The Pluralism Project at Harvard University

Anisha Gade

American University
Telugu Associations in Wisconsin

This project explores the South Indian (specifically Telugu) socio-cultural-religious patterns of Hinduism in the Wisconsin/northern Illinois area. It examines Telugu associations represented by Telugu people in Wisconsin in an effort to understand the ways in which religion seeps into the nominally socio-cultural terrain of these organizations. The project will document the ways in which Hindu temples are connected to Telugu associations as well as the ways in which temples have become general community centers for the Indian-American community.

Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago (HTGC) (2006)

Hindu Temple of Wisconsin (2003)