Swami Vivekanand’s Statue Vandalized at JNU

Obscene messages were discovered on the yet to be unveiled statue of Swami Vivekananda on the Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU) campus on Thursday.

Crux of the Matter

1. The statue is located at the college’s Administrative wing.

2. The student’s union of JNU has denied any involvement, and would issue a public statement soon.

3. This defacement comes at the time of ongoing protests by students against hike in hostel fees.

4. Over the past couple of years JNU has been in the news for some students allegedly raising anti-India slogans while protesting the hanging of a terrorist, blocking of an ambulance for an ailing professor during a gherao and vandalism in the campus during anti-fee hike protests.

Curiopedia

Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk, a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna Paramhans. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century. He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India, and contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India. Read More

Curated Coverage

1. NDTV – Swami Vivekananda Statue At JNU Vandalised With Derogatory Messages

2. Indian Express – Swami Vivekananda statue at JNU campus vandalised

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