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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.

Duniya Chale Na Shri Ram Ke Bina

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

Translated by P. R. Ramachander

Duniya chale na shri ram ke bina
Ramji chale na hanuman ke bina

Without Lord Ram the world can not go,
And Lord Rama cannot go without Hanuman

Jab se ramayan padh le hai
Ek baat maine samaj le hai

From the time I started reading Ramayana,
One thing I understood clearly.

Ravan mare na shri ram ke bina
Lanka jale na hanuman ke bina.

Without Rama, Ravana cannot be killed,
Without Hanuman Lanka cannot be burnt

Duniya chale na shri ram ke bina
Ramji chale na hanuman ke bina

Without Lord Ram the world can not go,
And Lord Rama cannot go without Hanuman

Lakshman ka bachna mushkil tha
Kaun buti lane ke kabil tha
Lakshman bache na shri raam ke bina
Buti mile na hanuman ke bina

It was difficult for Lakshman to escape death,
And who was able to bring those herbs,
And Lakshmana cannot live without Rama,
And the herb could not be got without Hanuman.

Duniya chale na shri ram ke bina
Ramji chale na hanuman ke bina

Without Lord Ram the world can not go,
And Lord Rama cannot go without Hanuman

Sita haran ki kahani suno
Banwari meri zubani suno
Vapas mile na shri raam ke bina
Patha chale na hanuman ke bina

Hear the story of the abduction of Sita,
Oh Krishna please hear my toungue,
It is impossible to get her back without SriRam,
And without Hanuman it was impossible to locate her.

Duniya chale na shri ram ke bina
Ramji chale na hanuman ke bina

Without Lord Ram the world can not go,
And Lord Rama cannot go without Hanuman

Baithe shinghasan par shri raamji
Charno mai baithe hai hanuman ji
Mukti mile na shri raam ke bina
Bhakti mile na hanuman ke bina

Lord Rama sat on the throne,
And near his feet sat Lord Hanuman,
Without Lord Ram you cannot get salvation,
And without Hanuman, you cannot get devotion.

Duniya chale na shri ram ke bina
Ramji chale na hanuman ke bina

Without Lord Ram the world can not go,

And Lord Rama cannot go without Hanuman