Dinanath Batra

RSS demands removal of English as medium of instruction, ahead of new education policy formulation

The RSS education wing, on Friday, demanded that the use of English language as the medium of instruction should be eliminated and emphasis, instead should be on the mother tongue, from the HRD ministry, ahead of the constitution of the new education policy, according to a report by The Indian Express.

Read my books before you condemn me, says Dinanath Batra on his moral science texts for Haryana schools

The BJP government in Haryana is all set to introduce six books by RSS ideologue Dinanath Batra in the state schools.

RSS strikes again: 'Foreigners' Isaac Newton, Akbar the great to be chucked out of Rajasthan text books

The RSS campaign to purge the Indian education system of all 'foreign' influences is due to get a huge boost in Rajasthan, where moves are underway to effectively rewrite 6.5 crore textbooks in the state.

Liberals beware: Modi govt is Sangh’s stepping stone to social, cultural domination

The RSS would be doubly impressed with Modi because unlike BJP leaders who see Hindutva as a distinct and separate driving force, Modi seeks to dovetail it to good governance, inclusive growth and development and establish a synonymity between the two.

RSS' grand saffron plan for education hits a stumbling block: A reluctant Modi sarkar

The RSS plans to reshape Indian education have hit an unexpected road block.

Politics by legal means: Sanskrit pressure group is the new Dinanath Batra in town

We have a new Dinanath Batra in town: The Sanskrit Shikshak Sangh —a group of teachers who got the government to ban German as third language in KVs.

History book wars: BJP, RSS rewriting Dalit history to target Muslims, say experts

As part of its efforts to aggressively push the Hindu nationalist agenda and consolidate the Hindu vote, the RSS has sought to introduce communal overtones to the origins of caste in a never-before-heard-of take on Dalit history.

Goa BJP's youth policy: Pride in motherland, 'ethical' use of social media

A new draft Goa state youth policy formulated by the state’s ministry sports and youth affairs wants youngsters to be sensitized towards ethical use of the social media and restore eroding “nationalistic values”.

Not Modi, it's Batra: Why we must go beyond Macaulayputra vs Dhartiputra

To meet Batra on his own turf, the liberals also could do with an erudite, devoutly Hindu scholar who can argue with Batra from faith and not just based on freedom of expression. The latter is critically important but a different playing field and a different argument.

Preparing a blueprint to 'Indianise' education: Dinanath Batra

Dinanath Batra, an admirer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has a new mission: preparing a “blueprint” for “Indianising” the country's education system and liberating it from the clutches of western education.