[Reader-list] Are Hindus ‘others’?

[Pawan Durani]

It is amazing that a country which has a Hindu Majority , some institutions
seem to have categorized Hindu religion among 'Others'

Pawan

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 7:30 PM, anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com>wrote:

> On what basis have you written this line at the start of the article:
> "Iftedah he Sicokular Ishq mein ..Sari raat jaage ....Allah jaane Kya Hoga"
> is this your view. then i stated my view as well also.
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 7:02 PM, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I share a subject line as it is from a respectable newspaper.
> >
> > And the fact about the subject can be ascertained not shouted down.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 6:28 PM, anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Really ridiculous. on one hand, you want send mails after mails
> demanding
> > > punishment for Sajjan Kumar and Tytler for killing sikhs, while you
> post
> > > ridiculous issue about religion with a subject line: "are hindu
> others".
> > can
> > > you stop this divisive political agendas here?
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >> Iftedah he Sicokular Ishq mein ..Sari raat jaage ....Allah jaane Kya
> > Hoga
> > >> Aage ....
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> http://www.dailypioneer.com/249530/Are-Hindus-‘others’.html<
> > >>
> >
> http://www.dailypioneer.com/249530/Are-Hindus-%E2%80%98others%E2%80%99.html
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> *Are Hindus ‘others’?*
> > >>
> > >> *Abhishek Anshu | New Delhi*
> > >>
> > >> *GGSIPU admission form raises eyebrows*
> > >>
> > >> In an apparent error of omission on the part of authorities, Guru
> Gobind
> > >> Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) has asked all applicants to
> > mention
> > >> their religion in the admission form by marking the appropriate
> option,
> > >> but
> > >> failed to provide that of ‘Hindu’ even though all minority faiths are
> > >> listed
> > >> specifically.
> > >>
> > >> Those belonging to the Hindu religion are, therefore, left with no
> > choice
> > >> but to indicate their faith by ticking the ‘Others’ column on the
> list.
> > >>
> > >> While such a format has sparked widespread confusion and panic among
> > >> students and applicants, IP University Vice-Chancellor Prof DK
> > >> Bandyo-padhyay has said by way of clarification that the “column
> > contains
> > >> minority religions and Hindu falls in the category of ‘Others’”.
> > >>
> > >> “This is nothing unusual as it is known to all that Hindus are the
> > >> majority.
> > >> The ‘religion’ column has minorities in it and the Hindu students
> should
> > >> fill out the ‘Others’ option given in the religion column of the
> form,”
> > >> said
> > >> Bandyopadhyay.
> > >>
> > >> The V-C added that in the form, SC/ST/OBC and ‘Others’ are separate
> > >> options.
> > >> “In the form, we have the options of Minorities, SC/ST/OBC and
> ‘Others’.
> > >> Hindus, being the majority, should fill up ‘Others’,” he said. All
> > >> explanations notwithstanding, students are still perplexed about how
> to
> > >> fill
> > >> the admission forms and some of them are even in a state of panic.
> > >>
> > >> “I filled up the application form but when I got to the religion
> column,
> > I
> > >> got confused as ‘Hindu’ was nowhere on the page. I have filled forms
> of
> > >> various universities but this is for the first time I have seen
> > something
> > >> like this,” Aarushi, an applicant, said.
> > >>
> > >> She added she had to reread the admission brochure to confirm there
> were
> > >> no
> > >> printing errors. “I was scared there was a printing error. After going
> > >> through the brochure, I learnt that the option was simply not
> > mentioned,”
> > >> she said. IP University was hit by controversy recently when over
> 1,000
> > >> fake
> > >> admission forms were submitted by applicants.
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