Sriya Iyer on the Economics of Religion in India
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My guest today is\\xa0Sriya Iyer, a Bibby Fellow and College Lecturer at St Catharine\'s College and Affiliated Lecturer and Janeway Fellow at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Cambridge.\\xa0
Her recent book,\\xa0The\\xa0Economics of Religion in India\\xa0is an excellent survey of her work on religion in India, from the economic point of view, studied using the tools of economics.\\xa0
In this book Sriya analyzes provisioning of religious and non-religious services by religious organizations in India, ethnic conflict, riots, competition between religious organization, and religious education. This work is extremely insightful and sheds light to understand more recent trends of nationalism in India.\\xa0\\xa0
In this episode we cover her work on the economics of religion, caste, the rise of the BJP and Hindu nationalism, her intellectual influences, and much more.\\xa0
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