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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.

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  • Ekadaśa-gurus
    Ekadaśa-gurus literally means ‘eleven gurus'. ...evala]] Smṛti lists the following eleven persons (ekā[[daśa]] = eleven) as gurus:
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  • Ideals and Values/Respecting our Gurus and Rishis
    These three are the main Gurus of a human being – mother, father and his teacher.<ref>[[Viṣṇu]] Sm� ...ne. In the [[Bhāgavata]] Purāņa, the Avadhuuta Gitā enumerates 24 kinds of Gurus such as the ant and other creatures from whom humans can learn important le
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  • Bhagat
    ...rus, whose compositions and teachings are included along with those of the Gurus in the Granth Sāhīb and other scriptures.
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  • Ekadaśa-gurus
    Ekadaśa-gurus literally means ‘eleven gurus'. ...evala]] Smṛti lists the following eleven persons (ekā[[daśa]] = eleven) as gurus:
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  • Guru
    ==Gurus of Scriptures== ==Different Gurus==
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  • Granth-Sāhib
    ...by [[Guru]] Nānak (CE 1469-1539) and developed and nourished by nine more Gurus of whom the last was the illustrious [[Guru Gobind Singh]] (CE 1666-1708). ...r (CE 1621-1675) also. In CE 1708, he declared that there would be no more Gurus to guide the Sikhs. The Book itself would be the Guru and hence it should b
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  • Sampraday
    ...ir purity, by an unbroken and untainted spiritual hierarchy of enlightened Gurus.
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  • Schools of Philosophy
    Pre-19th century Gurus 19th-21st century Gurus
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  • Sikh Brahmans
    ==Inspiration and support to Sikh Gurus== ..., while others such as Kabir, Baba Farid and Ravidas had Brahmins as their gurus.
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  • Udāsīs
    ...next [[Guru]] by his father, he kept an amicable relationship with all the Gurus. ...nd. They revered and recited the bāṇī<ref>Bāṇī means sayings.</ref> of the Gurus, but retained their separate identity. They took control of the Sikh places
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  • Shri Gondavalekar Maharaj
    ...d of approximately hundred and fifty years saw luminous spiritual masters, gurus and saints working silently in and through the masses for spiritual uplifti
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  • Tantra
    * The Acharayas and Gurus of Tantra
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  • Ādinātha
    * The first of the nine Nātha gurus
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  • Guruvṛtti
    ...ancient days, education was imparted in the gurukulas or the houses of the gurus, the preceptors. A brahmacārin<ref>Brahmacārins are the Vedic students.</
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  • Guru Gobind Singh
    Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and the last, of the Sikh Gurus, has carved out for himself a permanent place in the history of [[Sikhism]] Guru Gobind Singh declared that the line of the Sikh Gurus ended with him and the [[Ādi]] Granth compiled by Guru Arjan (A. D. 1563-1
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  • Sikhism
    ==The Gurus== ...e was the founder of Sikhism. He was followed by a succession of nine more Gurus, the pontifical tradition ending with [[Guru]] Gobind Singh,<ref>He lived i
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  • Gurudvāra
    ...8) the tenth and the last Guru, ordained that there would be no more human Gurus. The Book, [[Ādi]] Granth<ref>It was compiled by the fifth Guru, Arjan.</r
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  • Matsyendranātha
    ...he attainment of occult powers. The [[guru]]-paramparā or the tradition of gurus has a long list of 84 [[siddhas]] or perfected beings. In this list, Matsye
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  • Gurukula
    ...s generally residential. The students had to reside in the houses of their gurus. This gave them more opportunities to learn the sciences and the [[arts]] w
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  • Harkisan, Guru
    ...1630-1661), chose his second son Harkiṣan for the august seat of the Sikh Gurus, he was hardly five years old. However, Guru Harkiṣan excelled due to his
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  • Guru-Sishya parampara
    == Lineage of Gurus == ...himself. This is the reason his birth day is celebrated in remembrance of Gurus (Vyasa Purnima is called Guru Purnima).
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  • Hargobind, Guru
    ...society should be extremely grateful to the Sikh movement led by its great Gurus which provided such protection in its critical moments.
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