By Jit Majumdar
- friend of the poor and unfortunate
- one who looks after and protects the poor and unfortunate
- another name for Kŗşņa and Vişņu, also used as an epithet for God in general.
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