By Jit Majumdar
- blazing; possessing the sacred Kuśa grass
- pure; pious; radiant; sacred; illuminated
- the daughter of Viśvakarmā, the wife of Priyavrata, and the mother of Uttama, Tāmasa and Raivata (Bhāg, Pur.).
In this book, we analyze the psycho-social consequences faced by Indian American children after exposure to the school textbook discourse on Hinduism and ancient India. We demonstrate expose the correspondence between textbooks and the colonial-racist discourse. This racist discourse produces the same psychological impacts on Indian American children that racism typically causes: shame, inferiority, embarrassment, identity confusion, assimilation, and a phenomenon akin to racelessness, where children dissociate from the traditions and culture of their ancestors. This book is the result of four years of rigorous research and academic peer-review, reflecting our ongoing commitment at Hindupedia to challenge the representation of Hindu Dharma within academia. |
By Jit Majumdar