In the popular press, the book has received many positive reviews, for example from the "Library Journal", the "Times Literary Supplement", the "New York Review of Books", the "New York Times", and "The Hindu".
Вышедшая в 2009 году книга Донигер «The Hindus: An Alternative History» получила положительные отзывы от "Library Journal", "Times Literary Supplement", "New York Review of Books", "The New York Times" и "The Hindu".