Putting Hinduism on the American Cultural Map

8/3/2019 Putting Hinduism on the American Cultural Map

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\U__BDC ABDOUB^M HD _AE KMEWBNKD NUJ_UWKJ

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OW$GKGU ^U^EEJKD


2/13

zHa* Ek~t b~ Ek~t kdo Se~t b~ Se~t* kdo devew tae tskbd ~akjj meet*

swhte @b|jbdc* tae nakm|bhd hf tae kjj-nhd{uewbdc se~t$ Kntukjjr* kd

bd{ubwr bdth tae ab~thwr hf boek~ wevekj~ takt Ek~t kdo Se~t mbdcjeo fhw

nedtuwbe~$ Cwee` |abjh~h|ar b~ bdoegteo th Abdou |abjh~h|ar$

Nawb~tbkdbtr hse~ muna th Abdoub~m kdo Guooab~m* bd |kwtbnujkw bt~

mr~tbnkj kdo k~netbn tedoednbe~$ _ae se~tewd ~nbedne kdo |abjh~h|ar

cwes u| owksbdc tae sb~ohm k~ sejj k~ tae sekjta hf Bdobk$ _ae sekjta*

sb~ohm kdo ~|jedohw hf Bdobk okyyjeo tae se~t fhw nedtuwbe~$

Ouwbdc tae ;1ta kdo ;2ta nedtuwr Abdou tahucat bdfjuedneo se~tewd

bdtejjentukj~* Cewmkd Whmkdtbn~ kdo Kmewbnkd _wkd~nedoedtkjb~t~$


3/13

_hokr ek~t kdo se~t bdtewkntbhd b~ dh jhdcew kd knkoembn eqewnb~e$ Bt b~

k |wkntbnkj dene~~btr$

ABDOUB^M BD KMEWBNK

Bd tae |k~t ;5< rekw~* Abdou |abjh~h|ar ak~ bdnwek~bdcjr genhme

bdtecwkteo bdth Kmewbnkd ~hnbetr$ _ae fknt b~ evboedt bd Kmewbnkd

ab~thwr$ Abdou tahucat ak~ geed hf ~|enbkj bdtewe~t th mkdr Kmewbnkd

bdtejjentukj~ ouwbdc tae ;2ta nedtuwr$ _ae _aeh~h|abnkj ^hnbetr hf

Gjkvkt~`r fhudoeo bd ;135 sk~ bdfjuedneo gr Abdou ~|bwbtukjb~m kdo

mr~tbnb~m$


4/13

Veok~* U|kdb~ako~ kdo tae Gakckvkt Cbtk bd~|bweo tae Des _ahucat

mhvemedt hf _wkd~nedokjb~t~ ~una k~ Wkj|a Skjoh Emew~hd* Aedwr

Okvbo _ahweku kdo Nakwje~ Fbjmhwe$ _ahweku ak~ swbtted* Bd tae

mhwdbdc B gktae mr bdtejjent bd tae ~tu|edohu~ kdo nh~mhjhcbnkj

|abjh~h|ar hf tae Gakckvkt Cbtk* bd nhm|kwb~hd sbta sabna huw mhoewd

shwjo kdo bt~ jbtewktuwe ~eem |udr kdo twbvbkj$ Bd ;12>* kt tae Shwjo~

\kwjbkmedt hf Wejbcbhd~ bd Nabnkch* ^skmb Vbve`kdkdok kffbwmeo tae

~|bwbtukj {ue~t hf tae twkd~nedojb~t~ kdo nhdtwbguteo ~bcdbfbnkdtjr fhw tae

Abdou ~|bwbtukj mhvemedt~ bd tae U$^$ Bd ;12?* ^skmb Vbve`kdkdok

e~tkgjb~aeo tae Veokdtk ^hnbetr bd Des Rhw` sbta k mb~~bhd hf

~|wekobdc tae tedet~ hf Abdou |abjh~h|ar bd tae U$^$ Ouwbdc ;2ta

nedtuwr* Abdou |abjh~h|abnkj nhdne|t~ k||ekjeo th ~evewkj Kmewbnkd

bdtejjentukj~ kdo bt nhdtwbguteo ~bcdbfbnkdtjr th tae oevejh|medt hf

twkd~|ew~hdkj |~rnahjhcr* ~|bwbtukjb~m kdo mr~tbnb~m$ Ouwbdc tae jk~t

nedtuwr ~evewkj Abdou ~|bwbtukj jekoew~ ~una k~ Rhcb \kwkmkdkdok*

\kwgu|ko* ^skmb ^ktabnokdkok* ^skmb Nabdmkrkdok* ^skmb Wkmk*

\wkmu`a Mkakwki kdo Mktk Kmwktakdk Mkb akve ~|weko tae ~|bwbtukj

me~~kce hf Abdoub~m kdo ckjvkdbyeo tae Kmewbnkd ~hnbetr$

Bd ~|bte hf bdtejjentukj bdtewe~t hd Abdou |abjh~h|ar* Bmmbcwktbhd jks

gkwweo Abdou bmmbcwkdt~ fwhm tae U$^ ouwbdc ;1ta kdo ;2ta nedtuwr$ Gr

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5/13

kdo shw`eo bd fknthwbe~* fkwm~* kdo wkbjwhko nhd~twuntbhd$ _ae~e ~mkjj

dumgew hf ekwjr Bdobkd bmmbcwkdt~ fkneo vbhjedt wknbkj kttkn`~* ~hnbkj*

enhdhmbn kdo wejbcbhu~ ob~nwbmbdktbhd* nujtuwkj wbobnuje kdo akte nwbme$

Bd ;2;3* ;27?* ;273 kdo ;2?


6/13

Abdou |whfe~~bhdkj~ kwe eqtwemejr ~unne~~fuj$ Huw meobum bdnhme b~

abcaew takd takt hf tae kvewkce Kmewbnkd* knnhwobdc th tae U$^$ Ned~u~$

Abdou~ akve mkoe vkjukgje nhdtwbgutbhd~ bd evewr mkihw fbejo hf ~nbedne

kdo tenadhjhcr* aumkd |htedtbkj mhvemedt~ kdo |whmhteo ~|bwbtukjboek~$ _ab~ ak~ bm|knteo Kmewbnkd ~hnbetr bd ~h mkdr skr~$

Wenedtjr* Kmewbnk b~ sbtde~~bdc bdfjuq hf ~|bwbtukj kdo |abjh~h|abnkj

boek~ k~ sejj k~ |wkntbne~ oewbveo obwentjr fwhm Abdou twkobtbhd$ Abdou~kwe k tbdr mbdhwbtr ~uwwhudoeo gr jkwce dhd-Abdou nujtuwe~$ Gut huw

bdfjuedne bd Kmewbnk fkw eqneeo~ huw dumgew$

_AE NAKDCBDC NHD_EQ_

Huw enhdhmbn ~unne~~ kjhde ohe~ dht cukwkdtee tae eqb~tedne hf Abdou

nhmmudbtr bd tae U$^$ Bt deeo~ bd koobtbhd* ~hme mbdbmkj nujtuwkj*

wejbcbhu~ boedtbtr kdo nhdtbdubtr$ Bd tae |k~t fes rekw~* ~evewkj ~uwver~

hf rhudc Abdou~ akve ~ahsd kd kjkwmbdc jkn` hf `dhsjeoce kdo


7/13

bdtewe~t bd Abdou aewbtkce$ _aewe b~ nhjjentbve k~ sejj k~ bdobvboukj

k~~bmbjktbhd bd tae fhwm hf ~enujkwbyktbhd$ Kmhdc ~enujkw Abdou~* taewe

b~ dht eved k mhoewkte oecwee hf wejbcbhu~ hg~ewvkdne hw nhmmudkj

kffbjbktbhd$ Kdo eved k nbtr sbta Abdou tem|je~* taer oh dht hf bt~ejfed~uwe Abdou boedtbtr hw ed~uwe tae nhdtbdubtr hf Abdoutvk$

^hme Abdou~ kwe wejuntkdt th boedtbfr taem k~ Abdou~$ Se kwe kj~h

jbvbdc bd k ~hnbetr hf wk|bo ~hnbkj nakdce* fwe{uedt mhgbjbtr* wkobnkj jbfe

~trje~* wk|bo tenadhjhcbnkj nakdce* owuc kgu~e* whn` mu~bn* nwbme*

vbhjedne* Nawb~tbkd fudokmedtkjb~m* ~equkj |whmb~nubtr* kdo vewr mkdr

htaew ~hnbkj |aedhmedhd~* ghta jkwce kdo bd~bcdbfbnkdt$ _ae~e

sboe~|weko |whgjem~ kwe whggbdc tae fkmbjr hf bt~ ~ed~e hf |ewmkdedne

kdo bt~ ~|bwbtukj fhudoktbhd$

_ae nbwnum~tkdne~ bd sabna tae fkmbjr fbdo~ bt~ejf thokr kdo tae fhwne~

hf ob~hwckdbyktbhd udoewmbde emhtbhdkj ~enuwbtr* |ew~hdkj fujfbjjmedt*


8/13

kdo |ekne hf mbdo$ Se kwe kj~h jbvbdc bd k ~hnbetr saewe mktewbkj

~unne~~* kdo tae knnumujktbhd hf sekjta wenebve cwekt em|ak~b~$ _aewe

kwe ~evewkj gubjt-bd |we~~uwe~ takt mk`e huw ~uwvbvkj eved mhwe obffbnujt$

Eved tae mh~t nk~ukj hg~ewvew hf tae Kmewbnkd ~nede `dhs~ takt taebd~tbtutbhd hf tae fkmbjr b~ udoew wutaje~~ kttkn`$ _ae bm|knt hf kjj hf

tae~e |we~~uwe~* nujtuwkj kdo nhdtwbveo* jkdo~ akwoe~t hd huw ~ahujoew~

kdo fh~tewbdc nhdfu~bhd kdo kmgbcubtr nhdnewdbdc huw whje kdo ~tktu~ bd

tab~ ~hnbetr$

ABDOU_VK9 _AE ^BDCJE _AWEKO

Bd hwoew th akve k |eknefuj jbfe* se akve th emgwkne mhwe fbwmjr huw

nhjjentbve nhmmbtmedt th |we~ewve* |whtent kdo |wkntbne huw wejbcbhd$

^una k nhmmbtmedt bdvhjve~ dht hdjr ahs se ~ee huw~ejve~* gut kj~h

ahs htaew~ ~ee u~ kdo ahs se weknt th taebw vb~bhd$

Sabje se deeo th taehwbye tae Abdou boedtbtr th tae nakjjedce~ hf jbvbdc

bd k Nawb~tbkd ~hnbetr !hde sabna b~ genhmbdc bdnwek~bdcjr


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fudokmedtkjb~t"* B uwce Abdou~ th nhd~boew* kt jek~t* tae Abdou boedtbtr

k~ nhudtew-dhwmktbve th jkwcew fhwne~ takt oevkjue~ Abdou jbfe$

Abdou~ nkddht kffhwo kdr tbme hut~ bd huw hdchbdc effhwt~ th mkqbmbye

evewr kvkbjkgje we~huwne th |whkntbvejr nhddent huw |eh|je-th Abdou

boedtbtr* th huw nhmmhd aewbtkce* th kd udoew~tkdobdc hf tae

we~|hd~bgbjbtr ekna hf u~ nkwwr fhw tae futuwe hf Abdou~$

K~~bmbjktbhd b~ dht dene~~kwbjr k shwtasabje chkj-kdo |ewak|~ gr bt~ejfmkr eved ge k ~ahwt~bcateo chkj$ Huw nhjjentbve b~ th aej| u~aew bd

e~tkgjb~abdc k Abdou boedtbtr$

K~ Abdou~* se mu~t ge |whuo th |whnjkbm takt se kwe dht Nawb~tbkd hw

Mu~jbm kdo kwe |whuo takt se Abdou~ aej| kjbve kjtewdktbve twkobtbhd~

kdo kjtewdktbve dkwwktbve~ kdo |wkntbne~ th Nawb~tbkdbtr kdo B~jkm$

Gebdc k Abdou mekd~ gebdc obffewedt kdo takt obffewedne b~ nwbtbnkj fhw

|we~ewvbdc shwjo ~|bwbtukj nujtuwe$

GUBJOBDC ABDOU BOED_B_R


10/13

B gejbeve takt Abdoub~m* wktaew takd Nawb~tbkdbtr hw B~jkm* nhujo ch k

jhdc skr thskwo mk`bdc huw shwjo k mhwe |eknefuj kdo e{ubtkgje |jkne

th jbve$ Fhw takt se deeo th e~tkgjb~a Abdou boedtbtr kdo udbtr$ Abdou

udbtr mekd~ takt huw nk|knbtr th nwekte* ~|uw nakdce~* kdo nhh|ewkte bd

fkw cwektew takd se nkd bmkcbde$ Abdou udbtr ednhuwkce~

bdtewnhddenteode~~* obkjhcue kdo ~akweo nhdnewd~$ Abdou udbtr

gwhkoed~ huw nhd~nbhu~de~~* h|ed des tahucat |kta~ kdo edkgje~ u~

th boedtbfr kdo tkn`je nhmmhd |whgjem~ kffentbdc Abdou~$ Huw Abdou

kskwede~~ ob~~hjve~ tae akwo kdo fk~t shwjo~ getseed u~$ Abdou~

kwhudo tae shwjo kwe bd tae mbo~t hf twemedohu~ ~abft~ bd huw

nhd~nbhu~de~~* hd tae vewce hf k cwekt jek| fhwskwo udjb`e tae shwjo

ak~ evew ~eed$ Abdou~ ihbdeo thcetaew nkd nakdce Kmewbnk* kdo nakdce

tae shwjo$ Se deeo dhs th udoew~tkdo* |kwtbnb|kte* bdbtbkte* edckce bd

obkjhcue kdo u~e huw |hsew th fwee huw mbdo~* aekwt~ kdo ~huj~ fwhm

wecbhdkjb~m* jbdcub~tbn obffewedne~* kdo |~euoh ~enujkwb~m$ Bt b~ tbme fhw

u~ th k~~ewt huw Abdou boedtbtr sbta |whuo kdo obcdbtr$ Abdou boedtbtr

kdo udbtr sbjj edkgje u~ th ~ee tae shwjo sbta fwe~a ere~$


11/13

Udoew~tkdobdc sakt bt mekd~ th ge k Abdou gecbd~ bd huw ahme$

Huw wbtukj~ tekna bm|hwtkdt je~~hd~ kghut sah se kwe$ Huw wbtukj~ kdo

wejbcbhu~ fe~tbvkj~ tekna u~ takt se gejhdc th k udb{ue nujtuwe$ Kdo bt

nhdtkbd~ ~|bwbtukj dkwwktbve kghut sakt bt mekd~ th ge k Abdou$

_ae wbtukj se |wkntbne* ~una k~ jbcatedbdc k jkm| nhddent u~ th ~|enbfbn

mekdbdc~$ Huw wejbcbhu~ nu~thm~ kdo fe~tbvkj~ kj~h cbve u~ k thuna~thde

fhw memhwr* k skr th k~~hnbkte* hvew tbme sbta mekdbdc~* sbta huw

nhjjentbve nhd~nbhu~de~~ kdo taebw udbvew~kj |hsew$


12/13

Huw ~km~`kwk~ twkd~few tae memhwr hf sah se kwe fwhm hde

cedewktbhd th tae deqt$ _aer cbve u~ ~|enbfbn nujtuwkj kdo wejbcbhu~

mekdbdc~ takt fhwm huw boedtbtr bd hde skr* kdo taer cbve u~ udbvew~kj*

aumkd kntbvbtbe~ takt nhddent u~ th kjj Abdou~$ E~tkgjb~abdc k Abdouboedtbtr b~ |h~~bgje hdjr saed se |wkntbne huw wejbcbhd* kwt* mu~bn*

wbtukj~ kdo fe~tbvkj~$

GEFHWE B_ B^ _HH JK_E

Abdou jbfe bd Kmewbnk nkd hdjr akve k futuwe bf bt b~ whhteo bd Abdou

wejbcbhu~ twkobtbhd kdo bf* bt nhdfwhdt~ bt~ hsd ~|enbkj nakjjedce~

bdnjuobdc |~euoh ~enujkwb~m* k~~bmbjktbhd kdo bdtew wejbcbhu~ mkwwbkce$

Bt b~ ah|eo* bd tae dekw futuwe k des cedewktbhd hf Abdou~ bd Kmewbnk

sbjj emewce sbta kd udokmkceo* udnhm|jbnkteo ~ed~e hf Abdou

boedtbtr* ~|bwbtukj |hsew kdo mhwkj cwkdoeuw$

Wememgew takt tae ~bdcje cwekte~t bdfjuedne hd saetaew se sbjj akve

Abdou cwkdonabjowed b~ wejbcbhu~ hg~ewvkdne~ bd huw ahme$ _ab~

hutsebca~ kdr htaew bdfjuedne$ _aewe kwe |whgjem~ bd |wkntbnbdc huw

wejbcbhd* bd e~tkgjb~abdc k Abdou boedtbtr* gut se mu~t devew bdtewdkjbye

bt kdo jet bt kffent huw Abdou boedtbtr kdo udbtr$

Dhtabdc b~ mhwe |wkntbnkj takd k nhmmbtmedt th huw Abdou vkjue~ kdo

boekj~$ _ae ge~t ah|e fhw huw futuwe b~ th nhmmbt huw~ejve~ sbta

Abdoutvk fwhm sabna k fwe~a udoew~tkdobdc hf huw ~tktu~ bd Kmewbnkd


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~hnbetr kdo huw whje bd tae ~naeme hf tabdc~$ Jet u~ kjj shw` bd udbfhwm

kdo e~tkgjb~a huw Abdou boedtbtr kdo udbtr$

Jet u~ u~e huw ~rdewcr th |whoune tae mh~t effentbve we|we~edtktbhd~ hf

huw~ejve~ bd tae shwjo$ Bt ak~ th ge ohde$ _ae weskwo~* ahsevew* nkd ge

edhwmhu~$

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