Papers by Binu M Varghese
The Routledge handbook of politics and religion in contemporary America, 2024
Christianity Next, 2022
In January 2021, there was a mass insurrection in Washington DC at the US's Capitol Hill. Among m... more In January 2021, there was a mass insurrection in Washington DC at the US's Capitol Hill. Among many flags and banners, the Indian tricolor flag was also floating high. A Malayalee American proudly calls himself a republican patriot waved the Indian flag in solidarity at a massive violation of democratic freedom. What is the Indian flag doing at the Capitol Hill riot? This act must be viewed in the light of antiblackness and xenophobia among Malayalee Christian diaspora. This paper explores antiblackness at the intersection of religion and race in the Indian American diaspora. Mr. Vinson Palathinkal, the man who waved the Indian flag at the riot, was interviewed and his supporting claims for the act are used as a locus of enunciation. Palathinkal's argument is used as supportive pieces of evidence of antiblackness and underlying casteism among Indian Americans. We look at an ethnographic interview with Palathinkal to analyze the purview of triumphalism and exceptionalism relevant among Indian American communities.
Political Theology Network
Berkley Center for Religion, peace and World Affairs, 2021
Responding to: Faith and the American Insurrection In January 2021, there was a mass insurrection... more Responding to: Faith and the American Insurrection In January 2021, there was a mass insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Among many who participated in the riot to "stop the steal" of the 2020 election, silently sanctioned by former president Donald Trump, the Indian tricolor flag was also floating high. An Indian American who proudly calls himself a Republican patriot waved the Indian flag in solidarity with a massive violation of democratic freedom-an act repudiated by people all over the world. This incident shone a light on the growing anti-blackness and xenophobia among the Indian Christian diaspora.
Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History, 2020
Volume 21, Number 3, Winter, 2020,
Asian Journal of Women's Studies, 2020
Volume 26, Issue 3
Centered, Fuller Theological Seminary
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