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In this book, we examine the impact on Indian American children from school textbook narratives about Hinduism and ancient India, highlighting their alignment with colonial-racist discourse. This discourse causes psychological effects similar to those caused by racism: shame, inferiority, embarrassment, identity confusion, assimilation, and a detachment from their cultural heritage. The book represents four years of rigorous research and academic peer review, underscoring Hindupedia's dedication to challenging the portrayal of Hindu Dharma in academia.

Talk:Debjani Sengupta

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By Anirudha Patel

Debjani Sengupta is an Associate Professor at the Department of English, Indraprastha College For Women as of August 2023[1]. According to her university profile, her interest areas are Indian Writing in English, Modern European Drama, English Romantic Poetry, Translation Studies.

As per her bio, she has published no books, papers or research pertaining to Hindus, rights of Hindus, the impact or relationship between Islam and Hinduism / Hindutva, India or the Indian Government.

In 2021, she along with Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Taliban co-signed a letter supporting "Dismantling Global Hindutva" Conference, as an academic and scholar and made the allegation

"the current government of India [in 2021] has instituted discriminatory policies including beef bans, restrictions on religious conversion and interfaith weddings, and the introduction of religious discrimination into India’s citizenship laws. The result has been a horrifying rise in religious and caste-based violence, including hate crimes, lynchings, and rapes directed against Muslims, non-conforming Dalits, Sikhs, Christians, adivasis and other dissident Hindus. Women of these communities are especially targeted. Meanwhile, the government has used every tool of harassment and intimidation to muzzle dissent. Dozens of student activists and human rights defenders are currently languishing in jail indefinitely without due process under repressive anti-terrorism laws."[2]

Publications related to India[edit]

Book Publications[edit]

  1. Sengupta, Debjani. The Partition of Bengal. Cambridge University Press, 2015.
  2. Mom Mitra De, and Debjani Sengupta. Interplay of Test Anxiety and Self Concept in Indian Adolescents. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012.
  3. Jalil, Rakhshanda, et al. Looking Back : The 1947 Partition of India, 70 Years On. Orient BlackSwan, 2019.

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