I have spoken to a wide range of audiences from American high school students to global religious leaders. I’ve presented at national and international conferences, and I have appeared on platforms including BBC World Service. Most recently, here’s an interview I did in April 2023 with Karan Thapar, one of India’s leading journalists:

You can find a selection of my past speaking engagements and media interviews below:

Presentations

• With Maya Williams, “Religion and Resilience: An Interfaith Poetry Workshop,” Interfaith America Emerging Leaders Convening (May 18, 2024)

• Spoke to a “Peace and Conflict” class taught by Dr. Andrew DeCort, Wheaton College (April 11, 2024)

• With Dr. Anantanand Rambachan, Sravya Tadepalli, Rev. Winnie Varghese, served as moderator for “Challenging Christian and Hindu Nationalism: Shared Struggles and Opportunities.” 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions (August 16, 2023)

• With Shivani Parikh, Shashank Rao, Gautham Reddy, and Priyanka Srinivasa, “Imagining Freedom: Creative Explorations in Hindu Liberation Theology.” 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions (August 14, 2023)

• With Husnaa Vhora, “Hindu Nationalism in the United States.” Presentation at the Powering Pluralism Summit organized by the Aspen Institute’s Religion & Society Program. (June 22, 2023)

• “Unearthing the Justice-Oriented Voices in Hindu Traditions.” Workshop at the Institute for Teaching World Religions organized by the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education. (June 21, 2023)

• “Voices of Bhakti: Challenging Religious Nationalism Through Social Media, Poetry, and Performance.” Presentation at the New Media Art Conference organized by the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art, South Korea (June 11, 2023)

• “The Fractured Future of Hinduism in America: Challenging Oppression and Building Progressive Spaces.” Presentation at the Faith in the Story: Religious Futures workshop organized by the University of Notre Dame’s Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion (December 13, 2022)

• Spoke to a “Religious Freedom, Justice, and Democracy” class taught by Dr. Sabrina Dent, Starr King School for the Ministry (December 7, 2022)

• Spoke to an “Identity and Conflict in South Asia” class taught by Dr. Rudabeh Shahid, Oberlin College (November 28, 2022)

• With Sunita Viswanath, “Hindu-Muslim Bridge-Building in the South Asian Diaspora: Challenges and Opportunities.” Presentation at 6th Annual Symposium on Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society organized by the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. (November 3, 2022)

• “The Rise of Religious Nationalism in India.” Presentation for the U.S. chapter of International Association for Religious Freedom (October 27, 2022)

• Spoke on an “Interfaith Advocacy” panel at a workshop for Americans United for Separation of Church & State’s Youth Organizing Fellows (October 1, 2022)

• “Hindu Advocacy for Muslim Equality and Justice.” Presentation for World Without Genocide’s event, “Genocide Warning: India.” (August 23, 2022)

• Presentation for an “Introduction to Hinduism” class taught by Dr. Patton Burchett, College of William & Mary (June 23, 2022)

• The Myth of ‘Vegetarian India’: Caste, Religion, and Food. Presentation given to Croatian Medical Student International Committee (November 24, 2021)

• With Kehkashan Basu, Steve Chiu, and Kaleb Nyquist, “The Global Ethic and Young People's Message to Religious Leaders.” 2021 Parliament of the World’s Religions (October 17, 2021)

• “Confronting Your Community: Fighting Extremism from Within.” Presentation given to the youth delegates of the G20 Interfaith Forum in Bologna, Italy (September 12, 2021)

• “Progressive Hindu Advocacy in DC.” Presentation for a “Religion and Politics in America” class taught by Dr. Patton Burchett, College of William & Mary (July 2, 2021)

• Spoke to a “Hinduism and Buddhism” class taught by Dr. Holly Hillgardner, Bethany College. Presented on behalf of Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus (February 24, 2021)

• “Living Together: Diversity, Rights, and Religion in India.” Presentation given to four 9th-grade classes at Northside College Preparatory High School in Chicago, IL. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting (February 11-12, 2021)

• “My Experience as a Hindu.” Virtual presentation given to an “Introduction to World Religions” class taught by Holly Hillgardner, Bethany College. Presented on behalf of Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus (November 5, 2020)

• Community and Solidarity on the Frontlines: A Case Study of Seattle, WA, webinar hosted by the Aspen Institute (October 1, 2020)

• With Nur Banu Simsek, “A Meeting of Two Seas: Multicultural and Interfaith Bridge-Building Through the Arts,” 2020 Impact Conference, Arizona State University (February 15, 2020)

• With Swami Agnivesh, Gautham Reddy, and Sunita Viswanath, “The Co-Creative Dance of Dharma and Justice: The Movement of Progressive Hinduism,” 2018 Parliament of World’s Religions, Toronto, Canada (November 4, 2018)