IIT Mandi Probes 'Shudras Serve Higher Classes' Poster; Director Blames some Students' Interpretation
The institute said the poster was not endorsed and formed a committee with faculty and representatives from SC and OBC communities.
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IIT Mandi has ordered an inquiry into a controversial Bhagavad Gita poster. The poster suggested Shudras should serve higher classes, sparking outrage. Director Laxmidhar Behera distanced the institute from the poster's contents. He stated the institute strongly condemns all forms of caste discrimination. An inquiry committee is investigating the student-led event's origins.
IIT Mandi probes ‘Shudras serve higher classes’ poster; director blames some students’ interpretation
“The institute strongly condemns any form of caste-based discrimination,” IIT Mandi Director Laxmidhar Behera said in the email, seeking cooperation from the campus community to “stand together against such biases/discrimination in any form”
Times of India
PressNewsAgencyIIT Mandi orders inquiry after poster says Shudras should ‘serve higher classes’
For Shudras, however, the poster listed their role as "serve higher classes", which became the focus of the controversy. The poster also quoted a Bhagavad Gita verse stating that the four divisions of human society were created according to the "three modes of material nature and the work associated with them". Behera said he had been away from IIT Mandi and returned on Saturday.
IIT Mandi investigates ‘Shudras serve higher classes’ poster; director says students misinterpreted
"Some students have interpreted the Gita in some way. I have instituted an enquiry committee. It was a student-based event," Behera told on Sunday, asserting that he and the institute stood against caste discrimination.
IIT Mandi has ordered a probe into a controversial poster based on the Bhagavad Gita, in which Shudras were asked to serve the upper castes. The institute has strongly condemned caste-based discrimination by separating itself from the content of this poster and has committed to equality and social justice. , India News in Hindi
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