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BJP MLA Demands Jadavpur University Renamed After Sri Aurobindo
A BJP lawmaker wants Jadavpur University to have a new name.
She suggested calling it Sri Aurobindo University.
She said Sri Aurobindo was connected to the institution’s early history.
The demand was made at a campus programme in Kolkata.
The programme included a flag march, Vande Mataram, portraits of scholars and Vedic chants.
She also spoke about nationalism and opposition to Maoist and Left ideologies.
She said people could send a petition to education authorities and government leaders.
No decision to rename the university was reported.
BJP MLA Sarbori Mukherjee demanded that Jadavpur University be renamed Sri Aurobindo University.
Mukherjee said the institution should reflect Sri Aurobindo’s ideals and historical legacy.
Sri Aurobindo was the first principal of Bengal National College, which later evolved into the university.
The demand was made during ABVP and Haripada Bharati Smriti Raksha Samiti events on the campus.
Mukherjee proposed submitting mass petitions to state and central education authorities seeking the name change.
- Who
- BJP MLA Sarbori Mukherjee made the demand, during programmes organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and Haripada Bharati Smriti Raksha Samiti.
- What
- She demanded that Jadavpur University be renamed Sri Aurobindo University.
- Where
- At an event on the Jadavpur University campus in Kolkata, West Bengal.
- When
- The demand was made on Thursday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Why
- Mukherjee said the university should reflect Sri Aurobindo’s ideals and historical legacy as the first principal of Bengal National College, which later evolved into the university.
Key facts
- Proposed name
- Sri Aurobindo University
- Current name
- Jadavpur University
- Person cited
- Sri Aurobindo
- Historical link
- Sri Aurobindo was the first principal of Bengal National College.
- Organisations involved
- Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and Haripada Bharati Smriti Raksha Samiti
- Proposed next step
- Submit mass petitions to the state Higher Education Department, the Chief Minister and the Union Education Minister.
- Location
- Jadavpur University campus, Kolkata
Quotes
Sarbori Mukherjee
BJP MLA representing the Jadavpur Assembly constituency
“I take responsibility for saying this. My words will be distorted again. I will be criticised. Criticise me as much as you want.”
thehansindia.com
“We have to stay united. The more we unite, the more anti-national forces will retreat.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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