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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.

Hey Jagannatha, Viswa Vidathaa

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

Translated by P. R. Ramachander

Rabindranath Tagore

Hey Jagan nadha, viswa Vidhathaa,
Hey Sukh santhi nikethan hey

Oh lord of universe, of h creator of universe.
Oh Lord in whom peace and pleasure exist

Prem ke sindhu, Dheen ke bandhu,
Duka daridra vinasan hey,
Nithya akand anantha anaadhi,
Pooran brahma sanathan hey,

Oh ocean of love, Oh friend of the poor,
Oh destroyer of sorrow and poverty,
Who is forever, limitless, endless and beginningless,
Oh Complete Brahman who is forever

Jag Aasraya, Jag pathi, Jag Vandhan,
Anupam alakh niranjan hey,
Prana sakhaa, tribhuvan prathi palak,
Jeevan ke avalamban hey

God on whom universe depends, lord of the universe, One who is saluted by universe,
Oh incomparable, Oh directionless oh spot less,
Friend of life time, who looks after the three worlds,
Oh Lord whom life depends.