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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.

Jai Jai Aarthi

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

Translated by P. R. Ramachander


Jai Jai Aarthi Venu Gopala,
Venu Gopala, Venu Lola,
Papa vidhoora, nava nith chora

Hail, hail, I worship Gopala with the flute,
Gopala with a flute, who loves his flute,
Who dives sins far off, one who steals fresh butter

Jai, jai Aarthi Venkat ramana,
Venkata Ramana, SAnkata Harana,
Sithaa Ram, Radhe Shyam

Hail, hail I worship Venkata Ramams,
Venkata Ramana who destroys sorrows,
Rama of Sita, Krishna of Radhaa

Jai jai Aarthi gauri Manohar,
Gauri manohar, bhavani sankar,
Samb Sadashiv uma Maheswar

Hail hail the stealer of mind of Gauri,
The stealer of mind of Gauri, the Sankar of Bhavani
The Samba who is ever peaceful, the great God of Uma

Jai jai Rajarajeswari,
Raja Rajeswari, Tripura Sundari,
Maha Saraswathi, maha Lakshmi,
Maha kali Maha Lakshmi

Hail, hail, the queen Goddess of king of kings, Rajarajeswari, the beauty of Tripura, The great Saraswathi, the great Lakshmi, The great Kali and the great Lakshmi

Jai jai, Aarthi Anjaneya,
Anjaneya, hanumantha

Hail hail I worship son of Anjana,
The son of Anjana, Hanuman

Jai jai Aarthi Dathathreya,
Dathathreya trimurthi Avathara

Hail hail I worship Dathathreya,
The Dathathreya who is the incarnation of trinity

Jai jai Aarthi Sidhi Vinayak,
Sidhi Vinayak Sri Ganeshah

Hail, hail, Sidhi Vinayaka,
Sidhi Vinayaka who is Ganeshaha

Jai jai Aarthi Subrahmanya,
Sunrahmanya, Karthikeya

Hail hail, I worship Subrahmanya
Subrahmanya who is Karthikeya

जय जय आरती वेणु गोपाला
वेणु गोपाला वेणु लोला
पाप विदुरा नवनीत चोरा


जय जय आरती वेंकटरमणा
वेंकटरमणा संकटहरणा
सीता राम राधे श्याम


जय जय आरती गौरी मनोहर
गौरी मनोहर भवानी शंकर
साम्ब सदाशिव उमा महेश्वर


जय जय आरती राज राजेश्वरि
राज राजेश्वरि त्रिपुरसुन्दरि
महा सरस्वती महा लक्ष्मी
महा काली महा लक्ष्मी

जय जय आरती आन्जनेय
आन्जनेय हनुमन्ता

जय जय आरति दत्तात्रेय
दत्तात्रेय त्रिमुर्ति अवतार

जय जय आरती सिद्धि विनायक
सिद्धि विनायक श्री गणेश

जय जय आरती सुब्रह्मण्य
सुब्रह्मण्य कार्तिकेय

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