Dhruv Raj Nagar

Dr. Dhruv Raj Nagar joined Candler in 2024 as the inaugural holder of the postdoctoral fellowship in Jain Studies. Nagar earned a PhD in Philosophy of Religions from the University of Chicago and most recently served as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Divinity School. He will begin teaching at Candler in spring 2025.

CHAPTER AND ARTICLES

“Bhāva: The Entanglements of Nature and Culture in South Asia.” Accepted for submission to Special Issue of Philological Encounters, PHEN 10.3-4, forthcoming, 2025.

“Brahman, God & Grammar: Non-Action and the ‘Hindu Logic’ of Co-Reference.” Under review with the International Journal of Hindu Studies (IJHS). Forthcoming.

“The Embodied One: Śārīraka Mīmāṃsā & the Hermeneutics of Embodiment.” Religions of South Asia, Vol. 17.3, Dec 2023.

University of Chicago Divinity School Inclusive Pedagogy Fellowship, 2023

Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion Junior Fellowship, 2021

Divinity School Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 2020

Ralph W. Nicholas International House Graduate Fellowship, University of Chicago, 2016

Delhi University South Campus Research Fellowship Award, 2009