Week 96: Hindu NFTs, Columbus Day, Bangladesh Discussion

10/16/2021 - Modern Hindu Content

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This week we feature: a Hindu NFT series, reflections on Columbus Day, an event around Bangladeshi Hindus, and an aesthetic!

Art Highlight: Hindu NFT Collection

Non Fungible Tokens or NFTs have taken both the crypto and art spaces by storm and have entered mainstream consciousness in 2021. Readers following this space would likely have heard of Cryptopunks, Bored Ape Yacht Club, NBA TopShot, and other prominent NFT releases. Now, there is Hinduism focused content available for purchase on the NFT platform OpenSea, courtesy of Upstrm. Their current collection is available at: https://opensea.io/upstrm?tab=created and displayed in the screenshot below.

History Highlight: Columbus Day and the Mughals

From the impeccable Dr. Indu Viswanathan. A succinct skewering of “South Asian” Americans and their refusal to honestly appraise Hindu history. Also gets a nice jab at Audrey Truschke, Hinduphobe, relative of missionaries, and most importantly, Aurangzeb’s #1 fangirl.

Dr. Indu Viswanathan @indumathi37

American left: Columbus led an era of rape, genocide, and epistemicide. It’s white supremacy to erase his violence and celebrate him. South Asians™: YES! Also South Asians™: Stop trying to rewrite Indian history with imagined atrocities of the Mughal Empire. AT is my bestie.

Event Highlight: Bengal Without Pujo

CoHNA is hosting an event to discuss recent violence against Hindus in Bangladesh occurring during Durga Puja. The Clubhouse link is: https://www.clubhouse.com/event/PrWq05DG and the discussion begins Saturday October 16 at 11:30am EDT.

Rishabh Sarswat @rishabh_sarswat

I'm discussing “No country for Hindus Bengal without Pujo |Communal Comilla” with @WarriorGoth, @abdul_lt, @SitaVoice, @parantapah, and CoHNA dialogues. Saturday, Oct 16 at 11:30 AM EDT in @Clubhouse. Join us!

clubhouse.com👋 Happening in the CoHNA dialogues clubSaturday, October 16 at 9:30am MDT with Richa Gautam, Prof Abdul Kitabi, Pooja Ravi, Arti Agarwal, Rishabh Saraswat.

Aesthetic: Karnataka Temple

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