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We examine the impact of the current colonial-racist discourse around Hindu Dharma on Indians across the world and prove that this discourse causes psychological effects similar to those caused by racism: shame, inferiority, embarrassment, identity confusion, assimilation, and a detachment from our cultural heritage.

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By Jit Majumdar


  1. the eight Candīs
  2. the group of eight tāntrik male deities who are the emanations, aspects and companions of the Mother Goddess, namely: Mańgalā, Vimalā, Sarvamańgalā, Kālī, Ratrikālikā, Vikaţā, Kāmākhyā and Bhavānī (T. Śāstra).

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