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Welcome to Part 6 of Sounding Off: Authenticity. If you’re new to the Sounding Off series, you can quickly get caught up on the series archive!
The first five parts of this series have covered a lot of ground, from ancient proto-Hindu practices of oral recitation to medieval Tantric alchemy to contemporary ideologies of linguistic ethno-nationalism. This week, we’re honing in on the colonial era (roughly, 19th and 20th centuries) to explore Orientalist Sanskrit literature, yoga under the British Raj, and colonial legacies in modern yoga. As you explore the content in the tabs below, consider the question that we seek to answer, each in our own ways:
Should we really be speaking Sanskrit in our yoga classes?
Check back next Wednesday for Part 7 of Sounding Off: Accessibility!
