Advancing Humanities Through Research
Shaping Knowledge, Preserving Heritage
BRC fosters world-class research in history, philosophy, sociology, religion, and Bengal’s cultural heritage—nurturing ideas, supporting scholars, and building global partnerships for lasting impact.
Our Research Focus
Strategic Initiatives Driving Global Scholarship
At the Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC), we are committed to a world class standard of excellence in research and scholarship in the history, philosophy, aesthetics, sociology, comparative religion and cultural heritage of Bengal. BRC welcomes proposals for research projects in these areas of humanities. We seek to provide a creative and supportive research environment in which innovative ideas are not just encouraged but nourished to their actualization contributing to the well-being of society. A number of research scholars over the years have utilized the rare collection of documents at the BRC, including the latest facilities.
We have identified a number of Strategic Research Initiatives which build on the existing research to tackle challenges that can be addressed by multi-disciplinary teams of researchers. Our aim is to provide academic leadership in these areas and to develop strategic partnerships around the world to advance research, and the impact of that research, in these fields.
Our Ongoing Work
Explore Research Projects at BRC
A showcase of diverse research projects led by scholars and academic partners across languages and disciplines.
Analysis of qualitative changes in brain due to meditation
Science and Religious Studies Series
- Dr. Saurabh Pal
- Dr. Goutam Paul
- Language: English
- Version: New
Kirtan: Legacy and Now
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Debalina Ghosh
- Language: English
- Version: New
Sacred groves
World Religion Studies Series
- Dr. Srijani Bhattacharjee
- Language: English
- Version: New
The Rise of the Gaudiya Math and Mission (1 Ultadingi)
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Sundar Gopal Das
- Language: English
- Version: New
Selected articles from Nadia Prakash and Gaudiya
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Dr. Sumanta Rudra
- Language: English
- Version: Translation
Selected articles from Nadia Prakash and Gaudiya
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Pijus Kanti Dua
- Language: Bengali
- Version: Reprint
Glimpses of Indian Philosophy
Philosophy Studies Series
- Dr. Nirmalya Narayan Chakroborty
- Language: English
- Version: New
Haridas Das and Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati: Establishing Encyclopedias of Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Dr. Sumanta Rudra
- Language: English
- Version: New
Cow Care in Hindu Animal Ethics
Ecology and Environment Studies Series
- TBC
- Language: Marathi
- Version: New
Cow Care in Hindu Animal Ethics
Ecology and Environment Studies Series
- Sushant Bharti
- Language: Hindi
- Version: Translation
Revolutionary Acharya - Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura Prabhupada
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Sundar Gopal Das
- Language: English
- Version: New
Gaura Mandala Parikrama
Sacred Geography Studies Series
- Sugopi Palka
- Language: English
- Version: New
The Bhagavat Purana - Sacred Text and Living Tradition
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Dr. Kenneth Russell Valpey
- Dr. Ravi M. Gupta
- Language: English
- Version: Reprint
The Bhagavat Purana - Selected Readings
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Dr. Kenneth Russell Valpey
- Dr. Ravi M. Gupta
- Language: English
- Version: Reprint
Sri Sri Radha Raman
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Sushant Bharti
- Language: English
- Version: New
Glory of Padmanabha - (Padmanabha-Sataka & Syānandurapura-varṇana-prabandha) Vol. 2 of Bhakti Manjari
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Sriram Iyer
- Shakuntala Gawde
- Language: English
- Version: New
Bhaktimanjari - (a collection of verses on devotion) Vol.1
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Sriram Iyer
- Shakuntala Gawde
- Language: English
- Version: New
The Bhagavat - Its Philosophy, Its theology and Its ethics
Philosophy Studies Series
- Dr. Shantanu Dey
- Language: English
- Version: New
Gauranga Vijaya
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Dr. Abhishek Bose
- Language: English
- Version: New
Medieval Temples of Braj region
Sacred Geography Studies Series
- Sushant Bharti
- Language: English
- Version: New
Modern Hindu Personalism - The Life & Teachings of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura Prabhupada
World Religion Studies Series
- Gauri Sharma
- Language: Hindi
- Version: Translation
Modern Hindu Personalism - The Life & Teachings of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura Prabhupada
World Religion Studies Series
- Dr. Ferdinando Sardella
- Language: English
- Version: South Asia Edition
Extended Knowledge and Social Epistemology
Philosophy Studies Series
- Dr. Varbi Roy
- Language: English
- Version: New
Vernacular Vaishanava Journals of Colonial Bengal
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Dr. Shantanu Dey
- Language: English
- Version: New
Vernacular Vaishanava Journals of Colonial Bengal
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Dr. Shantanu Dey
- Language: Bengali
- Version: New
Associate Professor Department of History, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, (An autonomous college affiliated to Calcutta University)
The History & Literature of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas and their relation to other Medieval Vaishnava Schools (Reprinting of Dr. Sambidananda Das)
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Dr. Sambidananda Das
- Dr. Sumanta Rudra
- Language: English
- Version: Reprint
Bhaktivedanta Research Center
Following the Caitanya Trail: Situating the Cult of Jagannātha in Bengal
Sacred Geography Studies Series
- Dr Rajat Sanyal
- Dr Sharmila Saha
- Language: English
- Version: New
Vraja-bhakti-vilāsa
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Dr. Shakuntala Gawde
- Language: Sanskrit & English
- Version: New
Assistant Professor and former Head in the Department of Sanskrit at the University of Mumbai,
Svalikhita Jivani - Autobiography of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Dr. Shantanu Dey
- Language: English
- Version: New
Associate Professor Department of History, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, (An autonomous college affiliated to Calcutta University)
Concept Maps for Bhagavad Gita As It Is
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Amritananda Das
- Language: English
- Version: New
Sundarakāṇḍa of the Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Ambarish Khare
- Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Department of Sanskrit & Indological Studies, Faculty Member
- Language: Marathi
- Version: New
Situating the Vaisnava Mathas and Sreepaths in the trajectories of the Religious History of Bengal emphasizing the Revivalist Trend in Gaudiya Vaisnavism : A Case Study Based on Kolkata, North and South 24 Parganas
Sacred Geography Studies Series
- Arka Deb Banerjee
- Language: English
- Version: New
Vaishnava Encyclopedia (Manjusha) Digital Library
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Sundar Gopal Das
- Pijus Kanti Dua
- Language: Bengali
- Version: New
Bhaktivedanta Research Center
Vaishnava Encyclopedia (Abhidhan) Digital Library
Vaishnava Studies Series
- Dr. Abhishek Bose
- Pijus Kanti Dua & Piu Mukherjee
- Language: Bengali
- Version: New
Assistant Professor Department of Comparative Indian Language and Literature. Calcutta University