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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.

Prem Udith Man se Kaho Ram

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

Translated by P. R. Ramachander

Prem udith man se kaho Ram,
Ram, Ram, Ram, Ram Ram, Ram

With a mind that is filled with love,
Chant Ram, Ram, Ram, Ram, Ram.

Paap kate, Dukh mite leke Ram Nam,
Bhava samudhr sukhad nav yek Ram Nam, (Ram.. Ram)

The name of Rama cuts off all sins and destroys all sorrows and
One name of Ram is the pleasant boat to cross the I ocean of Samsara. (Ram…Ram)

Parama santhi sukh nidan, divya Ram nam,
Niradhar ke adhar Yek Ram Nam. (Ram… Ram)

The Divine name of Rama is the home of great peace and pleasures,
And one name of Rama is the help to those who do not have any one to help.

Parama Gopya, Parama Divy Manthra Ram Nam,
SAnth hruday sadaa basat Yek Ram Nam (Ram…Ram)

The Name of Ram is the most secret and most divine Manthra and,
And one name of Rama always lives in the mind of sages.

Matha Pithaa Bandhu sab hi Ram Nam,
BHaktha janan jeevan dhan Yek Ram Nam. (Ram… Ram)

The name of Rama is mother, father as well as relatives and,
One name of Rama is the wealth of life of devotees.

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