahābhārata, as a three-part historical novel.