Aseem Shukla

Dr. Aseem Shukla is an associate professor in urologic surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He is also a co-founder and board member of the Hindu American Foundation.^[1] He also writes a weblog for The Washington Post on Hinduism-related topics. He participated in a debate with Deepak Chopra on the topic of the Hindu roots of yoga.^[1]

Contents 1 Debate with Deepak Chopra 2 Debate with Wendy Doniger 3 Research publications 4 References

Debate with Deepak Chopra

In April 2010, Shukla, on a Washington Post-sponsored blog on faith and religion, criticized Chopra for suggesting that yoga did not have origins in Hinduism but is instead an Indian spiritual tradition which predated Hinduism.^[2] Later on, Chopra tried to explain yoga as rooted in "consciousness alone" which according to him, is a universal, non-sectarian eternal wisdom of life expounded by Vedic rishis long before historic Hinduism arose. Chopra accused Shukla of having a "fundamentalist agenda." In a rejoinder entitled "Dr. Chopra: Honor thy heritage"^[3] called Chopra an exponent of the art of "How to Deconstruct, Repackage and Sell Hindu Philosophy Without Calling it Hindu!" Responding to the allegation of being a fundamentalist, Shukla accused Chopra of raising the "bogey of communalism" in order to divert the argument.^[3][4]

Debate with Wendy Doniger

In March 2010, Shukla debated with Wendy Doniger elements of one of her books on a Washington Post sponsored blog on faith and religion, and accused her of sexualising and exoticising some of the holiest passages in the Hindu scriptures. Doniger replied that her book has sold well in India and asked her critics to show specifically where her interpretations of texts were wrong.^[5]

Research publications

Following is the list of medical research publications authored by Dr.Shukla^[6] :

• Shukla, A.R, Cooper, J., Patel, R.P., Carr, M.C., Canning, D.A., Zderic, S.A. and Snyder, H.M.: Prenatally detected primary megaureter: A role for extended follow up. Journal of Urology 173:1353-6, 2005

• Patel, R.P., Shukla, A.R., Austin, J.C., Canning, D.A.: Modified tubularized transverse preputial island flap repair for severe proximal hypospadias. British Journal of Urology, Int., 95(6):901-4, 2005.

• Shukla, A.R., Huff, D.S., Canning, D.A., Filmer, R.B., Snyder, HM, Carpintieri, D., Carr, M.C.: Juvenile granulosa cell tumor of the testis: new paradigms for management. Review Series Oncology, 10(1):16-17, 2005.

• Pohl, H.G., Shukla, A.R., Metcalf, P.D., Cilento, B.G., Retik, A.B., Bagli, D., Huff, D.S., Rushton, H.G.: Prepubertal Testis Tumors: Actual prevalence rate of histological types. Journal of Urology 172:2370-2, 2004

• Shukla, A.R., Kiddoo, D. and Canning, D.A.: Unilateral nephrectomy as palliative therapy in an infant with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. Journal of Urology 172:2000-1, 2004.

• Shukla, A.R., Bellah, R., Carr, M., Snyder, H.M., Canning, D.A., and Zderic, S.: Giant bladder diverticulum causing bladder outlet obstruction in children. Journal of Urology 172:1977-9, 2004.

• Shukla, A.R., Patel, R.P., and Canning, D.A.: The 2-stage hypospadias repair: is it a misnomer? Journal of Urology 172:1714-16, 2004.

• Patel, R.P., Shukla, A.R., and Snyder, H.M.: The island tube and island onlay hypospadias repairs offer excellent long-term outcomes: a 14 year followup. Journal of Urology 172:1717-19, 2004.

• Shukla, A.R., Patel, R.P. and Canning, D.A.: Hypospadias. Urol Clin North Am 31(3):445-60, 2004.

• Shukla, A.R., Kiddoo, D. and Canning, D.A.:The neonatal vanishing kidney: congenital and vascular etiologies. Journal of Urology 172:317-8, 2004.

• Shukla, A.R., Nguyen, T., Zheng, Y., Zderic, S, Disanto, M., Wein, A., Chacko, S.: Over expression of smooth muscle specific caldesmon by transfection and intermittent agonist induced contraction alters cellular morphology and restores differentiated smooth muscle phenotype. Journal of Urology 171:1949-1954, 2004.

• Shukla, A.R., Huff, D., Canning, D.A., Filmer, R.B., Snyder, H.M., Carpintieri, D., Carr, M.C.: Juvenile granulosa cell tumor of the testis: Contemporary clinical management and pathological diagnosis. Journal of Urology 171:1900-1902, 2004.

• Shukla, A.R., Woodard, C., Carr, M., Huff, D., Canning, D., Zderic, S., Kolon, T., and Snyder, H.: Testicular teratoms: Experience with testis-sparing teratoma at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Journal of Urology 171:161-163, 2004.

• Shukla, A.R., Pow-Sang, J.M., Helal, M.A., Seigne, J.D., Ordorica, R., and Lockhart, J.L.:Urinary incontinence after continent urinary diversion using cecal wrap or plicated ileum: a patient questionnaire review. Urology 61:328-331, 2003.

• Tewari, A., Issa, M., El-Galley, R., Stricker, H., Peabody, J., Pow-Sang, J, Shukla, A.R., Waisman, Z., Rubin M., Wei, J., Montie, J., Demers, R., Johnson, C.C., Lamerato, L., Divine, G.W., Crawford, E.D., Garnito, E.J., Farah, R., Narayan, P., Carlson, G., Menon, M.: Genetic adaptive neural network to predict biochemical failure after radical prostatectomy: a multi-institutional study. Molecular Urology. 5(4):163-9, 2001.

• Shukla, A.R., Hoover, D., Homsy, Y., Pearlman, S., Sherman, S. and Reisman, E.: Urolithiasis in the small infant: The role and efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. Journal of Urology, 165(6);2320-3,2001.

• Shukla, A.R., Homsy, Y.: Dismembered pyeloplasty followed by metachronous ureteropelvic junction obstruction in the contralateral kidney. Urology 55(5): 775, 2000.

• Quintero, R., Shukla, A.R., Bukkapatnam, R., and Homsy, Y.: Successful in utero endoscopic incision of posterior urethral valves: A new dimension in fetal urology. Urology 55(5): 775, 2000.

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