By Jit Majumdar
- a demon/ ghost who was a brāhamaņa
- the ghost of a brāhamaņa who had led an impious and impure life (M. Samhitā).
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. |
By Jit Majumdar