Karnataka University Textbook Sparks Outrage over Alleged ‘Lessons of Hate'
Sagay Raj | 23 January 2025 | India Today
A controversy erupted in Dharwad district in Karnataka, over a textbook in the first-semester syllabus for undergraduate students at Karnatak University Dharwad. According to a complaint filed by the Karnataka Law Students Association, the book ‘Belagu 1’ includes material under the title “Rastriyathe”, which allegedly promoted views that disrupt Indian unity. The complaint states that the chapter criticises the Sangh Parivar, the construction of the Ram Mandir, and revered figures such as Bharat Mata and Bhuvaneshwari Devi….