California Hindu Textbook Controversy
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What is the California Hindu Textbook Controversy All About?
I. Introduction
II. Academic Issues
III. Supporting Organizations
IV. Opponents of Hindu edits
V. Reports
VI. Press Coverage
:: Supporting Letters ::
VII. By Academics
VIII. By Political Representatives
IX. By Individuals & Organizations
X. Public Testimomies
XI. Miscellaneous
XII. Litigation
VI. PRESS COVERAGE (in reverse chronological order)

A. Articles in American Newspapers and Ezines:
  1. Hindu groups sue the State Panel over Textbooks, in The Sacramento Bee, issue dt. 23 March 2006

  2. Hindu Group Files Lawsuit to Stop Sixth Grade Textbook in the Religion News, dt. 03/20/06

  3. A New Chapter in Hinduism dt. 03/20/06 in LA Times

  4. Setting a Place for Hindus at the Table, dt. 03/17/06 in the United Press International,

  5. Lawsuit Challenges how Hinduism is Taught, dt. 03/17/06, in ‘San Francisco Chronicle’

  6. Hindu Group Plans to File Lawsuit over Textbook Changes by Jonathan Jones in ‘Inside Bay Area (Argus)” dt. 03/11/06

  7. Hindu Groups Loose Fight to Change Textbooks in ‘San Francisco Chronicle’ dt. 10 March 2006

  8. "State Revises Textbooks on Hindu History" in ‘Sacramento Bee’ dt. 09 March 2006

  9. Panel Approves Textbook Changes in ‘The Argus’, dt. 03/09/06,

  10. Vote on Textbooks Upsets some Hindus in ‘San Jose Mercury News’ dt. 09 March 2006

  11. Board of Education Approves some changes to Hindu changes to Textbooks in ‘San Francisco Gate’ on 08 March 2006

  12. What do California Textbooks teach about Hinduism? State Textbooks Contribute to Ignorance about Hinduism by Vamsee Juluri in ‘San Francisco Chronicle’ dt. 03/06/06

  13. History in California is a Painful Subject in ‘Science and Theology News’, by Chhavi Sachdev, dt. 03/03/06

  14. Panel Suggests Revising Textbooks in ‘LA Times’, 02/28/06,

  15. Groups Seeking Textbook Revisions dt. 02/28/06 in ‘San Francisco Chronicle’

  16. A Textbook Debate over Hinduism in ‘LA Times’, 02/27/06,

  17. Scholars, Faithful debate Portrayal of Hinduism in CA Textbooks in ‘Mercury News’, dt. 02/17/06

  18. Oppose Creationism by J Sreedhar in Stanford Daily issue dt. 02/17/06

  19. Battling the Past by Vrinda Normand (in Silicon Valley Metro, 1-7 February 06’) available online

  20. "Ancient Civilization, Modern Problem", in ‘The Argus’, dt. 01/30/06

  21. Hindu History Ignites Brawl over Textbooks" by Deepa Ranganathan dt. 01/26/06 in the Sacramento Bee, reproduced

  22. Defending the Faith, New Battleground in Textbook Wars, by Dan Golden in ‘Wall Street Journal’ (01/25/06) available online to subscribers

  23. Textbooks and Hinduism, why accuracy matters, dt. 01/10/06 in ‘New American Media’

  24. Hindus and Sikhs Protest Curriculum Changes in California Textbooks dt. 12-02/05, in ‘New American Media’

  25. Hindus and Sikhs Protest Curriculum Changes in California Textbooks dt. 12-02/05, in Pacific News Service
B. Articles in Indian-American Newspapers and Ezines:
  1. “In CA Textbooks Row, a Win-Win Situation, Apparently”in India Abroad dt. 24 March 2006

  2. Hinduism Treated Unequally in California Textbooks by Rajiv Malhotra, in ‘Little India’, issue dt. March 2003

  3. Hindu Groups Sue California Board of Education dt. 03/19/06 in Rediff.com

  4. Panel Accepts some Textbook edits after Controversy, dt. 0317/06, in ‘India West’

  5. "Board Relents, Hindus win Key Concessions" by Gaurang Desai and Jayant Shukla, in ‘India Post’, dt. 03/17/06

  6. "Compromise over California Textbook Issue" in ‘India Abroad’ dt. 03/10/06.

  7. "Row Over California Textbooks, Who Won? Who Lost?" in ‘India Post’, dt. 03/10/06

  8. Teaching Bias in ‘India Currents’, dt. 03/01/06

  9. "California School Textbook Issue, HSC student debates with Harvard Professor", in ‘India Herald’, dt. 02/17/06

  10. "Broken Child" by Karthik Kalavai Venkat, dt. 02/17/06 in ‘India Post’

  11. "Dalits Enter California Textbook Fray" dt. 02/09/06, by Viji Sundaram in ‘India West’

  12. California School Textbooks: Students Debate with Professor Witzel of Harvard (on 02/03/06) by Special Staff Correspondent in ‘Lokvani’ ezine

  13. CA Textbooks- From East Coast to West Coast, in ‘ABCD Lady’ (February 2006)

  14. Indo-Americans Protest Indian History in American Textbooks in Indolink (02/02/06) available online

  15. Organizations Raise Ire Over The California Textbook Controversy by Niraj Mohanka, published in the February 2006 issue of ‘Lokvani’ emagazine

  16. Hindu Text Case, Legal Aid Sought, dt. 01/30/06, in Rediff.com

  17. Disconnect between Expertise and Reality with Dangerous Consequences, in India New England, Boston, on 19 December 2005, By Prof. Bal Ram Singh (UMass Dartmouth)

  18. Hindu Activists Partially Succeed (India Herald, 16 December 2005)

  19. Whose Religion is it Anyway, by Dr Ramesh Rao (December 2005) available online

  20. India West, Dec 9 story: "Calif. state panel Agrees to make changes in history course".

  21. ‘India West’: Dec 22, 2005 - Yvette Rosser's letter to the Editor: "Stereotypes, Errors In Calif. Textbooks"
C. Articles in Indian Newspapers
  1. Hindu Foundation Sues California Board of Education dt. 03/20/06 in The Deccan Herald

  2. Culture Saved, Don wins the Textbook War, in The Deccan Herald, dt. 22 March 2006

  3. Sunset in Sacramento by Sandhya Jain in ‘The Daily Pioneer’, dt. 03/09/06

  4. Secular US seems kinder to Hindus than India by S. Gurumurthy (12/29/05 in New Indian Express), available online

  5. Harvard Don Denigrates Hindus by Kanchan Gupta, dt. 12/25/05 in ‘The Daily Pioneer’, online

  6. CBE to Revise Hindu Text in School Textbooks by Sam Rao and Kalyani Vasan in Indian Express (23rd December 2005 available online

  7. Rewritten History raises Intellectual Temper in California by Meenakshi Ganjoo, dt. 01/17/06, in OutlookIndia.com,

  8. Indian History books raise storm in America, in The Times of India (01/17/06) available online

  9. "Bigotry and Prejudice, the Depiction of Hinduism in the West", by Rajeev Srinivasan
    Part I
    Part II titled ‘Endemic Discrimination Against Hindus’ dt. 02/03/06 in Rediff.com
    Parts III, IV and V were not published, but they are available online (scroll down at this link)

  10. I am not for Rewriting Hinduism, interview of HAF legal Counsel Suhaag Shukla dt. 12/29/05 in ‘India Abroad’
D. Articles in Pakistani Newspapers and pro-Khalistan Websites:
  1. Defeat for Hindutva Revisionists by Michael Witzel in ‘The Dawn’ dt. 12 March 2006,

  2. Crushing Defeat for Hindutva Revisionists by Michael Witzel in ‘The Panthic Weekly’, issue dt. 03/19/06
E. Canadian Media Reports:
  1. Rewarding the Violent, Penalizing the Tolerant, in ‘Canada Free Press’ dt. 03/22/06

  2. Religious Groups are Deciding to take on Media Vilification in ‘Toronto Times’, dt. 03/04/06
F. Online Newspapers of Indian Political Parties:
  1. RSS now Targets CA Textbooks by Nalini Taneja on 04 December 2005 in Communist Party of India (Marxist) online newspaper
G. Podcasts:
  1. History/Whose story?

  2. Snakes in the Grass

  3. Branding Wisdom
H. Older but Relevant Articles:
  1. Wiping Stereotypes of India Off the Books (Washington Post, 17 April 2005 by Maria Glod)

  2. Mona Vijakar battles to get Misreprentations about India removed from School Textbooks, in India Abroad, issue dt. 11 August 2004

  3. Putting a Spotlight on Indian History in The Mercury News, dt. 29 July 2003