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IGNOU books have insulting remarks on Gods

The BJP on Tuesday alleged that the IGNOU books contained insulting remarks about Lord Shiva, Krishna and goddess Durga and charged the UPA government with indulging into a deep-rooted conspiracy to "please a particular community". State BJP President Keshari Nath Tripathi alleged the history books of IGNOU contained insulting remarks for Lord Shiva, Krishna and goddess Durga and they were "deliberately" included in the syllabus to humiliate Hindus and their culture. "It's a deep conspiracy of the Centre to please a particular community," he said alleging that NCERT books also had derogatory details about ancestors of Hindu and also Sikh

ABVP Students Protest Against IGNOU Text Book

Hundreds of protestors angry at the insulting references to Hindu Gods and Goddesses in the Indira Gandhi Nehru Open University (IGNOU) text book, on Wednesday, attacked its regional office located in Biscomaun building in Patna demanding immediate recall of the book while also demanding the resignation of Union Human Resources Minister Arjun Singh. The protest sponsored under the banner of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the students' wing of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), mad at the derogatory reference to Indian Gods burnt the effigy of Singh and vandalized the IGNOU office while also demanding public apologies from Prime Minister Manmohan

Organise under Dalit leadership: RSS to Hindus

In a significant move, the RSS has asked the Hindu community to organise themselves under Dalit leadership and said "good Hindus" were present in all political parties. It also said "all governments" have worked against the sentiments of the majority community but not the BJP-led NDA governments between 1998 and 2004. "So long as those believing in caste hierarchy continue to dominate among the Hindus, it would be difficult to instil courage in their spines...Hindu society too can jump over this ocean of crises, challenges and self-ignorance if they start viewing Dalits as Ram and Hanuman, touch their feet,

IGNOU deletes objectionable statements about Hindu deities

IGNOU has decided to delete certain "objectionable" statements about Hindu deities made in the lessons of its MA (History) programme dealing with religious thought, saying the "error" was inadvertent and not aimed at hurting communal sensitivities. "The faculty has reviewed these aspects and decided to delete the statements which are offending," IGNOU said in a statement in New Delhi on Wednesday. "The error is inadvertent and not aimed to hurt religious sensitivities or degrade the deities," it said. The University has also appointed an expert committee to review the entire course content. The move follows media reports pointing out objectionable statements made in one

New programme in Dairy Farming Awareness

IGNOU launching a new programme in Dairy Farming Awareness for cattle breeders starting from January 2006 Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is launching a new programme in Dairy Farming Awareness for cattle breeders starting from January 2006. The Programme being offered by IGNOU is an innovative programme based on self-learning instructional material with multimedia and face to face counseling support. There is no formal qualification for this programme. Those who can read or write and having interest in animal husbandry and milk production activities can seek admission in this programme. The duration of this programe is two months i.e. Saturdays and Sundays