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Legal yoga? Kale and Novetzke examine what’s brewing between the U.S. and India | The Wire

July 1, 2017

Authors:

Sunila S. Kale, Christian Lee Novetzke
Tourists in India doing Yoga
Tourists in India practicing Yoga. Photo Credit: The Yoga People

Professors Sunila Kale and Christian Novetzke co-author an article “Yoga and the Means and Ends of Secularism” detailing the ongoing legal cases in the U.S. and India over the role of yoga in public education and its status as a religious, or non-religious, practice.

About the Authors

Sunila Kale

Sunila Kale teaches in the South Asia Studies and International Studies programs.  Her research, writing, and teaching focus on Indian politics and the political economy of development. Fellowships, Awards and... More

Christian Novetzke

Christian Lee Novetzke is Professor in the South Asia Program, the Comparative Religion Program, and the International Studies Program at the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies. He... More