California Textbook Controversy

Source: Lokvani http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=3050 On February 10, 2006 Lokvani reported, "On Friday, Feb. 3rd, the Dharma Club, Harvard's Hindu students' organization, held a public forum to discuss the controversy over recent...

Source: Religions News Service http://www.religionnews.com/press02/PR012706.html On January 26, 2006 a Religions News Service Press Release stated, "Navya Shastra, the international Hindu reform organization, has called for a broader representation of...

Source: CBS News/The Christian Science Monitor http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/24/national/main1233893.shtml On January 24, 2006 The Christian Science Monitor reported, "In the halls of Sacramento, a special commission is rewriting Indian history...

Source: Hindu American Foundation http://www.hinduamericanfoundation.org/media_letters_india_abroad_textb… On January 23, 2006 the Hindu American Foundation's Suhag A. Shukla composed a letter to the editor of India Abroad regarding the current...

Source: FOSA http://www.friendsofsouthasia.org/textbook/ On January 16, 2006 Friends of South Asia ran an editorial regarding the current controversy over the content of sixth grade history textbooks in California. "We in California are facing a Hindutva...

Source: FOSA http://www.friendsofsouthasia.org/textbook/FOSACAC_Jan15Update.html On January 15, 2006 the Friends of South Asia reported, "A broad coalition of Indians and other South Asians representing Friends of South Asia, Coalition Against Communalism...

Source: Hindu American Foundation http://www.hinduamericanfoundation.org/media_press_release_california_t… On January 12, 2006 the a Hindu American Foundation Press Release stated, "The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has retained the law firm...

Source: New America Media http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=40201e50a88… On January 10, 2006 New America Media ran an opinion piece by Viji Sundaram, a reporter for the weekly U.S. based Indian newspaper...

Source: San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center/Friends of South Asia http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/01/1795025.php On January 10, 2006 a Friends of South Asia Press Release stated, "A coalition of American groups representing the immigrant...

Source: Hindu Press International On January 8, 2006 Hindu Press International reported, "California State Board of Education members and staff conducted a special, closed-door meeting onJanuary 6 to revisit the Hindu requests [proposed by two Hindu...