Dear All,
I copy below a message circulated by Suzanne Newcombe on the RISA-L list.
I was so sorry to hear the news of Maya's passing, she was a delightful person and a sincere, capable and dedicated scholar.
We hope to circulate a fuller acknowledgement soon.
With all good wishes
Elizabeth De Michelis
.....
It with sadness that I write to let the community know that Maya Warrier has died after a long illness.
She was Reader in Religious Studies at the University of Winchester until her
retirement in 2020 (previously at The University of Wales, Lampeter). Her research explored popular Hindu traditions in
modern transnational contexts. Her last research projects focused on
Ayurveda (the ancient Indian system of medicine) in the UK.
She
was a thoughtful and dedicated colleague, whose methodological and kind
attention to her subject area and mentoring younger scholars will be
very much missed.
With best wishes,
Suzanne Newcombe