By Muslim Mirror Special Correspondent
New Delhi : Since the RSS controlled government had come to power at center universities and other academic institutions are facing the saffron onslaughts each passing day. Right from physical attacks on students and teachers by saffron brigade the very character of the premium educational institutions of nation are on stake and they have become the main targets of BJP led government because these institutions promote free thoughts and scientific temperament which doesn’t suit the rightist government.
Academic and educational institutions like Indian Historical Congress, Film and Television Institute of India (Pune) JNU, HCU, AMU BHU are at receiving end because these institutions are resisting against undeclared dictatorship of Modi government by tooth and nail.
Since the JNU had been epicenter of resistance and dissent voice, so its facing the worst. The recent example is the introduction of courses like Islamic Terrorism, Naxalism and Insurgency etc.
According to a PTI report The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Academic Council “passed” a proposal on Friday to set up a Centre for National Security Studies under which there would be a course on “Islamic Terrorism”, a professor who attended its meeting today said.
Many members of the Academic Council opposed the proposal to impart courses on ‘Islamic Terrorism’, arguing that it was communal in nature, Sudhir K Suthar, a special invitee to the 145th meeting of the Council, said.
“Many members opposed the topic ‘Islamic Terrorism’ so as to not club any religion with terrorism, and suggested to call the phenomenon ‘religious terrorism’,” Suthar, who is an office-bearer of the JNU Teachers Association (JNUTA), told PTI.
“There was a debate on the issue in the meeting with many members supporting it too, saying that it was a globally accepted phenomenon and majority of the cases (of terrorism) were associated with the religion,” another Academic Council member, who was present in the meeting, said.
“The chair passed the proposal and said the objections would be considered (later),” Suthar said.
The draft of the proposal was prepared by a four-member committee headed by Ajay Kumar Dubey, a professor of the Centre for African Studies.
According to the proposal, in the first five years, the centre will only focus on research activities.
“The centre may have only M.Phil and Ph.D students (initially). After five years, the centre may start MA programme. In the first year, two professors, two associate professors and four assistant professors may be recruited to give the centre a good and visible shape,” according to the proposal.
Dubey told PTI, “Report was circulated for feedback and discussion. All suggestions including objections will be considered by the committee (later).”
Opposing the move, JNU Students Union president Geeta Kumari said, “In a deeply problematic and shocking move the JNU VC also allowed the tabling of a course/topic on ‘Islamic Terrorism’ under the Centre for National Security Studies.”
“This grotesque propaganda of Islamophobia in the name of academic courses is deeply problematic. It seems the RSS-BJP’s election propaganda material will be prepared through these courses rather than studying the nature of terrorism in general,” she added.
To be honest, it is bombastic to talk like Trump, behave like him, and destroy the sanctity of multicultural India that is going through its own internal issues, by highlighting such a title as if my faith (Islam) implores to be terrorist. I felt included in here. Such an approach would provoke normal adherents of Islam to get radicalized, in anger and revenge. And it will be a lose-lose game. Stop it. Don’t be a Hitler! Take the KW Islam out. Cover the general terrorism and bring in examples from IRA, RSS, Israel, ME, KSA, South Africa, USA, Sri Lanka, Gujarat, J&K, Delhi (1984, Sikh, 1947, H-M), the list continues. Look @ your own courtyard before beeping into others bathroom. Don’t forget 15-18% of the entire population of India and 20-25l % of the world happen to call themselves to belong to Islam. Why antagonize the non-criminal Muslims?
If readers don’t agree with my assessment, I implore them to watch Karan Thapar’s interview of Yashwant Sinha, a former Fin/For Minister (also, IAS, Bihar cadre). On most issues, especially J&K, D&M, H&M, majority vs minority, I found the interview very close to my feeling based on my personal interactions with people involved. I had met/known Yashwant (he may not remember me) in Patna several times before leaving India for good in 1962. I don’t know if he could say the similar thing(s) while he was himself in government and BJP. Politics apart, the interview was A+ in content, quality, tips, and I commend and thank him for upgrading my info base on the issues Karan and he discussed today. BRAVO! Good job, indeed!
Actually it is a cover-up by the Modi-Shah govt to deflect the notoriety of brain-washed illiterate hate-mongering gau-bhakts who are the real face of terrorism on the roads in India, an
and the whole world is well aware of this malignancy.
Truth is the stark reality and the RSS will not be able to brush it away, despite all its efforts !
Yes, Religious terrorism is the right subject. Islamic terrorism will only expose RSS and BJP’s dirty agenda.
This will cover Hindu Terrorism, Muslim terrorism, Christian terrorism and Jews terrorism.
Also, not forgetting Shikh terrorism and Buddist Terrorism.
Jai hind.
Indeed very true. Extremism of any kind is not part of Islam which advocates moderatism in all aspects of life..
then go and teach this isis , but spare my india
All religions are BS and are a primitive(but obviously grossly erroneous) attempt to explain the nature of world we live in…But islam in addition to being BS is also dangerous and its adherents are toxic and violent…People who are not violent and are still practicing islam are being so because of one of the following reasons
1) They are coward and their cowardliness cloaks their urge to get violent. A significant majority of any population is like this…However, This is true of every other group in every sphere of life (religious or otherwise). This is also dictated by Bells curve of statistical distribution.
2) Their strong internal conviction and their ability to look the other-side(read re-interpret) whenever they encounter something disturbing in islam(which BTW is in abundance in islam).
There is nothing which ISIS is doing which is not mandated by cursory reading of islamic doctrine. ISIS is just following the book(s) in its most direct sense. It is not the people who are following the doctrine who have to change but it is the curriculum that they are following which has to undergo drastic modification.The curriculum is fraud and needs overhaul…Better i would suggest people to throw religion out of window altogether and do not try to identify yourself with religion.Anything that may coincidentally be good in a religion can be derived by closing your eyes for five minutes and thinking scientifically using your rational brain. if you still do not get the answer, I assure you that religion too will not have an answer to that either. At best religion will provide you a cock and bull story and will ask you not to question… Such is the BS that the nature of religion is !!!.