For New Jersey teenager Mira Trivedi, the swastika has always been a sacred symbol associated with prayers, festivals and auspicious beginnings. But a classroom lesson on the Holocaust changed her perspective on how the symbol is understood in the United States and prompted her to begin campaigning for a distinction between the Hindu swastika and the Nazi Hakenkreuz.Now a Year 10 student, Mira is leading efforts to encourage schools to use historically accurate terminology when teaching about Nazi Germany. She says the change is important not only for historical accuracy but also to prevent misunderstandings about Hinduism and other faiths...
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