BHU students protest over Muslim professor’s appointment in Sanskrit department
5 years, 2 months ago

BHU students protest over Muslim professor’s appointment in Sanskrit department

Hindustan Times  

The appointment of a Muslim assistant professor in the literature department of the faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharm Vigyan of Banaras Hindu University has triggered protests. However, the BHU administration has made it clear that “the appointment has been made as per the University Grants Commission rules and the BHU Act in a transparent manner based on the eligibility of the candidate”. The protestors, in a letter to the BHU vice-chancellor Rakesh Bhatnagar, have claimed that the varsity’s founder, late Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya had termed the SVDV faculty as the heart of the varsity. BHU spokesman Rajesh Singh said: “The appointment has been made following an interview in the ‘Sahitya’ department of the faculty of SVDV.

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