Pankaj Jain
FLAME University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
About Pankaj Jain
Professor Pankaj Jain, Ph.D. (पंकज जैन)
HoD, Humanities and Languages
Chair, The India Centre
FLAME University
Email: pankajaindia@gmail.com
Phone: +91-7208489672, +1-2147245611
About
Professor Pankaj Jain is an internationally recognized academic leader in Sustainability, Jain Studies, Film Studies, and Diaspora Studies, with over 25 years of experience in academia and industry. He is the Head of the Department of Humanities & Languages and the Chair of The India Centre at FLAME University. Previously, he was the founding co-chair of India Initiatives Group and an Associate Professor at the University of North Texas. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa, an M.A. from Columbia University, and a B.E. in Computer Science from Karnatak University.
Books
Professor Jain is working on his fifth monograph and has coedited the Encyclopedia of Indian Religions (2022) and Indian and Western Philosophical Concepts in Religion (2023). His previous books include:
- Modern Jainism: A Historical Approach (2023)
- Dharma in America: A Short History of Hindu-Jain Diaspora (2019)
- Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability (2011) – Award-winning
- Science and Socio-Religious Revolution in India: Moving the Mountains (2015)
Articles and Media Presence
His articles and quotes have appeared in various publications, including the Huffington Post, Washington Post, Times of India’s Speaking Tree, and Patheos. He has been widely featured in American and Indian media. In 2020, the New York Times interviewed him, and in 2019, Morgan Freeman interviewed him for the Jainism section in The Story of God documentary.
Awards
He has received several prestigious awards, including:
- Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship for Environmental Leadership
- Wenner-Gren Grant
- Nomination for the Sustainability Leadership Award from Memnosyne Institute
- Multiple American awards for his first book
Social Media Outreach
His social media handle is @ProfPankajJain, and he hosts the podcast #DiscoverIndia on various platforms.
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