Govt. seeks action report on IITs’ "tamsic" food

[dray]

Govt. seeks action report on IITs’ "tamsic" food

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IIT Madras has 12 messes, including a vegetarian mess, that cater to more than 8000 students.

RSS volunteer writes a letter to HRD Minister Smriti Irani

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has forwarded a letter from a Madhya Pradesh based ‘swayamsevak’ to the directors of all 16 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

The letter from SSK Jain, a grain trader from Katni in MP, is addressed to HRD Minister Smriti Irani, with copies marked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah. He accuses IITs of giving “kusanskar” or "bad culture of the West to students through food."

He writes, “The children who have started practicing non vegetarianism have saddened their parents by their ‘tamsic’ behaviour… It is the call of the parents of India that IITs and other institutions segregate their dining halls for vegetarians.”

Tamsic refers to foods like meat, onion, garlic and alcohol which are considered dullness inducing in Hindu scriptures. Saatvic refers to others foods which are not prohibited for consumption.

The letter, in Hindi, was forwarded by Undersecretary AK Singh to the IITs with a covering letter, also in Hindi, on October 15. It asks the directors to keep the ministry informed of action taken on the above letter. Copies of both letters are with this paper.

IIT Madras Director Bhaskar Ramamurthi told this paper that the institute already has a separate vegetarian mess. “We have 12 messes that cater to more than 8000 students. There are different messes for Telugu cuisine, North Indian food and so on. A few years back there was a demand from a few students for a vegetarian mess, so one of the 12 messes was made exclusively vegetarian. More than 400 students use this mess,” he told The Hindu over phone.

Neither Ms. Irani nor Higher Education Secretary Satyanarayan Mohanty responded to queries from this paper. Mr. Jain told this paper that he has admitted his son, who is studying accountancy in Indore, in a dharamshala that serves vegetarian food.

“We see many families which are all mixed up. There are Sindhi fathers and Punjabi mothers in the same family and their children get married to Muslims. It all starts when you mix up food. Wrong food spoils one's mind. That’s why I made this request as I am a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and a supporter of the BJP. I knew that this government would understand,” he said over phone.

IIT Delhi student Nikhit Agrawal said that non vegetarian food has been stopped in the messes from this semester and kiosks on campus had stopped non veg food earlier this year. “The reason given was that a suitable supplier could not be found,” said Agrawal, who is vegetarian. “In IIT we don’t really have a voice to question such decisions. If the institute tells the mess secretary that certain products are not available, we just accept it.”

Govt. seeks action report on IITs’ "tamsic" food - The Hindu
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Now a nutcase 'grain trader' is about to dictate terms to premier institutes like IITs and IIMs with the blessings of the HRD minister!

 

[he-man]

WTF??

I mean seriously,,,wtf??

We seriously need a better and educated HRD minister asap.

There are Sindhi fathers and Punjabi mothers in the same family and their children get married to Muslims

Who the hell is this guy to tell me where i ought to marry??
Stupidity all around nowadays and i have seen highly educated people making such dumb statements under the aura of religion.

What a shame.

 

[danger007]

Govt. seeks action report on IITs’ "tamsic" food

The Hindu Photo Library

IIT Madras has 12 messes, including a vegetarian mess, that cater to more than 8000 students.

RSS volunteer writes a letter to HRD Minister Smriti Irani

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has forwarded a letter from a Madhya Pradesh based ‘swayamsevak’ to the directors of all 16 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). The letter from SSK Jain, a grain trader from Katni in MP, is addressed to HRD Minister Smriti Irani, with copies marked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah. He accuses IITs of giving “kusanskar” or "bad culture of the West to students through food."

He writes, “The children who have started practicing non vegetarianism have saddened their parents by their ‘tamsic’ behaviour… It is the call of the parents of India that IITs and other institutions segregate their dining halls for vegetarians.”

Tamsic refers to foods like meat, onion, garlic and alcohol which are considered dullness inducing in Hindu scriptures. Saatvic refers to others foods which are not prohibited for consumption.

The letter, in Hindi, was forwarded by Undersecretary AK Singh to the IITs with a covering letter, also in Hindi, on October 15. It asks the directors to keep the ministry informed of action taken on the above letter. Copies of both letters are with this paper.

IIT Madras Director Bhaskar Ramamurthi told this paper that the institute already has a separate vegetarian mess. “We have 12 messes that cater to more than 8000 students. There are different messes for Telugu cuisine, North Indian food and so on. A few years back there was a demand from a few students for a vegetarian mess, so one of the 12 messes was made exclusively vegetarian. More than 400 students use this mess,” he told The Hindu over phone.

Neither Ms. Irani nor Higher Education Secretary Satyanarayan Mohanty responded to queries from this paper. Mr. Jain told this paper that he has admitted his son, who is studying accountancy in Indore, in a dharamshala that serves vegetarian food.

“We see many families which are all mixed up. There are Sindhi fathers and Punjabi mothers in the same family and their children get married to Muslims. It all starts when you mix up food. Wrong food spoils one's mind. That’s why I made this request as I am a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and a supporter of the BJP. I knew that this government would understand,” he said over phone.

IIT Delhi student Nikhit Agrawal said that non vegetarian food has been stopped in the messes from this semester and kiosks on campus had stopped non veg food earlier this year. “The reason given was that a suitable supplier could not be found,” said Agrawal, who is vegetarian. “In IIT we don’t really have a voice to question such decisions. If the institute tells the mess secretary that certain products are not available, we just accept it.”

Govt. seeks action report on IITs’ "tamsic" food - The Hindu

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Now a nutcase 'grain trader' is about to dictate terms to premier institutes like IITs and IIMs with the blessings of the HRD minister!

hahahaha....

I eat chicken or sea food etc every other day.... will they suggest to hang me????


More news to come... they are not fighting for better education...... but

 

[[Bregs]]

what the hell is this going instead of being working on reforms in education sector this govt is behaving like maroons who will decide who will eat what ?

i can assure one thing all these silly steps will destroy the social fabric of our diverse society of country

 

[he-man]

hahahaha....

I eat chicken or sea food etc every other day.... will they suggest to hang me????


More news to come... they are not fighting for better education...... but

Wait till the trolls come and declare u ,me and op as traitors.

what the hell is this going instead of being working on reforms in education sector this govt is behaving like maroons who will decide who will eat what ?

What do u expect from a 12 th pass woman??
No offence to other 12 th pass people ,,but u cannot be made a HRD minister with these credentials,

 

[[Bregs]]

Wait till the trolls come and declare u ,me and op as traitors.



What do u expect from a 12 th pass woman??
No offence to other 12 th pass people ,,but u cannot be made a HRD minister with these credentials,

This is very unfortunate happening i never expected this filmsy drama from this govt, she has been made HRD minister so that all these silly changes can be made easily with dumb minister

Many of Naga sadhus or akhadas are tamsik will this govt take action them too ? worshipers of lord shiva and maa kaali ?

 

[dray]

As per the statement of BJP spokesperson Mr. Sambit Patra on Times Now, present HRD minister Smriti Irani is BA-Part-1 pass. In other words, she is not a graduate. I was always of the opinion that degrees are not the only measure of ones intellect and abilities, but she is proving it wrong.

 

[[Bregs]]

As per the statement of BJP spokesperson Mr. Sambit Patra on Times Now, present HRD minister Smriti Irani is BA-Part-1 pass. In other words, she is not a graduate. I was always of the opinion that degrees are not the only measure of ones intellect and abilities, but she is proving it wrong.

lol you are right and many eminent personalities have resigned instead of reporting to her like IIT delhi director, and Anil kaodkar the former chairman of atomic energy commission

 

[danger007]

Wait till the trolls come and declare u ,me and op as traitors.

yup, wait and see.... I don't understand one thing.. I my self voted for BJP (MP)... but I differ in some issues case to case...Religious and Caste stuff other issues might be there.... it doesn't mean, I am Congress supporter or I am taking money from abroad against India???? one guy said Ambedkar perriyar Study circle (APSC) student Union is causing trouble in IIT madras... he grouped both RSS and APSC together.. one is student union other one(no need to introduction)... whatever APSC did is conducted an seminar on Ambedkar... Immediately smiriti irani madam stepped in ... those APSC is Dalits student Union... I don't know what crime they committed according to that guy....

 

[Roman 12]

What the hell is this going on. I am seriously very much agitated by these goons.
They are prooving out to be a Extremism group who just wants to put their ideology forward and compel others to follow them.

i can't tell you how much i am angry now? I am myself a Vegan but these goons just want to dictate.

 

[ranjeet]

Ah the Hindu, the most upright newspaper who never twist or misquote a news article. And the Secular cheerleaders are out with their pom poms.

 

[he-man]

Ah the Hindu, the most upright newspaper who never twist or misquote a news article. And the Secular cheerleaders are out with their pom poms.

 

[[Bregs]]

Ah the Hindu, the most upright newspaper who never twist or misquote a news article. And the Secular cheerleaders are out with their pom poms.

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[ranjeet]

The article is quoting the guy who wrote the letter, no official statement has been made regarding this issue by the government. So before jumping the gun please wait for the official response.
And oh the guy who wrote the letter is a "Jain" a minority group unless by minority we only mean Muslims or Christians.

 

[dray]

What the hell is this going on. I am seriously very much agitated by these goons.
They are prooving out to be a Extremism group who just wants to put their ideology forward and compel others to follow them.

i can't tell you how much i am angry now? I am myself a Vegan but these goons just want to dictate.

The issue is that the HRD ministry found the idiotic letter of that grain trader worthy enough to forward to the directors of all the 16 IITs and ask for 'action taken report'!

The article is quoting the guy who wrote the letter, no official statement has been made regarding this issue by the government. So before jumping the gun please wait for the official response.
And oh the guy who wrote the letter is a "Jain" a minority group unless by minority we only mean Muslims or Christians.

The HRD ministry found the idiotic letter of that grain trader worthy enough to forward to the directors of all the 16 IITs and ask for 'action taken report'!