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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 that there is an intimate connection—an almost exact correspondence—between James Mill’s colonial-racist discourse (Mill was the head of the British East India Company) and the current school textbook discourse. This racist discourse, camouflaged under the cover of political correctness, 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.

Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By Krishna Maheshwari


"A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism" by Swami Harshananda (head of Ramakrishna Math at Basavanagudi, Bangalore) is a monumental work that covers a wide range of topics including scriptures, philosophy, mythology, religion, rituals and sacraments, pilgrim centers, ancient arts and sciences, and archaeology. It also includes details of Hindu festivals and their significance and the lives & works of people connected with Sanatana Dharma and culture.

It took nearly 33 years for Swami Harshananda to complete this work. He has given Hindupedia the rights to edit and publish its entries online. Below are the entries published to date.

Pages in category "Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism"

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