‘Get To Know Me First?’: Muslim Prof To BHU’s Protesting Students
The QuintSpeaking of his proficiency in Sanskrit, Khan tells this reporter how he is a regular at Doordarshan News as well. “There is a programme called Sanskrit vartavali on DD News where one has to translate Bollywood songs to Sanskrit. They send the songs to me for translations and broadcast the songs I sing in Sanskrit,” he says proudly, adding that he recently received the Sanskrit Yuva Pratibha Puraskar from Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in August 2019. Not being able to understand the basis of such an issue.” Priyesh Pandey who is doing his masters in Conflict Management and Development believes the students are politically motivated. These are students who are sitting there are clearly affiliated to ABVP and RSS.” While the protests continue, Khan who landed at Varanasi airport with renewed vigour did not expect to be holed up in an undisclosed location, waiting to take his first class on a subject that he has grown respecting, practising and mastering over the years.
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