Proposal will be discussed at an Academic Council meeting Friday. Faculty members say the courses may limit students' cultural exposure & lack relevance in terms of career prospects.
Space & resource shortages will impact ability to give adequate support services, like mentoring & research supervision, flag staff & students. DU admin says colleges equipped for now.
NESSDU earned police and political backing after the 2014 murder of Northeast student Nido Tania. Now it’s ditching politics to focus on student welfare—but losing out on funds and clout.
The state and private real estate shape campus spaces to mirror the surveillance and scrutiny faced by LGBTQIA+ students, argued architect Chan Arun-Pina at a Bengaluru lecture.
Academics aren’t just moving to court for issues of harassment or pensions. The Delhi High Court has even had to hear cases on faculty leave. ‘At least a judge listens to you.’
The Bombay High Court in March this year acquitted Saibaba in an alleged Maoist links case, noting the prosecution failed to prove the case against him
The Delhi HC postponed vote counting till 21 October over defacement of public property. Despite the aggressive campaigning, parties feel fewer students voted this year.
The 3-yr-old outfit is up against established parties like NSUI & ABVP. Its campaign focuses on issues like fee hikes & hooliganism in student politics, among other things.
Over last 10 years, DUSU elections have been dominated by ABVP and NSUI. This time, Left-wing AISA-SFI alliance is positioning itself as a progressive alternative.
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma college ranked 5th in 2024 NIRF list of top colleges. Teachers from the college say over past 5 yrs, focus has been on promoting research at UG level.
Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.
The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.
Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
The objection of Prof. Maya “John” is obviously due to religious reasons. No matter the language in which she tries to couch her “concerns”, it’s quite clear that she is working under the directions of the Church. The Church always gets uncomfortable as soon as the Bhagavad Gita is mentioned. One can be absolutely sure that Prof. “John” would not have any issues at all if instead of the Gita, the course focused on the Bible.
The less said about people like Seema Das and Abha Dev, the better.
They serve as perfect examples of Hindus who are ashamed of the fact that they are Hindus. The likes of Romila Thapar and Irfan Habibs have been successful in making these people believe that being a Hindu is a matter of shame. That Hindu philosophy is all hogwash and nothing is to be gained from studying the Gita.
When Indian universities offer courses on “Islamic history” or “Islamic philosophy and culture” or even “Islamic theology”, nobody ever objects.
But when a university offers courses on Hindu philosophy, Bhagavad Gita being an example, the Left-liberal cabal is up in arms.
What explains such double standards?
Is their hatred for Hinduism so deep and abiding that even courses on Hindu philosophical schools and religious thought cannot be tolerated?
In that case why don’t they object to the study of Islamic, Buddhist and Christian philosophy?
The objection of Prof. Maya “John” is obviously due to religious reasons. No matter the language in which she tries to couch her “concerns”, it’s quite clear that she is working under the directions of the Church. The Church always gets uncomfortable as soon as the Bhagavad Gita is mentioned. One can be absolutely sure that Prof. “John” would not have any issues at all if instead of the Gita, the course focused on the Bible.
The less said about people like Seema Das and Abha Dev, the better.
They serve as perfect examples of Hindus who are ashamed of the fact that they are Hindus. The likes of Romila Thapar and Irfan Habibs have been successful in making these people believe that being a Hindu is a matter of shame. That Hindu philosophy is all hogwash and nothing is to be gained from studying the Gita.
When Indian universities offer courses on “Islamic history” or “Islamic philosophy and culture” or even “Islamic theology”, nobody ever objects.
But when a university offers courses on Hindu philosophy, Bhagavad Gita being an example, the Left-liberal cabal is up in arms.
What explains such double standards?
Is their hatred for Hinduism so deep and abiding that even courses on Hindu philosophical schools and religious thought cannot be tolerated?
In that case why don’t they object to the study of Islamic, Buddhist and Christian philosophy?