It brings tears to my eyes that I'm struggling to process the review because of how far removed my POV is from that of my ancestors
I feel the heavy burden of colonization followed by a thoughtless, misguided system of 'education'
Oct 1, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Sept 30 is #OrangeShirtDay in Canada. Many wear an orange shirt to work or school, to remember the 150k indigenous kids who were forcibly enrolled at English residential schools that separated them from their families and culture. Many were also abused. 😔
In British India, indigenous institutions continued to suffer and independence unfortunately didn't reverse the trend but arguably led to faster decline of culture and languages as English and a European POV dominated.
Sep 18, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
From your Brown Pundits reputation, @razibkhan , I expected lot more nuance but this is very disappointing.
You only made a passing reference to massive reverse discrimination against the UC. And you didn't mention the rapid social progress in India.
On top of denying how Brahmin privilege is systemically absent or has been reversed, you contributed to scapegoating of Brahmins who are a small minority that has been at the receiving end of populist politics in India for decades especially in the South which you focused on.
Aug 9, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
@Isabelwilkerson - in your @nypl interview from Aug 5 you spoke for several minutes about the Hindu caste system as one would expect given the book's title.
You said caste discrimination is sanctioned by religion. Isn't it more a corruption of Manu smriti?
@Isabelwilkerson@nypl When the interviewer asked about inspiration for social reform you made it sound like US has been Hindus' inspiration. But we had reformers before Europeans set foot in N America, eg Annamacharya in S India.
My first #AmishTripathi book. And first time reading a book in this genre.
But I found the writing to be mediocre. The writing had too many anachronistic references like handlebar moustache, cancer, people calling themselves Indians, etc.
Grammatically too sometimes what should've been one sentence is split into two. Maybe this is a style of writing but I find it odd.
Jul 24, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
#Modi 's presence at #RamMandir bhoomi pooja should be used also as an opportunity to celebrate the nation's respect for the rule of law. The sorry episode of December 6 and subsequent riots should be condemned unequivocally.
#Islamists#Leftists and other #Hinduphobes are already sharpening their pencils to smear and vilify Hindus and India. These bigots should be defanged by the PM through a clear condemnation of the disputed structure's demolition.
Jul 24, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Oh my god! Calling this article a powerful, insightful, well-researched, must-read is an understatement! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
A much-needed slap on the face of all those who have shamelessly and snobbishly whitewashed the Mughals and other colonizers for decades.
#MeToo women look back and wonder why they gave in and felt so vulnerable. Oftentimes it was due to the power imbalance.
This power imbalance also applies to Christian #missionaries in India.
Faced with no options to elevate himself from poverty, a poor Hindu is given a helping hand and promised a lot more, with the ulterior motive of converting to Christianity. Funded many times by wealthy Westerners, shrewd missionaries aren't different from #MeToo villians.
As a Hindu from India, I couldn't agree more with your analysis. Link and favourite quotes below...
bariweiss.com/resignation-le…
"Stories are chosen and told in a way to satisfy the narrowest of audiences, rather than to allow a curious public to read about the world and then draw their own conclusions."
Times' casual #Hinduphobia and anti-India slant are well known and have only been getting worse.
Jul 10, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
@Vichaar_Manthan - kudos to you, and mainly to Drishti Mae (@Drishtii_ ), for this thoughtful conversation on her journey from Islam to the Hindu tradition 🙏🏼
Though raised in a relatively moderate Muslim family in the UK, Mae said she was raised with constant fear of hell, a hatred for Hindus, and a whole bunch of other mysogynistic, patriarchal ideas that she could not question without being pushed back or punished.
Nepali friend says commies there poorly managed #COVID and political drama vs India is a distraction that benefits the ruling party. Also being commies China intellectually more palatable perhaps though China's rise isn't from communism!
Friend also mentioned Mahabharat TV series was also being shown again. Underscores the cultural connection with India which should've made it practically impossible for China to make any inroads.
