Samadarshini - Seeing Equally
“Samadarshini: Seeing Equally” is an anthology of personal essays written by religious leaders from diverse Hindu and other South Asian traditions. While the contributors to this volume come from different regions of India and the world, they are united in the conviction that their spiritual commitments challenge casteism, racism, gender discrimination, religious exclusivism, and other inequalities.
The unique voices of the contributors help us to understand their traditions and journeys. Each offers us resources for unity, healing and inclusivity in the midst of growing global injustice.
About Samadarshini
Samadarshini manifests a radically inclusive Hinduism that affirms the equal dignity and value of every human being. We aim to be a spiritual home for Hindus who recognize the interdependent nature of our existence and our moral obligation to care for each other and our earth. We celebrate our unity that calls us to identify with others in joy and sorrow and resist all structures that perpetuate suffering.
Our Vision
Our mission is to identify and articulate interpretations of Hindu sacred texts, rituals, and practices that commend justice, human dignity, and democracy. We commit to spreading the teachings and practices of Hindu traditions that reject caste, patriarchy, Islamophobia, and other hierarchies of oppression.
Our Mission
Steering Committee
is Professor of Religion, Philosophy and Asian Studies at Saint Olaf College. He is also co-president of Religions for Peace. Rambachan has been involved in the field of interreligious relations and dialogue for over 30 years, as a Hindu participant and analyst. He is the author of several books including The Advaita Worldview: God, World and Humanity (SUNY Press, 2012), Theology of Liberation: Not-Two is Not One (SUNY Press, 2014), Essays in Hindu Theology (Fortress, 2019). His writings include a series of commentaries on the Ramayana. The British Broadcasting Corporation transmitted a series of 25 of his lectures around the world.
Dr. Anantanand Rambachan
lives in the United States, and devotes herself to faith-based social justice work. She has cofounded Hindus for Human Rights and Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus, and has spent more 15 years building inclusive and anti-caste Hindu community.
Sunita Viswanath
has been a board member of Hindus for Human Rights since 2020, leading several initiatives such as the creation of HfHR’s annual progressive Hindu calendar, state and local legislative advocacy efforts in Oregon and Massachusetts, and Hinduism 101 training development for the U.S. Department of Justice. Her writing on Hindu nationalism and the work of Hindus for Human Rights has been published in The India Forum, Scroll, and American Kahani. She is a 2024 graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Master’s in Public Policy program and a 2018 Harry S. Truman Scholar. She currently lives in Oregon.
Sravya Tadepalli
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