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US university launches ‘Hinduphobic’ course, distorts meaning of Hinduism and links it with extremism, cries foul after student complains

OpIndia Staff - 29 March, 2025

The controversial course misrepresents certain statements about the Hindu religion as facts. For example, the course claims that the word 'Hindu' is a modern construct and has no historical basis.

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175 marks out of 700, failed in every subject: Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad’s 10th standard mark sheet surfaces online, punctures claims of his ‘academic...

OpIndia Staff - 3 May, 2023

Asad Ahmed scored 177 out of 700 marks, and the remarks on his mark sheet read, "Need to work hard on all subjects."

Opinions

Reclaiming our Bhartiya academic spaces: Why only placing ‘our people’ in key academic positions might not help solve the malady of Left bias

Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 22 March, 2023

The concept of a university, as we know it today, has to be decolonized

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Delhi University removes works of Mahasweta Devi English syllabus, teachers’ group backs decision: Here is what the DU said

OpIndia Staff - 27 August, 2021

Delhi University has come under fire for deleting works of Mahasweta Devi and other Dalit authors from the English syllabus of Semester V of the BA (Hons) English course

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JNU violence: 208 reputed academicians, professors blame ‘Left-wing Coterie’ for deteriorating academic environment in country

OpIndia Staff - 12 January, 2020

Academicians write to PM Modi raising concerns over the deteriorating academic environment due to the shenanigans of a small coterie of left-wing activists

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