putting hinduism on the american cultural map
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\U__BDC ABDOUB^M HD _AE KMEWBNKD NUJ_UWKJ
MK\
OW$GKGU ^U^EEJKD
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zHa* Ek~t b~ Ek~t kdo Se~t b~ Se~t* kdo devew tae tskbd ~akjj meet*
swhte @b|jbdc* tae nakm|bhd hf tae kjj-nhd{uewbdc se~t$ 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~$
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_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$
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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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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?
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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
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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*
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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
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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~$
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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$
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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~$