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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.
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Riddhi or Siddhi, also called 'Riddhi-Siddhi', refers to a supernatural power that can be harnessed and controlled by a person. This is theorized by various sects, usually Shaivism, Shaktism, [Tantric] Buddhism (Vajrayana), and Jainism.
According to Shaiva and Shakti yogins, many of yogis attained this energies.
According to the Jain Tiloyapannatti and Adipurana, there are 7 kinds:
