Dr. Srilata Raman

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Biography

Professor Srilata Raman completed her BA at the University of Delhi in India, followed by an MPhil at Oxford University and a PhD from the University of Tübingen in Germany. Her research focuses on South Asian Religions, with specific interests in Sanskrit, Tamil intellectual formations, pre-colonial modernity, Śrīvaiṣṇavism, Tamil Śaiva Siddhānta, and the dynamics of religion and colonialism. Her notable publications include 'Self-Surrender (Prapatti) in God Srīvaiṣṇavism: Tamil Cats and Sanskrit Monkeys' (2007) and 'Transformation Tamil Religion: Ramalinga Swamigal and Modern Dravidian Sainthood' (2022). She also co-edited a volume titled 'Words and Deeds: Hindu Buddhist Rituals in South Asia' (2005) and has contributed significantly to the study of Śaivism and Tantric Traditions (2020).

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology