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Ram Navami 2017: The story of Ramayana changes depending on the narrator
Fp Staff • 8 years agoOn the occasion of Ram Navami, here's a look at some of the Ramayana's best-known versions in India:
Student elections: Unlike DU, where money brings votes, JNU sticks to ideology
Fp Archives • 9 years agoJNU is one of the very few universities in the country where students have won elections without deep pockets, muscle power and flashy SUVs for campaigning.
DU to scrap Ramanujan essay on Ramayana that incensed right wingers
Fp Archives • 13 years agoThe 30-page essay, which offers a number of tellings of the epic story of Lord Rama, including the Jain, Buddhist and Kannada narratives, had not gone down well with sections of the right wing, some of whom called it "blasphemous".
Decision to remove Ramanujan essay: Rumblings in DU
Fp Archives • 13 years agoA number of mostly left-progressive groups of teachers and students also held a meeting today in the Arts Faculty lawns in the North Campus and expressed their disgust over the issue.
Ramanujan Essay: Do universities give a damn about critical thinking?
Dhapola • 13 years agoDU's decision to drop the Ramanjun essay is now the centre of a controversy with progressive students protesting against the move. But while this right versus left debate rages on, what becomes of the question of critical thinking in a university?