Talk:Chandana Mathur
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Prof. Chandana Mathur is an Associate Professor of Anthropology, Social Sciences Institute (MUSSI) at National University of Ireland, Maynooth[1] as of April 2024. According to her university profile, her research focuses principally on the contemporary United States, South Asia and the South Asian diaspora.
She has published no books, papers, or research pertaining to Hindus, the Indus Civilization, or caste.
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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Journal Article[edit]
- Mathur, C. "Singing about the Dark Times in the US and India: Notes on Situated Understandings in Our Age of Essentialisms." Anthropology Southern Africa, vol. 43, no. 2, 2020, pp. 133-142.
Book Chapter[edit]
- Mathur, C. "The Indian State, the Diasporic Hindu Right and the 'Desire Named Development'." Enacting Globalization: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on International Integration, 2013.
Published Report[edit]
- Mathur, C., et al. Report Synthesizing Secondary Data on Sources of Conflict Over Water in India. PANI Water Research Project, 2021.
References[edit]
- ↑ Chandana Mathur University Profile accessed 18 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.