Colonial Discourse and the Suffering of Indian American Children Book Cover.webp
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.

Chāyā

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
(Redirected from Chaya)

By Jit Majumdar


  1. shade; shadow
  2. resemblance; line; reflection; silhouette
  3. the daughter of Viśvakarmā (Vi. Pur.); a substitute wife of Sūrya and mother of Manu, Yama and Yāmī, Sāvarņi, Śani and Tāpanī (Hv. Pur.); a form of Durgā (A. Kośa).

Contributors to this article

Explore Other Articles