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:Ramesh Rao

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
Place of Birth
Ramanagara, Karnataka, India
Language Proficiency
Kannada, English
Personal Parampara
Madhva / Vaishnava
Subjects of Study
Indian history/religion/philosophy
Hindupedia Areas of Focus
Editing, Grammar, Style
Other General Information
  • Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Studies and Theatre at Longwood University in Farmville, VA
  • copy editor in various publications
  • Teaching a variety of communication courses – from public speaking to intercultural communication and media law
  • Human Rights Coordinator for the Hindu American Foundation
  • I write regularly on Hinduism and Hindu-related issues for UPI's religion and spirituality page
  • Personal Website
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