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

	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:Michael shepherd

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Place of Birth: Marton, UK
Residing in: London, UK
Language Proficiency: English
Parampara: Educated Christian; taken advice and instruction from Shankaracharya Shantananda Saraswati from 1965-1993
Subjects of Study

Philosophy and Religion
Book on Marsilio Ficino, 1999.

Hobbies & Interests

Internet Poet
Book of sonnets (2004)

Other General Information

Member of School of Economic Science, London UK, 1958-present, specializing in ‘Practical Philosophy’
Former proofreader & sub-editor for the Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Retired academic & journalist

Hindupedia Areas of Focus

Editor

Other Socio Cultural Associations & Activities

Research and writing on Vedanta Advaita & related subjects
Moderate an internet website on poetry/philosophy

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