AK Ramanujan

Knowledge should not be banned: Kabir Bedi

New Delhi: Actor Kabir bedi has started a protest opposing Delhi University's decision to remove late poet and translator AK Ramanujan's essay 'Three Hundred Ramayanas: Five Examples and Three Thoughts on Translation' from its history syllabus.

"I have signed petition opposing Delhi University's removal of of AK Ramanujan's '300 Ramayans' from the history syllabus. Knowledge should not be banned," Bedi posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.

According to the reports, the essay has been taught since 2006 but it has now been dropped for hurting Hindu sentiments.

The 65-year-old is upset and urges fans to sign the petition in order to spread the word....more    

Controversy over Ramayana essay: Can there be only one reading of the Ramayana?

As the Delhi University students and teachers protest against the removal of AK Ramanujan's Ramayana essay from the course, Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts whether there can be only one reading of the Ramayana. 

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AK Ramanujan's essay,'Three Hundred Ramayanas-Five Examples And Three Thoughts On Translation,' has finally been dropped from the history syllabus of Delhi University. I wrote the ...

DU drops Ramayana essay; students protest

New Delhi: There is revolt in the Delhi University campus as student and teacher organisations will protest against the scrapping of AK Ramanujan's essay on Ramayana from the syllabus. This came after an online signature campaign last week slammed the move. "To delete it (the essay) from the syllabus is an act that is deeply disturbing, an instance of thought policing. Such a measure will only encourage sectarian groups to...