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Whether or not one agrees that the Hindu epics are "a hundred times more interesting than Biblical and Homeric texts", Doniger convincingly elaborates the complexity and range of the philosophical, moral and social dilemmas explored by them.

The Hindus: An Alternative History by Wendy Doniger – review Priyamvada Gopal 2010

While hardliners accuse Doniger of reducing Hindu gods to "fictions", The Hindus actually shows how the interpretive diversity of the Hindu tradition is its strength.

The Hindus: An Alternative History by Wendy Doniger – review Priyamvada Gopal 2010

"Now the EPA must act without delay," said David Doniger, an attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council who helped represent three land conservation trusts that joined the states in bringing the case.

Court Blocks States' Greenhouse-Gas Suit Jess Bravin 2011

Doniger demonstrates a magisterial knowledge of textual traditions, which include the four Vedas, the Upanishads, Brahmanas, Puranas, Aranyakas, Shastras and, of course, the two epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.

The Hindus: An Alternative History by Wendy Doniger – review Priyamvada Gopal 2010

Doniger slightly weakens her argument by participating in the obligatory intellectual ritual of declaring that hers is just one version among many.

The Hindus: An Alternative History by Wendy Doniger – review Priyamvada Gopal 2010

My colleague David Doniger expanded on why this bill is bad for public health and West Virginia.

Dan Lashof: Rockefeller's Bill Is a Sneak Attack on the Clean Air Act Dan Lashof 2011

"This case is the last resort approach to addressing global warming," says David Doniger , climate policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, which represents several environmental groups that filed a companion lawsuit.

States Seek Greenhouse-Gas Curbs Jess Bravin 2011

Enter Doniger, a professor at the University of Chicago, who gamely attempts organization and edification via narrative interpretation.

Cover to Cover 2009

My colleague David Doniger expanded on why this bill is bad for public health and West Virginia.

Dan Lashof: Rockefeller's Bill Is a Sneak Attack on the Clean Air Act Dan Lashof 2011

Arguing that the written and the oral interact constantly, as do the canonical and the popular, Doniger shows how Hinduism has always been porous, transforming itself in response to pressure from other religions and rebellions from within.

The Hindus: An Alternative History by Wendy Doniger – review Priyamvada Gopal 2010