IIT Mandi orders an inquiry after a poster circulated outside the institute’s auditorium links the division of society to the Bhagavad Gita and says Shudras should “serve higher classes.” The poster presents a four-fold classification of communities, naming Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras, and includes references to verses on the “three modes of material nature” and associated work.
The issue draws attention to how the message is understood within campus, prompting the institute to investigate. The Hindu reports that the director attributes the controversy to some students’ interpretation of the poster’s content. Times of India says the matter becomes focused on the “serve higher classes” line as the central point of dispute and notes the institute director’s return after being away.
While both outlets describe the same poster, they differ in emphasis: one highlights the director’s explanation around interpretation, and the other stresses the specific wording and the inquiry’s initiation.
