R. Saraswati Sainath PhD student and Sessional Lecturer McGill University Faculty of Religious Studies 3520 University Street Montreal, H3A 2A7 CANADA phone: 514-658-1281 fax: 514-398-6665 email: rsaraswati.sainath@mail.mcgill.ca Description of work: Teaching: Sanskrit, Hinduism and Indian Philosophy Key areas of research: Hinduism, Indian Philosophy, Advaita Vedanta, Tamil Saivism and Hindu Bioethics.