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Dr. Sohini Pillai is an Assistant Professor of Religion and Director of Film and Media Studies at Kalamazoo College, specializing in South Asian religious narratives with a focus on the Mahabharata and Ramayana traditions. Her interdisciplinary work bridges religion, cinema, and literature.
- PhD: University of California, Berkeley
- MA: Columbia University
- BA: Wellesley College
Her research examines devotional retellings of Hindu epics, cinematic adaptations, and gender dynamics in religious narratives. She explores how regional variations shape epic interpretations and their socio-political contexts.
Key publications include Krishna’s Mahabharatas (OUP, 2024) and co-edited volumes like Many Mahabharatas (SUNY Press, 2021). Her work trends center on epic pluralism, cultural memory, and religious representation in media.
- Sacred Writes Public Scholarship Fellowship
- Marlene Crandell Francis Endowed Chair in Humanities
Dr. Pillai co-chairs the American Academy of Religion's Hinduism Unit and serves as associate editor for Reading Religion, advancing collaborative scholarship in Hindu studies and public humanities.
