Author | Activist
Pieter specializes in analysis of historical and current affairs in South Asia. He engages with issues such as human rights, supremacist political ideologies, ethnonationalism, politicization of religion, authoritarian government structures and policies, state-sponsored atrocities, and the need to unify around doctrines of liberty.
Speaker | Traveler
Pieter has lectured at many universities, including Carleton University, Columbia University, James Madison University, Stanford University, St. Stephens College, UC Berkeley, UC Los Angeles, and University of Central Florida. A staunch advocate for religious liberty and interfaith cooperation, he has spoken at mosques, gurdwaras, churches, and viharas throughout North America. He has spoken alongside and/or been sourced by parliamentarians from Australia, Germany, and the UK. He has traveled extensively and lived at length in Europe and Asia.
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Saffron Fascists:
India's Hindu Nationalist Rulers
"Timely and extremely relevant" — Dr. Ashok Swain
"An important book" — Suchitra Vijayan
"Especially compelling" — Ajit Sahi
"Highly relevant" — Dr. Ritumbra Manuvie
"Timely and well-researched" — Hindus for Human Rights
Sikh Caucus:
Siege in Delhi, Surrender in Washington
"The author of this short but incisive book has done a wonderful job of exposing a fraudulent scheme which seems to have no other purpose than to stifle our Sikh community’s political voice in the United States of America. In this particular case of the Sikh Caucus, the deception has been named and nailed."
— Rajvinder Singh Bains, Advocate
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