While reading on Internet I came across the following article on Tehelka.com. Just wanted to share with you so quoting a extract from it here…rest you can read on by clicking here.

RAJESH KUMAR Mishra, Congress MP from Varanasi, is leading a campaign against casteism at his alma mater Banaras Hindu University (BHU), alleging that its Vice-Chancellor Dr Panjab Singh has appointed Rajputs to all important posts and new recruitments. The “Thakurvaad” in BHU has Varanasi’s Brahmin academics up in arms, the Prime Minister’s Office has been requested to order an inquiry and fingers have been pointed at Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh, himself a Thakur from Madhya Pradesh.

In a letter to the press, Mishra has accused Panjab Singh not only of caste bias in appointments but also of nepotism, financial irregularities and saffronisation and of violating the Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915, in the process. The letter includes a list of appointments of 105 teachers made since May 2005, all of whom are Thakurs. This is alleged to be about 30 percent of the total teaching appointments in the same period. However, these are allegedly concentrated in a few departments. Says a dissenting academic in Varanasi, “Of the available seats, 22.5 percent are reserved, so the percentage of Thakurs among the general category who have been appointed is inordinately high.” <Read More>.

I am not sure if the story is true or not, but castesim is really growing at a ferocious pace everywhere. Might be BHU has also come under its influence. I wish things go better from here on. I will like to see comments of the people on this topic to see what masses at BHU think.