The Hindu Conception of Skin Colour Contrasted with the Roots of Western Racism
Examining the Western theory and practice of skin colour-based racism from the prism of Sanatana philosophy.
WILLIAM BLAKE’S The Little Black Boy is a highly significant poem for historical, cultural, social, political, and religious reasons. If a rough assessment can be made, the poem is an attempt at course correction, in a way. It was written by a White English man at the time when skin-based racial discrimination was peaking.
The poem ostensibly talks about…