Karthigasen Gopalan
Biographic Data
| ID | 2116415 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karthigasen Gopalan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karthigasen |
| FAMILY NAME | Gopalan |
| SIGNATURE | GOPALAN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of KwaZulu NatalSecond Floor Memorial Tower Building |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Reflections on Lockdown’
On 27 March 2020, South Africa officially entered a 21-day lockdown to limit the spread of the COVID-19 disease, which had first been detected in China towards the end of the previous year. There was much talk at the time about the public health and economic implications of the restrictions, which aimed to limit human contact to ‘essentials’. It was clear that the lockdown would have important short-, medium- and possibly even long-term consequen…
Defending Hinduism or Fostering Division? The Decision to Introduce Hindu Religious Instruction in Indian Schools in South Africa during the 1950s
This paper examines the debates and tensions that emerged during the 1950s, when the South African Hindu Maha Sabha approached education authorities about permitting Hindu religious instruction in selected primary schools. While important to the Maha Sabha, this move brought strong opposition from many quarters. Hindu reformers aimed to promote a 'monolithic Hinduism' and recreate it. However, given the heterogeneity of South African Hindus, who …
South African Hindu Maha Sabha
South African Hindu Maha Sabha
This article examines the South African Hindu Maha Sabha from its inception in 1912 until 1960, when the centenary of the arrival of Indians in South Africa was celebrated by the body. Established to unite all local Hindus and create a unitary Hindu identity, the Maha Sabha experienced long periods of inactivity during its early years. While its leaders and visiting Hindu missionaries stressed the importance of uniting Hindus under one banner, So…
The Role of Visiting Indian Hindu Missionaries in their Attempts to ‘Reform’ Hinduism in South Africa, 1933–1935
This paper aims to add to our understanding of the cultural exchanges that took place between people of far away communities during the early twentieth century by looking at a few visiting Hindu missionaries in South Africa. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, Hindu Arya Samaj missionaries began arriving in the country to propagate Hinduism and promote the reformist message. While the work of travelling Hindu missionaries in other place…
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The Role of Visiting Indian Hindu Missionaries in their Attempts to ‘Reform’ Hinduism in South Africa, 1933–1935
This paper aims to add to our understanding of the cultural exchanges that took place between people of far away communities during the early twentieth century by looking at a few visiting Hindu missionaries in South Africa. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, Hindu Arya Samaj missionaries began arriving in the country to propagate Hinduism and promote the reformist message. While the work of travelling Hindu missionaries in other place…
South African Hindu Maha Sabha
South African Hindu Maha Sabha
This article examines the South African Hindu Maha Sabha from its inception in 1912 until 1960, when the centenary of the arrival of Indians in South Africa was celebrated by the body. Established to unite all local Hindus and create a unitary Hindu identity, the Maha Sabha experienced long periods of inactivity during its early years. While its leaders and visiting Hindu missionaries stressed the importance of uniting Hindus under one banner, So…
Defending Hinduism or Fostering Division? The Decision to Introduce Hindu Religious Instruction in Indian Schools in South Africa during the 1950s
This paper examines the debates and tensions that emerged during the 1950s, when the South African Hindu Maha Sabha approached education authorities about permitting Hindu religious instruction in selected primary schools. While important to the Maha Sabha, this move brought strong opposition from many quarters. Hindu reformers aimed to promote a 'monolithic Hinduism' and recreate it. However, given the heterogeneity of South African Hindus, who …
Reflections on Lockdown’
On 27 March 2020, South Africa officially entered a 21-day lockdown to limit the spread of the COVID-19 disease, which had first been detected in China towards the end of the previous year. There was much talk at the time about the public health and economic implications of the restrictions, which aimed to limit human contact to ‘essentials’. It was clear that the lockdown would have important short-, medium- and possibly even long-term consequen…
Hinduism (4 works) · History (4 works) · Religious studies (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Race, History, and American Society (3 works) · South African History and Culture (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works)