Indu Viswanathan
@indumathi37
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Maharishi Patanjali laid out for us how our intellects and minds are vulnerable to distortions and delusions and so we think we can think our way out of delusions, or “help” others do so. As if “rational thinking” is somehow inoculated from delusion. I reflect on this every…
Welcome to yet another episode of That So Hindu! In this episode, @indumathi37 speaks with Naren K. Schreiner, purohit at Kali Mandir in Laguna Beach, about his path into Hinduism, connections between Dharmic and Indigenous traditions, rethinking "religious tolerance," the…
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Beyond Brahminical Blame: A Mudaliyar’s perspective on historical memory & orchestrated modern divides Here is a viewpoint that puts @jsaideepak ‘s call in context, followed by some pertinent questions. Long🧵
I was looking for the PDF of the updated NCERT Class 8 Social Science book after the recent announcement about corrections. But while searching, I stumbled upon the Class 6 Social Science book & to my absolute surprise, it’s a treasure trove of changes. It's pure gold. The tone,…
Breaking | The Resistance Front”— The Pakistan based Islamist Lashkar-e-Taiba offshoot, that claimed responsibility for the Hindu massacre in Pahalgam, Kashmir, is now designated a “foreign terrorist organization.” Important step by @SecRubio state.gov/releases/offic…
The latest episode of Hindu at Heart just dropped! Join me as I speak with my friend, Naren K Schreiner. We discuss his background and how he "became" Hindu, the similarities between practices of Hindu Dharma and Native traditions in what’s now the United States and Mexico, the…
Dear Mr. Narender Modi, Kindly, treat this post as a serious concern from an Indian who dotes and respects her nation. I have to a great extent given up my attachment to my regional identity as a Kashmiri Hindu whose roots were ripped apart in 1990 because of religious…
"It is important to any examination of Hinduphobia to tease this out further. American schoolbooks suggested a hierarchy of religions, elevating the Abrahamic traditions above the heathen ones, clearly indicating that “Hindoo” did not reference all Indians (based on race or…
What a week at HAF!! Right after @MotherJones' nasty hit piece calling us foreign agents, @JewishCurrents claims HAF “misclassifies” hate incidents and advances a political agenda. Here’s why these accusations are misleading and ignore the lived realities of Hindu Americans.
Hearts full of devotion, moments filled with grace. Glimpses from the #GuruPurnima Celebration with @Gurudev at the Art of Living Retreat Center, Boone.
Some symmetry: Many of us have spent rewarding careers building and nurturing @HinduAmerican and spreading awareness about anti-Hindu hate. And many, like @mukta_jo, are building careers, writing in Al Jazeera to @JewishCurrents, attacking HAF and denying that Hinduphobia…
What a week at HAF!! Right after @MotherJones' nasty hit piece calling us foreign agents, @JewishCurrents claims HAF “misclassifies” hate incidents and advances a political agenda. Here’s why these accusations are misleading and ignore the lived realities of Hindu Americans.
What a week at HAF!! Right after @MotherJones' nasty hit piece calling us foreign agents, @JewishCurrents claims HAF “misclassifies” hate incidents and advances a political agenda. Here’s why these accusations are misleading and ignore the lived realities of Hindu Americans.
It's pretty par for the course that many maga Christian nationalism groups and people are very Hinduphobic but it's also true and pernicious that much of what is portrayed in Western culture and about Hinduism especially from Indian and Hindu media figures like Mira Nair fuel…
This “critique” might have substance were it not for the convenient erasure of a few small details, like the massive global funding that goes into both overt and subtle pro-Christian films and television shows. Think Hallmark Christmas movies. The counterpoint for Hindus is…
This is a very weak take but I get why you think this is correct. Real take: her movies are not original and simply follow indie movie template contemporary to her time. The template involves usual woke tropes but also about questioning importance of religion and caste based…
People are asking me why I think Mira Nair is Hinduphobic. While I can’t know what is precisely in her mind and heart, her filmography and public speech signal the ideas she wants to put out into the world. Nair may position her films as activist art, but they amplify…
The talent in this group of young kids is amazing.❤️ I Cant Tell You Why - EaglesBand cover by The Graystones
Here is an important difference, though. A left-aligning Hindu American, were they to receive Islamophobic insults, because a bigot could not distinguish between “non-white” religions, would immediately speak out against Islamophobia not only because they stand against bigotry…