The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies is the global leader in Hindu Studies, uniting rigorous scholarship with meaningful community engagement. Through world-class teaching, pioneering research, and inclusive outreach, we foster understanding and dialogue around Hindu traditions.
OCHS operates at the intersection of elite academic teaching and broad public education. Our faculty members contribute directly to Oxford University through teaching, supervision, and curriculum development, while also leading an internationally recognised continuing education programme.
Through OCHS Online, we offer accessible and affordable courses in Sanskrit, Yoga, Hindu philosophy, texts, and traditions, with over 12,000 enrolments to date.
Strategic Goal: Expand and diversify educational offerings, ensuring that world-class Hindu Studies remain accessible to both university students and lifelong learners through inclusive, high-quality teaching.
Our distinctive research projects—such as the Bhagavata Purana Project, the Śākta Traditions Project, and The Gosvāmī Era—embody academic depth and cultural significance. These endeavours include editing critical texts, hosting symposia, and forging global scholarly networks.
Strategic Goal: Empower transformative research by supporting interdisciplinary inquiry into texts and living traditions, amplifying impact through collaboration and publication.
OCHS’s commitment extends beyond academia into meaningful real-world impact. Initiatives like Hindu Climate Action mobilise Hindu communities around environmental stewardship rooted in scriptural teachings, while our consultancy, DharmaWise, provides guidance on aligning investment practices with Hindu ethical principles. The Centre also nurtures interfaith dialogue, chaplaincy, oral history, and youth engagement programmes.
Strategic Goal: To inspire societal wellbeing, ethical leadership, and environmental responsibility by translating scholarly insight into real-world action—serving global Hindu communities and civic society.
Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies
13 – 15 Magdalen Street, Oxford OX1 3AE.
UK Tel: 01865 304300
Regd Charity No. 1074458
