{{Infobox writer | name = Arti Dhand | image = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Associate Professor, Department for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada | education = Ph.D. (McGill), M.A. (Calgary), B.A. (Calgary) | nationality = | period = | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | influences = | awards = | signature = | website = {{URL|http://religion.utoronto.ca/people/faculty/arti-dhand/}} | portaldisp = }}
'''Arti Dhand''' is an associate professor at the University of Toronto, Department for the Study of Religion.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.religion.utoronto.ca/people/faculty/arti-dhand/ |title=Dhand, Arti – Department for the Study of Religion |access-date=2013-07-22 |archive-date=2020-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225212609/http://religion.utoronto.ca/people/faculty/arti-dhand/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> She specialises in the Mahabharata and the Ramayana Hindu epics, Hindu ethics, gender issues in Hinduism, and religion and sexuality.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://academic.research.microsoft.com/Author/43749125/arti-dhand |title=Arti Dhand |access-date=2013-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925182314/http://academic.research.microsoft.com/Author/43749125/arti-dhand |archive-date=2015-09-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Career== She has authored several publications including ''Woman as Fire, Woman as Sage: Sexual Ideology in the Mahabharata'' published in 2008 and numerous articles on topics such as "Engendering Brahmanirvanam in the Mahabharata: A Conversation between Suka and Sulabha," "Hinduism and Pedagogy: Teaching Hinduism to Hindus in the Canadian Diaspora," and "The Subversive Nature of Dharma in the Mahabharata: A Tale of Women, Smelly Ascetics, and God."
She was a key speaker at the 2005 conference of the London School of Oriental and African Studies.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.soas.ac.uk/religions/research/epicconstructions/conference/ | title=SOAS: Epic Constructions: Gender, Myth & Society in the Mahabharata International Conference 7-9 July 2005 }}</ref> The SOAS also commends her scholarly works in her chosen field of research.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soas.ac.uk/utility/search.php?q=arti+dhand|title = SOAS Search}}</ref>
==Education== Arti Dhand has a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Calgary, and a Ph.D. from McGill University.
==Principal publications==
* 2005 "Hinduism and Pedagogy: Teaching Hinduism to Hindus in the Canadian Diaspora". In ''Method and Theory in the Study of Religion''. 72/2. 22pp. * 2005 Women and Sexual Ideology in the Mahabharata. Book manuscript under review. * 2003 "The Subversive Nature of Dharma in the Mahabharata: A Tale of Women, Smelly Ascetics, and God" Journal of the American Academy of Religion. * 2002 "The Dharma of Ethics, the Ethics of Dharma: Quizzing the Ideals of Hinduism". Journal of Religious Ethics. Fall 2002. 30.3: 347-372. * 1995 "Karpu: The Ideal of Feminine Chastity in the Cilappatikaram". * 1997 "Post-colonial Critique of Indology, and its Implications for the Study of Hindu Women".
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==External links== * [http://religion.utoronto.ca/people/faculty/arti-dhand/ University of Toronto faculty page] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110715132050/http://www.publishersrow.com/Preview/AboutBook.asp?prSOC=&shid=0&pg=1&pid=225&bid=2296&fid=31&tim=1&o=1237831777222 Woman as Fire, Woman as Sage: Sexual Ideology in the Mahabharata by Arti Dhand]
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