That's So Hindu - Hinduphobia is real and here’s how to recognize it | Parth Parihar

Hinduphobia is real and here’s how to recognize it | Parth Parihar

05/27/21 • 41 min

In this episode Mat McDermott speaks with Parth Parihar. Parth is a member of the Board of Trustees of Hindu Students Council and a PhD candidate in economics at Princeton University. Earlier this spring he organized, along with Dr Indu Vishwanathan, a conference on Hinduphobia at Rutgers University, which brought together a wide range of speakers on the topic. We discuss the nature of Hinduphobia today, how this is affecting students on college campuses, and much more.
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