JNU’s backward students plan ‘Mahishasur Day’

NEW DELHI: The victory of Goddess Durga over Mahishasur may truly capture the spirit of Vijay Dashmi, but a group of students from Jawaharlal Nehru University believes in a different story. It is planning to observe the 'martyrdom' day of the demon. Despite being served a notice by the university last year and opposed by a right-wing students' body, All India Backward Students' Forum (AIBSF) is planning to observe Mahishasur Day on October 29. Posters are already up.

According to Hindu mythology, demon king Mahishasur was slain by Durga. Students belonging to the forum, however, say that Mahishasur was the ancestor of the tribal, dalit and backward communities in the country and was killed by Aryans with the help of the goddess. They want to launch a campaign against Dussehra, claiming that it amounts to celebrating their ancestors' death.

"We have put up 30 big posters across the campus highlighting that asurs (demons) are still a tribe in Jharkhand. The posters also carry an interview with former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren, who says that he is proud to be an asur," said AIBSF president Jitendra Yadav. But, according to the Forum members, the posters in front of the library and at KC Market Complex were torn for which they blame Hindutva politics. "We will raise the issue before the administration," says Yadav. "This is a free-thinking campus and JNU should not tolerate such intolerance." It was, however, the JNU administration which had served a notice on Yadav last year as other student groups had claimed that he had hurt their religious sentiments.

ABVP's Rashmini Koparkar denies that they had a hand in tearing the posters but adds that they will approach the administration if their religious sentiments are hurt. "If you don't believe in God, that doesn't mean you will hurt others' belief."

Authors, journalists and activists are likely to be a part of the event at JNU on October 29. "Students from Lucknow University and Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Bihar, will join us. Observing the day is a part of the battle for cultural liberty of the Bahujans of India and an expression of their respect for their ancestors," says Yadav. About the date, he adds: "Asurs had mourned King Mahishasur's death on a full moon night and so we have decided to observe his martyrdom day on Sharad Purnima across the country."

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