A selection of publications and interviews

Fractals in the World’s Wisdom Traditions

Interview published August 2020, Balmond Studios’ Thinking in Practice (TiP) — An interview on my exploration of fractal geometry in the world’s cultures.

A collection of academic and artistic work

On Academia.edu you can find more than 30 of my publications ranging from a graphic novel and a collection of short fiction stories, to scholarly articles and book reviews.

Tyagaraja: Life and Lyrics

Book published June 1992, Oxford University Press — This was my first published academic book, based on my Ph.D. dissertation on South India's most celebrated musician-saint, Tyagaraja.

Heaven’s Fractal Net: Retrieving Lost Visions in the Humanities

Published March 2004, Indiana University Press — In this book I build on Benoit Mandelbrot’s groundbreaking study of fractals in the natural world, by exploring the fractal-like patterns found in the human-constructed world around us.

The Wisdom of Generosity: A Reader in American Philanthropy

Book published November 2008, Baylor University Press A collection of epigraphs, sermons, poems, songs, and stories about American generosity, making up a history of philanthropy in the early United States.

Vijayanagara Visions: Religious Experience and Cultural Creativity in a South Indian Empire

Book published December 2007, Oxford University Press — This book explores the religious imagination of the old Vijaynagara empire by investigating the culture of bhakti and the visionary experiences of bhakti saints.