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:Krishna Maheshwari

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
Language Proficiency
Hindi, English
Darsana
Shuddhadwait Brahmvaad, Sankara-Adaita, Achintya Bheda Abheda
Upasana Parampara
Vaishnav
Subjects of Study
  • Hindu Philosophy (spanning multiple darsana's)
  • Ancient Hindu History
  • Management
Hindupedia Areas of Focus
  • Founder of Hindupedia -- consequently, involved in multiple areas
    • Site management
    • Team management / recruiting
    • Limited content development across multiple areas of the site
    • Content editing (style, grammar, spelling)
Other Socio Cultural Associations & Activities
  • Debates involving revision of California 6th Grade Textbooks to present a positive portrayal of Hinduism instead of the negative and inaccurate view that was in place.
  • Involved with Hindu Students Council (national level)
  • Co-founder of Yoga Bharati (Seattle Chapter)
  • Co-founder of Chinmaya Mission (Seattle)
  • ISKCON Bhakti Vriksha Group Leader (Seattle, San Jose, Boston)
  • Balagokulam (Seattle) teacher
  • Co-founder Hindu Students Council (Cornell University Chapter) (also known as Cornell University Hindu Chaplaincy)
  • Invited speaker for Cornell University Religious Works (as a representative of the Hindu Chaplaincy / Hindus on campus)
  • President - Asha for Education Cornell Chapter (2001-2002)
  • President - Bhakti (Cornell) (2001-2002)
  • Keynote at Hindu Mandirs' Executives Conference, Houston, 2010 [Slides & Video]
  • Invited speaker at temples, and conferences
Other Interests & Activities
  • Strategy, Product Management and Engineering Management
Formal education

MBA from Harvard Business School, Masters of Engineering and a BS in Computer Science from Cornell University.

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