Religious ritual in director’s cabin sparks row at Mumbai University’s distance education centre
While some maintained that religious functions are not uncommon on campuses and have previously been organised by staff unions, others argued that there is a clear distinction between community events and a religious ritual.
The photographs, reportedly taken on June 12, began circulating within university circles this week, triggering a debate among faculty members and staff. (File photo) The University of Mumbai’s Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE) has found itself at the centre of a controversy after purported photographs showing its director professor Dr Shivaji Sargar and his wife performing a puja inside his official cabin.
The photographs, reportedly taken on June 12, began circulating within university circles this week, triggering a debate among faculty members and staff, with many questioning the propriety of holding a religious ceremony within an educational institution.
While some maintained that religious functions are not uncommon on campuses and have previously been organised by staff unions, others argued that there is a clear distinction between community events and a religious ritual conducted by an individual office-bearer in an official space.
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