Radhika Ramana Dasa, also known as Dr. Ravi M. Gupta, is a notable Vaishnava scholar and member of the faculty at Bhaktivedanta College. He received his doctorate from Oxford University on the topic of Jiva Goswami's Vedanta,[1] and has a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from Linacre College.[2][3][4] He grew up in Boise Idaho where his academic accomplishments were documented in the Idaho Statesman.[5][6] Presently, he is a professor of religion at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. On April 17, 2008, he met with the Pope and presented a gift of an OM symbol to Benedict XVI. He presented the gift on behalf of the Hindu American community.[7][8][9][10][11] He is a disciple of Hanumatpreshaka Swami.[12]
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