Sravana Borkataky Varma is a doctoral candidate in the department of religion at Rice University. She has taught graduates, undergraduates, and students of continuing education at Rice University, University of Houston and DaLian Neusoft University, China. She specializes in Hindu Tantra: Religion, Gender, and Sexuality. Originally from India, Borkataky Varma studied in Germany, lived in China and is now studying and living in the United States.