Talk:Anushiya Ramaswamy
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Anushiya Ramaswamy is a Professor of English Language and Literature, at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,[1] as of April 2024. According to her university profile, her research interests include writing theory, rhetoric, post-colonial literature, African American rhetoric, Tamil studies- translating published novels and poetry from Tamil to English.
In 2016, she signed a letter endorsing a letter submitted by the South Asia Faculty Group[2][3] where it addressed the State Board of Education, California Department of Education, dated May 17, 2016. In this letter they requested removing the word India from textbooks. In addition, they falsely[4] stated:
- "There is no established connection between Hinduism and the Indus Civilization."
- "It is inappropriate to remove mention of the connection of caste to Hinduism."
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- Ramaswamy, Anushiya. Gorilla. Random House India, 2008.
- Ramaswamy, Anushiya. Traitor. Penguin India, 2010.
- Ramaswamy, Anushiya. "In Our Translated World: Contemporary Global Tamil Poetry." Tamil Literary Garden, 2014.
- Ramaswamy, Anushiya. "From Thinaimayakkam allathu Nenchodu Kilaruthal (Binary Overlapping or Speaking to the Heart)". Beltway Poetry Quarterly, 2022.
- Ramaswamy, Anushiya. "Dear Vimalathasan Anna". Groundviews, 2023.
- Ramaswamy, Anushiya. Give Us This Day a Feast of Flesh. Navayana Publishing, 2010.
References[edit]
- ↑ Anushiya Ramaswamy University Profile accessed 17 April, 2024
- ↑ 5-17 Prof. S. Shankar et al support letter
- ↑ 5-17 Kamala Visweswaran South Asian Faculty Group
- ↑ Gupta, S. P. 'The Dawn of Civilization.' In History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization: Volume I: Part 1, edited by G. C. Pandey and D. P. Chattopadhyaya. New Delhi: Centre for Studies in Civilizations, 1999.