Today I was trying to understand the differences between different schools of thought in Hinduism. I just came across some great videos of talks given by Dr. Nicholas Sutton, from The Oxford Center for Hindu Studies. There are not many of them, but the ones that are out there provide a really good introduction to Hinduism. I would suggest both a Hindu and a person who is interested in knowing about Hinduism to go through these videos. He is a really good orator. In his talks, you can see his passion for the quest of knowledge and his excellent delivery style. This is one such video:
I have put all his videos on youtube in the same playlist. There is another video which you may find quite interesting. I could only find this on vimeo. In this video (of two parts) Dr. Sutton and Prof. Patrick Olivelle discuss the ideas described in Vedas and Upanishads and how they are perceived by different Hindu philosophical schools of thought.
Prof. Patrick Olivelle and Dr Nick Sutton discuss the Vedas and Upanishads from Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies on Vimeo.
Prof. Patrick Olivelle and Dr Nick Sutton discuss the Vedas and Upanishads. Part two from Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies on Vimeo.
If you find any more videos by Dr. Sutton please share the links here.
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