“IIT Bombay’s professors face backlash for framing questions aimed at insulting Hindu Dharma”, Organiser, May 15, 2024:
“The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Bombay has come under scrutiny after allegations surfaced that anti-Hindu professors openly insulted Hinduism during a PhD. Entrance Exam in Sociology. The exam, held on May 7, 2024, featured a question labelling Hinduism as “Hegemony,” indicating a bias against the religion.
The question said, ” What does Antonio Gramsci mean by hegemony? Is Hindutva hegemony or counter-hegemony? Discuss.”
The question, designed to assess candidates’ ideologies, has not only raised concerns about the impartiality of the examination process but also allegedly disadvantaged students who did not align with the professors’ narrative, potentially affecting the selection process…..”
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