ETA: Musings on “India that is Bharat,” Coloniality, and our Continued Struggles


Edit: I'm giving up linking the second image here. It shows for a second and vanishes. Why can't it be easy to upload an image directly like other platforms?

The review will take time. I'm drafting it... too many thoughts.
Until then, going to leave a few links and images.

What happened to indigenous kids?

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This was in Sep 2021 when a Minneapolis Church objected to the construction of a Hindu temple in the area.

Go here to read the letter in a better resolution.
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Since Goodreads refuses to show the image, here's what she said:

I'll take slavery to Jesus Christ over being part of a misogynistic demon worshiping false religion any day... thanks be to God for Portuguese missionaries
St Francis Xavier, Ora pro nobis

For those who aren’t aware, the Portuguese inquisition in Goa was one of the most brutal events where Hindus were tortured using various means to convert to Christianity and become the followers of the ‘true religion’.

The lady is mostly a fifth or sixth-generation Catholic whose ancestors were among the ones who were raped, tortured, and murdered. The way to be spared of such treatments was to embrace Christ as the only God. For someone to show gratitude for putting her ancestors through Hell when alive (to avoid Hell after death) and thank them for paving the way to spread ‘love, light, and peace’, well… it’s beyond my comprehension.

A little history into the Goan Inquisition

Note: This book doesn't cover Goan Inquisition. There are other books that do.