By Jit Majumdar
- pertaining to Bhagīratha (fem.)
- born (daughter) of Bhagīratha
- another name for the river Gańgā, which according to legend was brought down to earth by Bhagīratha, and hence compared to his begotten daughter.
Colonial Discourse and the Suffering of Indian American Children is now freely available.
| 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. |