Namaste,
There appears to be an Indian magazine 'India Currents' published in US which carried an article titled 'What is Hindu Dharma?' by Dr. Rita Sherma in its May 2015 issue - https://www.indiacurrents.com/articl...t-hindu-dharma
It starts to explain the definition of the word Hindu and claims it be of Persian origin. A commoner like me may make a mistake like that because of my lack of exposure to the literature out there. But for an educator who is highly educated about Hindu Dharma and is well regarded by the academic community, this is inexcusable. This myth/error gets handed down to untold number of students every semester. I sent an email to the publication's editor giving the link provided by hinduism♥krishna ( http://www.b-i-f.com/hindu.pdf ), and requesting that the author look at the research paper at the said link and provide some feedback. I also fished out the email address for International Journal of Dharma Studies (of which she is the Editor-in-chief) editorial@internationaljournaldharmastudies.com and sent in an email requesting the receiver to forward it to her so as to bring this error to her attention. I will keep you guys posted if I get a response from her.
Pranam.
PS, I will appreciate if some of you will join me in this effort to educate her by sending email to the India Current's editor at mgeditor@indiacurrents.com, pointing out the claim made by Ms. Sherma in the article published in the May 2015 issue about the origin of the word Hindu, and providing the link - http://www.b-i-f.com/hindu.pdf - for the author to read the research paper for a possible response. An email to International Journal Dharma Studies to Ms. Sherma's attention will also be appreciated.
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