Talk:Tithi Bhattacharya
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Tithi Bhattacharya is a professor of South Asian History at Purdue University[1] as of April 2024. According to his university profile, his research interests include the South Asian history, social reproduction theory, feminism, gender and sexuality, marxist theory, empire.
He has published no books, papers, or research pertaining to Hindus, the Indus Civilization, or caste.
In 2016, he signed a letter[2] addressed to the State Board of Education, California Department of Education, dated May 17, 2016 falsely stating[3] the following:
- "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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Books[edit]
- Bhattacharya, Tithi. Sentinels of Culture: Class, Education and the Colonial Intellectual in Bengal. Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Bhattacharya, Tithi. Social Reproduction Theory: Remapping Class, Recentring Oppression. Pluto Press, 2017.
- Bhattacharya, Tithi. Chapter 8. In Beyond Representation: Colonial and Postcolonial Constructions of Indian Identity, edited by Crispin Bates, Oxford University Press, 2006.
Articles[edit]
- Bhattacharya, Tithi. "Explaining Gender Violence in the Neoliberal Era." International Socialist Review, 2016.
References[edit]
- ↑ Tithi Bhattacharya University Profile accessed 17 April, 2024
- ↑ 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.