Re: {भारतीयविद्वत्परिषत्} Re: American Academia -- from Hinduphobia to Hindumisia

[विश्वासो वासुकिजः (Vishvas Vasuki)]

The Hindu-baiter drama-queen Awrangzeb scholar Audrey is part of the below event (Her tweet reads "Dismantling Hindutva conference. September 10-12, virtual, cosponsored by 45+ centers / departments at 40+ universities (including Rutgers). Do consider attending to learn more about the threat and power of #Hindutva in our world.") supposedly sponsored by multiple university departments:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dismantling-global-hindutva-conference-tickets-166698737411

3-Day Conference | Cosponsored by 45+ Departments or Centers from 40+ Universities

About this event

https://www.twitter.com/dghconference | https://www.instagram.com/dghconference/

Speakers Include: Anand Patwardhan | Ayesha Kidwai | Banu Subramaniam | Bhanwar Meghwanshi | Christophe Jaffrelot | Kavita Krishnan | Meena Kandasamy | Mohammad Junaid | Nandini Sunder | Neha Dixit | P. Sivakami

Cosponsors Include Departments and Centers at: Northwestern | UC Berkeley | UChicago | Columbia | Harvard | UPenn | Princeton | Stanford

This rise of militant Hindu groups in India and the corresponding escalation of violence against religious minorities and other marginalized communities is well documented, including by global media. International attention has also been directed at the exclusionary Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019 pushed through by the ruling Hindutva-aligned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the aggressive crackdown on all forms of democratic dissent, and the intimidation and imprisonment of journalists, human rights groups and activists working to empower marginalized caste and tribal communities. This overall erosion of democratic practices and freedoms in India has been noted by global research networks. There has also been some useful scholarship, journalism and community-based activism on the links between Hindutva and racism and caste-ism. We need now to develop a comprehensive understanding of Hindutva and its global implications through its different iterations in the large Indian Diaspora and its potential for building links with other supremacist ideologies, especially as Hindutva groups expand their influence well beyond India.

The BJP and its various affiliate groups have been adept at building connections with the vast Hindu diaspora, particularly in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. This reach has contributed materially and ideologically to the strengthening of Hindutva in India. Moreover even as such groups have leveraged racialized minority protections in, for instance, the US, they have continued to support caste-discriminatory practices and have found common cause with far right and white supremacist groups in Europe and the US.

It is also important to recognize the economic turmoil unleashed by the authoritarian economic policies and policy-making framework of the BJP government, including the failed demonetization policies and the ill-conceived agricultural reform policies. Such erratic and draconian policy making has led to stalled economic growth, dangerous declines in basic living standards, and loss of protections for the most vulnerable labor and agricultural communities in India.

This conference will convene panels on a variety of interlinked topics that address the threat and power of Hindutva. Scholars, journalists, and activists will examine the historical development of Hindutva, the fascist dimensions of the ideology, its alignment with other supremacist movements and define all that is at stake across a range of political, socio-cultural, and economic issues. We also aim for the conference to be a space for examining the history of dissent and resistance against Hindutva. Dalit and Feminist traditions have long resisted the singular narrative of Hinduism adopted by Hindu Supremacists. A broader coalition of activists from progressive communities have mobilized to enable both material and ideological divestment from Hindutva. Drawing inspiration from such collectivities, we expect to develop resources for anti-Hindutva pedagogy and organizing in educational and cultural institutions everywhere.

On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 11:09 PM विश्वासो वासुकेयः <vishvas...@gmail.com> wrote:

One of their claims is that Hinduphobia is bogus.

Of interest is a quote from 'Hindutva Harrassment Field Manual,' by South Asia Scholar Activist Collective (SASAC) of Audrey Truschke (famous Awrangzeb scholar and Hindu baiter), recently promoted by Dominik Wujastyk  on their Indology mailing list:

First -- "Anti-Hindu bias, [unlike Islamophobia and anti-Semitism], *cannot be easily linked* to casualties on such horrific scales." Source: 'Hindutva Harrassment Field Manual,' South Asia Scholar Activist Collective (SASAC).

and part of a response https://rattibha.com/thread/1427307516657119233?lang=en from Parth Parihar -

"Nothing is more clear, or *more easily documented*, than the systematic campaign of terror – and its genocidal consequences – launched by the Pakistani army on the night of March 25th..." Source: Ted Kennedy, U.S. Senate Judiciary Comte. "Crisis in South Asia."

Kennedy continued, "Hardest hit have been members of the Hindu community who have been robbed of their lands and shops, systematically slaughtered and, in some places, painted with yellow patches marked ‘H.' America’s heavy support of Islamabad is nothing short of complicity."

To repeat the contrast for emphasis, First -- "cannot be easily linked to casualties on horrific scales." (SASAC, 2021) Second -- "Nothing is more clear, or more easily documented... campaign of terror... genocidal consequences... Hindu community." (Sen. Kennedy, 1971)

On Monday, August 16, 2021 at 8:41:45 PM UTC+5:30 ramesh.rao.n wrote:

Learned folks,

Few can say as clearly, thoughtfully, and powerfully as R. Jagannathan (Jaggi) can, and this commentary of his needs to be translated into different languages, shared, discussed, and become part of a conference/some conferences. We are close to a tipping point here, and our children and grandchildren can easily become prey or become part of the Hindumisic gangs...

This commentary is about the variety of academics, collaborating with forty plus universities in the US, organizing a conference on "Dismantling Hindutva". 

https://swarajyamag.com/politics/western-academia-progresses-from-hinduphobia-to-hindumisia-hindu-hatred

With regards,

Ramesh Rao

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[विश्वासो वासुकिजः (Vishvas Vasuki)]

And, it appears that she and her academic supporters participate in this kind of activism quite frequently - 

"Friday, Aug 13, 6 p.m. EST: Saffron Fascism and the Rise of the Hindu Right Featuring Ashok Kumbamu and Jyotsna Kapur.

 

Open to all; RSVP for link here"

Also -

It is curious how she includes "Dalits" in a list of pAki religious minorities at https://twitter.com/AudreyTruschke/status/1423280116403261440 - 
"Also, that introductory article prefaces an entire journal issue on religious minorities in Pakistan (including Hindus, Christians, Dalits, and Shias). " 

[विश्वासो वासुकिजः (Vishvas Vasuki)]

The amount of effort they expend on trying to prove that the backlash they're getting is not "grassroots" but something orchestrated by a small group of "nazi-s" (BJP IT cell or whatever) is remarkable - https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3AAudreyTruschke%20grassroots&src=typed_query&f=live , https://www.hindutvaharassmentfieldmanual.org/organized .

On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 8:50 AM विश्वासो वासुकिजः (Vishvas Vasuki) <vishvas...@gmail.com> wrote:

https://twitter.com/hinduoncampus/status/1428575250216898563 has a very interesting video summary by "Hindus on campus" student group.

On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 8:17 AM David and Nancy Reigle <dnre...@gmail.com> wrote:

Just a possible clarification of a sentence that could be read more than one way, from a post on Aug. 16:

"Of interest is a quote from 'Hindutva Harrassment Field Manual,' by South Asia Scholar Activist Collective (SASAC) of Audrey Truschke (famous Awrangzeb scholar and Hindu baiter), recently promoted by Dominik Wujastyk  on their Indology mailing list:"

An announcement of the 'Hindutva Harrassment Field Manual' was posted by Dominik Wujastyk on the Indology mailing list. Audrey Truschke, who could possibly be read as the subject of the sentence, was not promoted there. Rather, the subject of the sentence intended by the writer, I believe, is the manual.

Indeed so - although I still suspect Dominik Wujastyk and certain other leading lights of Western Indology of having actively promoted Audrey's campaigns and career; and that making her part of https://indology.info/committee-members/ was part of it (besides being a "signalling" mechanism). I don't have proof, of course, but it fits the profile.

 

As an added note, Audrey resigned from the Indology list some time ago, due to her dissatisfaction with the Indology Committee that she used to be a member of.

Thanks for the information! I'd not have noticed otherwise.

 

Best regards,

David Reigle

Colorado, U.S.A.

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On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 8:58 AM विश्वासो वासुकिजः (Vishvas Vasuki) <vishvas...@gmail.com> wrote:

The amount of effort they expend on trying to prove that the backlash they're getting is not "grassroots" but something orchestrated by a small group of "nazi-s" (BJP IT cell or whatever) is remarkable - https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3AAudreyTruschke%20grassroots&src=typed_query&f=live , https://www.hindutvaharassmentfieldmanual.org/organized .

To clarify: I don't really think that AT is delusional about the amount of visceral hatred she elicits from the average informed Hindu, and I don't think it is some coping mechanism. Rather it seems to be an attempt to discredit her opponents in the eyes of quasi-neutral observers.

[विश्वासो वासुकिजः (Vishvas Vasuki)]

On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 11:48 PM 'Vishal Agarwal' via भारतीयविद्वत्परिषत् <bvpar...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

 It is a shame that all those Indologists who pick up their daggers to stab Hindus so easily are keeping quiet and thereby becoming a part of this hate fest.

Among the Indologists who are not in their hearts anti-hindutva - I gather that among them it is not good for one's career to be pro-hindutva. They may even have to periodically drop an "anti-hindutva" word here and there to signal their compliant status. Even after becoming Associate Professor, there is the greed to be Professor, named professor etc.. Besides, by the time they get "tenure", they are so conditioned to being thralls of "the system" that their "boldness" becomes only constrained to unearthing a few counter-traditional insights.

Vishal

On Saturday, August 21, 2021, 11:17:44 PM CDT, Nagaraj Paturi <nagara...@gmail.com> wrote:

These are responses to the following tones of support from universities. 'If you make my university chancellor speak in support of you, I will list 40 universities, with or without their consent , in support of me and likes of me':

https://youtu.be/Dbn_m6I48xk

On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 8:43 AM Nagaraj Paturi <nagara...@gmail.com> wrote:

One more from such sharings :

On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 8:40 AM Nagaraj Paturi <nagara...@gmail.com> wrote:

Was shared on a group :

On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 8:29 AM उज्ज्वल राजपूत <ujjwal....@gmail.com> wrote:

Gungadin

र॒म॒णीयं॑ का॒व्यं ग॑ङ्गादी॒नाधि॑करणम्।

en.wikisource.org/wiki/Departmental_Ditties_and_Ballads_and_Barrack-Room_Ballads/Gunga_Din

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Nagaraj Paturi

 

Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.

Director, Indic Academy

BoS, MIT School of Vedic Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra

BoS Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Maharashtra

BoS Veda Vijnana Gurukula, Bengaluru.

Member, Advisory Council, Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthanam, Bengaluru

BoS Rashtram School of Public Leadership

Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Studies in Public Leadership

Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies, 

FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education, 

Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.

 

 

 

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Nagaraj Paturi

 

Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.

Director, Indic Academy

BoS, MIT School of Vedic Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra

BoS Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Maharashtra

BoS Veda Vijnana Gurukula, Bengaluru.

Member, Advisory Council, Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthanam, Bengaluru

BoS Rashtram School of Public Leadership

Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Studies in Public Leadership

Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies, 

FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education, 

Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.

 

 

 

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