Why is there zero representation of Indo-Caribbean Hindus in New York's textbooks?

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For this episode Mat McDermott has a conversation with Sandy Rao, Dr Vishnu Bisram, and Dr Indrani Ramprasad about the Indo-Carribean Hindu community, the lack of representation of the Caribbean Hindu diaspora in New York City school textbooks, the current situation for Hindus in Guyana and Trinidad, and more.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Viriah, Krishna Gubli

Making Children Hinduphobic: A Critical Review of McGraw Hill’s World History Textbooks, Kundan Singh, Krishna Maheshwari

Sanatana Dharma and Plantation Hinduism: Exploration and Reflections of an Indian Guyanese Hindu, Ramesh Gampat

Modern World History HMH Social Studies 2018 — used in John Adams High School Queens NY

American History HMH Social Studies 2018 — used in John Adams High School Queens NY

Fred Stella goes to Guyana, hears that Hindu gods are demons

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