Demanding place in hostel, monk holds protest; MU says overage
Rajesh Balkhande, a research student from Mumbai University, recently took an ordination to become a Buddhist monk, taking on the name Bhanteji Vimamsa.
Rajesh Balkhande sitting in protest. (Express File Photo)
Mumbai University’s Kalina campus on Friday saw an unusual protest after a Buddhist monk who is also a student there, sat on a protest in the campus seeking accomodation in the varsity hostel. Authorities have refused to give any leeway to the monk as they claim he is overage and cannot be given accomodation in the University run hostel as per rules.
Rajesh Balkhande, a research student from Mumbai University, recently took an ordination to become a Buddhist monk, taking on the name Bhanteji Vimamsa.
“I was an MU student from 2010 to 2017. I left in 2017 to become a monk… then I was already a research candidate. After returning from Myanmar, I planned to pursue Buddhist Studies in Delhi University but when I approached MU for a transfer certificate, I realised that I owe a huge pending fee since I never cancelled my PhD registration.
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