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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.

Ram se Bada Ram Ka Naam

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

Translated by P. R. Ramachander

Rama ‘s name is bigger than Rama

Hear it sung https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFAWgU155jE

अंत में निकला ये परिणाम, ये परिणाम,
राम से बड़ा राम का नाम..
Anth mein nikala ye parinam,Ye parinam
Ram se bada Ram Ka nam

At the end emerged this result, thus result
The name of Rama is greater than Rama

सिमरिये नाम रूप बिनु देखे,
कौड़ी लगे ना दाम.
नाम के बांधे खिंचे आयेंगे,
आखिर एक दिन राम.
राम से बड़ा राम का नाम..
Simriye naam roop bin dekhey,
Kauai lage na dhaam,
Naam ke baandhe kinche aayenge
Aakhir ek dhin Rama,
Ram se bada Rama ka naam

Remember without seeing the name and form,
Nothing is worth the price,
By tying with name only the name
Of Rama can be pulled one day,
Rama’s name is bigger than Rama

जिस सागर को बिना सेतु के,
लांघ सके ना राम.
कूद गये हनुमान उसी को,
लेकर राम का नाम.
राम से बड़ा राम का नाम..
Jis Sagar ko binaa sethu ke,
Laangh sake na Ram.
Kudh gaye Hanuman usi ko.
Lekar Ram ka naam.
Ram se bada Ram ka nama

That ocen which Rama,
Could not cross without a bridge,
Was crossed by Hanuman,
By taking the name of Ram,
The name of Rama is greater than Rama

वो दिलवाले डूब जायेंगे और वो दिलवाले क्या पायेंगे,
जिनमें नहीं है नाम..

वो पत्थर भी तैरेंगे जिन पर

लिखा हुआ श्री राम.
राम से बड़ा राम का नाम..
Vo dil wale doob Jaayenge aur vo Djilwale kya paayenge,
JInme nahin hai naam,
Vo paththar be thairenge jin par,
Likha huva Sri Ram
Ram se bada Ram ka nam

Those brave ones also get drowned without getting anything,
On whom there is no name,
Even that stone would swim,
On which name of Rama is written
The name of ram is bigger than Rama

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