July 24, 2017 3:00 pm
RSS activist Dina Nath Batra in a recommendation to the NCERT demanded that Urdu and Arabic words to be removed from school text books. Resonating similar views, Congress leader Pramod Tiwari stated that BJP and RSS talk about unity but when time comes they break it in no time.
July 24, 2017 10:27 am
Along with five pages of recommendations, the Nyas, headed by Dina Nath Batra, a former head of Vidya Bharati, the education wing of the RSS, has attached pages from several NCERT textbooks, with the portions that it wants removed marked and underlined.
October 28, 2014 10:16 am
Stressing on the need to improve healthcare facilities, Modi said India had “capabilities” in several fields during ancient times.
September 12, 2014 2:30 am
Irani downplayed controversies surrounding the appointment of a few vice-chancellors during the UPA regime.
July 26, 2014 12:15 am
State’s textbook board unleashes Dina Nath Batra, tormentor of authors and publishers, on young minds.
July 25, 2014 3:17 am
To make students aware of Indian culture, Batra recommends his own three-language system to be followed in schools.
June 24, 2014 8:17 am
The Dina Nath Batra episodes show that self-censorship is an issue that publishers, writers and readers need to address seriously and urgently.
August 04, 2014 6:02 pm
Writer Megha Kumar contests Orient’s claim of its decision being a “pre-release” move, noting that the book has been on sale since April 15.
May 31, 2014 12:51 am
Mehta cites Section 377 as an example of a law that violates civil liberties and which should be done away with.
March 11, 2014 3:19 am
Dina Nath Batra warned that unless the book is withdrawn by March 10, 2014, he would take legal action and also launch an agitation for the same.




