Who owns yoga?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the practice and the business of yoga in the West. The Hindu American Foundation has launched a campaign to take back yoga, which they say has been stripped of its Hindu roots. But does something like yoga belong to anyone at all? How do we decide if culture belongs to a particular nationality or religion? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Who should determine who has access to yoga? Or who can profit from it? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Katchie Ananda, yoga teacher and co-founder of Yoga Sangha

Richard Rosen, yoga teacher and co-founder of Piedmont Yoga Studio

Suhag Shukla, co-founder and managing director for the Hindu American Foundation

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Your Call 051209 Who are the Hindus?

Who are the Hindus? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Wendy Doniger, author of The Hindus: An Alternative History of Hinduism. With around 890 million practitioners, Hinduism has a rich tradition of texts but just as much history that falls in the cracks between the texts. What are the history and beliefs of Hindus? Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 am. How are Hindus changing the American experience? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Suhag Shukla, legal counsel and managing director of Hindu American Foundation

Wendy Doniger, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago

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