Harvard removes Swamy-taught courses (Hindu Extremism)

[StandForInsaf]

[SUB]In an op-ed piece for an Indian publication, Swamy had suggested that only Muslims in India who 'acknowledge that their ancestors were Hindus' should be allowed to vote.[/SUB]

Harvard University has decided to remove courses taught by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy at its annual summer school session, terming his views as "reprehensible" in a controversial piece he wrote on Islamic terrorism in India.

At a meeting of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, faculty members voted with an "overwhelming majority" to remove two economics courses – 'Quantitative Methods in Economics and Business' and 'Economic Development in India and East Asia' – that Swamy teaches at the three-month Harvard Summer School session.

The faculty meeting, convened to approve the 2012 Summer School course catalogue, resulted in a "heated debate" when Comparative Religion Professor Diana Eck proposed an amendment to exclude Swamy's courses from the catalogue, the Harvard Crimson reported.

In a July op-ed piece for an Indian publication, Swamy had recommended demolishing hundreds of mosques and suggested that only Muslims in India who "acknowledge that their ancestors were Hindus" should be allowed to vote.

Eck said Swamy's op-ed "clearly crosses the line by demonising an entire religious community and calling for violence against their sacred places," adding that Harvard has a moral responsibility not to affiliate itself with anyone who expresses hatred towards a minority group.

"There is a distinction between unpopular and unwelcome political views," Eck said.

Earlier, more than 400 students had signed a petition calling for Swamy's removal after Harvard had decided to stand by him, affirming its commitment to free speech principles. Dean of Summer School Donald Pfister said courses included in the catalogue are chosen by individual departments.

 

[livingdead]

I thought this guy was secular. What a betrayal.

 

[Manas]

I thought this guy was secular. What a betrayal.

I thought Harvard was liberal . What a reversal !!

 

[Areesh]

What an idiot this Swamy guy is.

 

[Bang Galore]

Odd that he hold such extreme views (& they are extreme) when his daughter CNN-IBN journalist Suhasini Haider is married to a Muslim (the son of former foreign secretary Salman Haider) or maybe that is the cause? Even odder when you take into account that Swamy's wife is a Parsee. Does not seem an ideal candidate for holding extreme positions.

 

[mayankmatador]

he is the same guy who exposed 2G.
everyone knws hw much responsible manipulative media is?
any video ..

 

[T90TankGuy]

Odd that he hold such extreme views (& they are extreme) when his daughter CNN-IBN journalist Suhasini Haider is married to a Muslim (the son of former foreign secretary Salman Haider) or maybe that is the cause? Even odder when you take into account that Swamy's wife is a Parsee. Does not seem an ideal candidate for holding extreme positions.

i read the article in question and was appalled . but then kushwant singh who knew him personally in his autobiography did mention Swamys extremist views.
an eye opener was his interview with karan thapar on devils advocate.

 

[true_indian]

I was in his 'Economic development in India and East Asia' class this summer. He is the most anti-socialist and anti-communist person I have ever met. Some of his views are definitely extremist but his article did not warrant this measure. There was a lot of support for him for that article as well. May be 'H' decided to avoid the whole controversy all together. He is definitely a good professor but biased towards India. Most interesting part of the class is his personal experience. He was a close friend of 'Deng Xiaoping', and claims he was there when China opened their economy, so was when India did. If you had been in his class, you would have known how much Chidambaram's cut was from 2G scam.

He has a lot of respect for Manmohan Singh and curses every other congressi. hehe.

 

[oFFbEAT]

Let me tell something to all my so called SECULAR friends.....................

Extremism has to be countered by extremism.........there is no other way.

History proves that only those who can resist(fight back) an onslaught can survive.

Science supports this theory in it's own way.......SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.

If we don't take heed now......we will simply perish.

(remember what happened to Buddhism and Hinduism in modern day Afghanistan and Pakistan.....How these places have become Muslim majority!)

 

[StandForInsaf]

Let me tell something to all my so called SECULAR friends.....................

Extremism has to be countered by extremism.........there is no other way.

History proves that only those who can resist(fight back) an onslaught can survive.

Science supports this theory in it's own way.......SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.

If we don't take heed now......we will simply perish.

(remember what happened to Buddhism and Hinduism in modern day Afghanistan and Pakistan.....How these places have become Muslim majority!)

This was worst comment i have ever read .......

Extremism has to be countered by extremism

well you can be extremist as long as you don't hurt some one else or their property.

(remember what happened to Buddhism and Hinduism in modern day Afghanistan and Pakistan.....How these places have become Muslim majority!)

What a foul logic ... people accept or reject a theology if they feel is true or good.
Now you are obsessed with that thing that why people became Muslim , you simply cant acknowledge with open heart the fact that people in that region rejected your theology and accepted another.
You simply want your cult to be increased no matter what crimes are to be done whats the difference between you and taliban ? .

 

[oFFbEAT]

This was worst comment i have ever read .......

you wouldn't have said this, if pakistan was a SECULAR state.

....well you can be extremist as long as you don't hurt some one else or their property....

Don't forget, the same thing applies to you.........OR do you think you can get away with it since your country is an Islamic Republic??
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/09/5...flee-forced-conversions-kidnappings-rape.html

What a foul logic ... people accept or reject a theology if they feel is true or good.
Now you are obsessed with that thing that why people became Muslim , you simply cant acknowledge with open heart the fact that people in that region rejected your theology and accepted another.
You simply want your cult to be increased no matter what crimes are to be done whats the difference between you and taliban ? .

Ever heard of a mountain called HINDU KUSH(killing of Hindus) in Afghanistan.........
"The Persian-English dictionary [3] indicates that the word 'Kush' is derived from the verb Kushtar - to slaughter or carnage. Kush is probably also related to the verb Koshtan, meaning to kill. In Urdu, the word Khud-kushi means act of killing oneself (khud - self, Kushi- act of killing)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_Kush

Since Buddhists were non-violent, they were simply wiped out....

Farther east, Hindu kings could offer somewhat more resistance.....due to which Hinduism exist in India today.

 

[StandForInsaf]

you wouldn't have said this, if pakistan was a SECULAR state.


Same thing applies to you.........



Ever heard of a mountain called HINDU KUSH(killing of Hindus) in Afghanistan.........

Since Buddhists were non-violent, they were simply wiped out....

Farther east, Hindu kings could offer somewhat more resistance.....due to which Hinduism exist in India today.

Over come your religious obsession and don't go off-topic .

 

[oFFbEAT]

Over come your religious obsession and don't go off-topic .

Read my post(#11) again...I have made some additions..........