Protest against appointment of Muslim teacher in BHU Sanskrit faculty not right: UP Dy CM
5 years, 1 month ago

Protest against appointment of Muslim teacher in BHU Sanskrit faculty not right: UP Dy CM

Hindustan Times  

Breaking his silence on the controversy over appointment of a Muslim teacher in the faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vijnan of Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma on Wednesday said subjects and teachers did not have any religion. HT Image Sharma said those protesting against the appointment of a Muslim teacher in the Sanskrit faculty were not doing the right thing. But students cannot raise questions about the religion of teachers,” he said.. Sharma, who also holds the higher education portfolio, said he will speak to Banaras Hindu University vice chancellor Prof Rakesh Bhatnagar to put an end to the ongoing agitation. Recalling his student days, Sharma said one Waliullah Khan had taught him Sanskrit when he was studying at the Government Jubilee Inter College, Lucknow.

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5 years ago

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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5 years, 1 month ago

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Op India  

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India Today  

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India TV News  

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5 years, 1 month ago

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Firstpost  

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5 years, 1 month ago

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Hindustan Times  

Students called off a fortnight-long sit-in protest on Friday against the appointment of a Muslim to teach Sanskrit in Banaras Hindu University’s Sanskrit studies department, apparently swayed by the support he received from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and vice chancellor Rakesh Bhatnagar. Students called off a fortnight-long sit-in protest on Friday against the appointment of a Muslim to teach Sanskrit …

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5 years, 1 month ago

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Op India  

The protest by BHU students against the administration’s decision to appoint a Muslim professor Dr Firoze Khan in the Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan faculty of Banaras Hindu University has entered its 16th day today. The students have been opposing the appointment of Dr Khan, a Muslim in the faculty of the university that deals with ‘Dharma Vigyan’, where subjects related …

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5 years, 1 month ago

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Op India  

The students of SVDV, which is the Dharma Vigyan department of Banaras Hindu University are protesting the appointment of one Dr Firoze Khan in the Dharma Vigyan department. The students are now alleging that the controversial appointment of Dr Firoze Khan in the Dharma Vigyan department was done by the VC to brush under the carpet and distract people from …

Respect Muslim prof, but non-Hindu can't teach us our rituals, dharma, say BHU students amid appointment row
5 years, 1 month ago

Respect Muslim prof, but non-Hindu can't teach us our rituals, dharma, say BHU students amid appointment row

India Today  

The students’ protest against the appointment of Firoze Khan in the Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan in the Banaras Hindu University has been going on for over two weeks now. With the BHU maintaining that they won't reverse the appointment, varsity students say they are not opposing the Muslim professor teaching Sanskrit. The protesting students say they are against a Muslim …

BHU students give 10-day break to dharna, Sanskrit literature department reopens
5 years, 1 month ago

BHU students give 10-day break to dharna, Sanskrit literature department reopens

India Today  

A group of Banaras Hindu University students has been protesting against the appointment of Firoze Khan in the Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan in the BHU for over two weeks now. The BHU had announced on Thursday that classes at the Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan's literature department would resume, indicating that the stir against the appointment of assistant professor Firoze Khan …

Why BHU students should be thankful to Firoze Khan for learning Sanskrit | Opinion
5 years, 1 month ago

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India Today  

The last time Sanskrit was in the news was in May this year when a handful of newly elected Lok Sabha MPs took oath in the ancient language that is dying. A group of students at the prestigious Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, has been protesting against the appointment of Firoze Khan as an assistant professor at BHU's …

BHU students continue protest, Muslim prof feels 'insulted'
5 years, 1 month ago

BHU students continue protest, Muslim prof feels 'insulted'

India Today  

The students' protest against the appointment of a Muslim professor in the Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan in the Banaras Hindu University entered its 14th day on Wednesday with the students refusing to give up on their demand. The Muslim professor Feroz Kahn, meanwhile, said that he felt 'insulted' by the incident and added that he would have never applied for …

‘Not against Muslims’ – protesting students at BHU explain their position. An OpIndia exclusive
5 years, 1 month ago

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Op India  

‘Pandit Krishnakant Chaturvedi will soon teach Islam, Shariat and Islamic studies…’ What happened? Recently, in Banaras Hindu University ’s Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan stream, a Muslim professor Dr Firoz Khan was appointed as an assistant professor. One Shashikant Mishra, a student in SVDV stream in BHU told OpIndia that their protest is against appointment of a non-Hindu in ‘Dharma Vigyan’ …

‘Get To Know Me First?’: Muslim Prof To BHU’s Protesting Students
5 years, 1 month ago

‘Get To Know Me First?’: Muslim Prof To BHU’s Protesting Students

The Quint  

Speaking 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 …

Banaras Hindu University backs Muslim professor's appointment in Sanskrit department
5 years, 1 month ago

Banaras Hindu University backs Muslim professor's appointment in Sanskrit department

India Today  

The Banaras Hindu University on Friday backed the appointment of a Muslim professor in the Sanskrit faculty, saying it is committed to provide equal opportunities to everyone irrespective of religion, caste, community or gender. The clarification comes after the RSS students' wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad opposed the appointment of Firoz Khan as an assistant professor in the Sanskrit literature …

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 …

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