Wikipedia:Pankaj Jain

Introduction
Pankaj Jain is a professor of Philosophy, Religious Studies, Film Studies, and Sustainability. He has taught and lectured at various institutions across the world. Jain has authored three of books, and has coedited the Hinduism Section of the Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. His articles have appeared in various academic journals and popular websites such as The Huffington Post, The Times of India, Speaking Tree, and Patheos. He has been interviewed for The New York Times, and for the Jainism section in the National Geographic series: The Story of God.

Education and Career
He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) from Karnataka University in 1992. He began working as an Adjunct Lecturer in JNV University, Jodhpur, India right after graduating. Then, he moved to the USA. After working as an IT professional for a few years, he joined Columbia University to pursue MA in Indian Religions. In 2008 he received a PhD from the University of Iowa in Indian Religions and Ecology.

His journey as a lecturer began at Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA where he taught Sanskrit and Hindi for a year. Then from Jul 2008- May 2010, he taught Indian languages, Religions, Films, Culture, Ecological Issues, and South Asian Poetry and Religions at North Carolina State University. In 2010 he moved to the University of North Texas as he joined the Department of Philosophy and Religion and Department of Anthropology. He was also the founding Co-chair of India Initiatives Group at University of North Texas from 2015-2020. He is currently working at FLAME University as a professor and the head of Indic Studies. In 2012, Dr. Pankaj Jain was awarded the Fulbright-Nehru Environmental Leadership Program Fellowship to work in Uttarakhand, India. In June 2016, he co-organised the Rural Sustainability Summit with a grant from the Wenner Gren Foundation.

Works
Books:
 * Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability
 * Science and Socio-Religious Revolution in India: Moving the Mountains
 * Dharma in America: A Short History of Hindu-Jain Diaspora
 * Encyclopaedia of Indian Religions- Hinduism and Tribal Religions

Articles:
 * Indic Traditions and Environmental Ethics - Article in the Journal of Religious Studies Review
 * Articles in the Journal of Visual Anthropology
 * Bollywood and Beyond: Hinduism Changing the World
 * Controversies do not Diminish the Great Role Played by Many Spiritual Gurus
 * Interview in The New York Times
 * Interview in The Story of God by Morgan Freeman

Awards:
 * Nominee by Memnosyne Institute for the Sustainability Leadership Award
 * Book Award by DANAM