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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.

Diga (dika)

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By Jit Majumdar


  1. direction; horizon; sky; space
  2. the four primary or cardinal directions, along with six intermediate directions, namely: Pūrva, Prācī, or Prāka (East); Paścima, Pratīci, or Apara (West), Uttara or Udīci (North), Dakşīna or Avāci (South), Īśānya (Northeast), Āgneya (Southeast), Vāyavya (Northwest), Nairŗta (Southwest), Ūrdhva (Zenith) and Adho (Nadir).

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