Colonial Discourse and the Suffering of Indian American Children is now freely available.
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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.

User:Dinesh Patel

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Language Proficiency
Gujarati, Hindi, English
Personal Parampara

Swaminarayan (basically a Vaishnav) Sampraday. Follow Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan (Shuddha Vishishtadvait) philosophy as prescribed by Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Guru Gunatitanand Swami, Bhagatji Maharaj, Shastriji Maharaj, Yogiji Maharaj and currently Guru Pramukh Swami Maharaj.

Subjects of Interest/Study
  • Hinduism in general
  • Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan philosophy
  • Particle and astrophysics
Areas of Focus in Hindupedia
  • Hinduism in general
  • Hindu chronology
  • Hindu cosmology
  • Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan philosophy (The philosophy of five eternal fundamentals)
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Member of BAPS
Hobbies & Interests
Reading, Writing, and Researching
Website/Blog
http://www.justforkidsonly.com/truth
Other Information
A physician by profession residing in New York
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