Talk:Prof. Chandana Mathur

By Sachi Anjunkar

Prof. Chandana Mathur is an Associate Professor of Anthropology, Social Sciences Institute (MUSSI) at National University of Ireland, Maynooth as of April 2024. According to her university profile, her research focuses principally on the contemporary United States, South Asia and the South Asian diaspora.

In 2016, she signed a letter addressed to the State Board of Education, California Department of Education, dated May 17, 2016. The letter stated the following:

1. "There is no established connection between Hinduism and the Indus Civilization. The Rg Veda contains numerous mentions of horses and chariots but there is no conclusive material or fossil evidence for either at any Indus valley archeological site."
2. "It is inappropriate to remove mention of the connection of caste to Hinduism."

Publications related to India

Journal Article

1. Mathur, C. "Singing about the Dark Times in the US and India: Notes on Situated Understandings in Our Age of Essentialisms." Anthropology Southern Africa, vol. 43, no. 2, 2020, pp. 133-142. DOI. Full-Text.

Book Chapter

1. Mathur, C. "The Indian State, the Diasporic Hindu Right and the 'Desire Named Development'." Enacting Globalization: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on International Integration, 2013. DOI.

Published Report

1. Mathur, C., et al. Report Synthesizing Secondary Data on Sources of Conflict Over Water in India. PANI Water Research Project, 2021.