John Grimes (Kodaikanal International School)

Dr. John Grimes
Department of Religion
Kodaikanal International School
PO Box 25, Bartlett Annex
Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu 624 101 INDIA

phone: 91-4542-246122
fax:   91-4542241109/10
email: johng@kis.ernet.in
URL:   http://www.msu.edu/~grimesj/

description of work:

BA in Religious Studies from the University of California at Santa
Barbara. MA & PhD in Indian Religion and Philosophy from the University of
Madras. My speciality is Hinduism in general and especially Advaita
Vedanta with a particular interest in Sureshvara.

Other interests include:
Classical Indian philosophy; Ganesha; Ramayana; Hari Katha;
Religious Language; Ancient Indian Education (Gurukula); and the
Vivekacudamani / Crest Jewel of Discrimination of Shankaracharya.

Published Books:
Vivekacudamani: Crown Jewel of Discrimination (Ashgate & Motilal Banarsidass)
Ganapati: Song of the Self (SUNY & Satguru Publications)
Problems and Perspectives in Religious Discourse (SUNY)
A Concise Sanskrit-English Dictionary of Indian Philosophy. 2nd ed  (SUNY)
Quest for Certainty: A Comparative Study of Heidegger and Sankara (Lang)
Naiskarmyasiddhi of Sureshvara (Satguru Publications)
Seven Great Untenables; Saptavidha Anupapatti (Motilal Banarsidass)
An Advaita Vedanta Perspective on Language (Indian Books Centre)