Educational Politics
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Why Sanskrit prayers at Kendriya Vidyalayas have prompted a Jabalpur lawyer to move Supreme Court
Vinayak Shah’s petition has argued that the compulsory prayer ‘based on Hindu religion’ violates the Constitution.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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Delhi college rechristening row: Vande Mataram Mahavidyalaya is a divisive name, say teachers
They say it undermines the legacy of philanthropist Dyal Singh Majithia. However, college principal says new name is secular and patriotic.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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After coup attempt in Turkey, why has President Erdogan turned on academics and educators?
All levels of education have been effected. Academics have been banned from travelling abroad and 21,000 teachers have been sacked.
Moritz Pieper, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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Will bring back electoral bonds after wider consultations, says Nirmala Sitharaman
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Passport shame: What's really at the heart of the California textbook row on Hinduism
It is a battle that will not die down, for it reveals a great split in the Indian American community.
Devdutt Pattanaik
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Last hearing today: Should the word 'Dalit' be used in California textbooks?
Also being debated: should the region be called India or South Asia?
Mridula Chari
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Writers hit out at 'ill-motivated' attempt to remove Sheldon Pollock as editor of Sanskrit series
Attaching ethnic origins to the acquisition of knowledge is divisive, reads statement signed by Romila Thapar, Nayantara Sahgal, Kiran Nagarkar and others.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Make in India and remove Sheldon Pollock from Murty Classical Library, demand 132 intellectuals
Other suggestions are to bring on board traditional practitioners and to develop 'Swadeshi Indology'.
Mridula Chari
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A university in US rejects $3 million donation from a group with Hindutva links
A committee set up after protests at UC Irvine has flagged the level of influence Dharma Civilization Foundation could wield and rejected two sponsored chairs.
Mridula Chari
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Why a university in California is in uproar over donations by a Hindu right group
The Dharma Civilisation Foundation, that has endowed four chairs in the university, has close links to the RSS, say dissenting faculty and students.
Mridula Chari
The Reel
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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