{"id":88428,"date":"2025-04-15T04:08:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T22:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/15\/meerut-college-professor-banned-for-life-over-rss-question-sparks-controversy-and-protests-among-students\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T04:08:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T22:38:59","slug":"meerut-college-professor-banned-for-life-over-rss-question-sparks-controversy-and-protests-among-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/15\/meerut-college-professor-banned-for-life-over-rss-question-sparks-controversy-and-protests-among-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Meerut College professor banned for life over RSS question, sparks controversy and protests among students."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meerut College professor, Professor Panwar, has been banned for life from examination and evaluation duties by Chaudhary Charan Singh University in India. The decision came after protests from students affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) regarding a question in an exam that linked the RSS to religious and caste-based political advantages. Professor Panwar has issued an apology for the controversy. The incident has sparked debates about academic freedom and the role of politics in education. The ban serves as a reminder of the delicate balance between academic independence and societal sensitivities. This development highlights the challenges faced by educators in navigating complex political landscapes while upholding academic integrity. The RSS, a Hindu nationalist organization, has been a significant presence in Indian politics, and any association with it can be a contentious issue. The ban on Professor Panwar raises questions about the boundaries of academic discourse and the repercussions of controversial content in educational settings. It remains to be seen how this incident will impact future academic discussions and the relationship between politics and education in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meerut College professor, Professor Panwar, has been banned for life from examination and evaluation duties by Chaudhary Charan Singh University in India. The decision came after protests from students affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) regarding a question in an exam that linked the RSS to religious and caste-based political advantages. Professor Panwar has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":88429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-119999907imgsize-1106871.jpg",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-119999907imgsize-1106871-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-119999907imgsize-1106871-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-119999907imgsize-1106871-768x432.jpg",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-119999907imgsize-1106871-1024x576.jpg",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-119999907imgsize-1106871.jpg",1280,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-119999907imgsize-1106871.jpg",1280,720,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/author\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/category\/just-in\/\" rel=\"category tag\">JUST IN<\/a>","tag_info":"JUST IN","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88428"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}