Monkey god - Lord Hanuman named Chairman of Business School in Lucknow, India
Sardar Bhagat Singh College of Technology & Management in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh is in the news for all the interesting reason.
The Technology and Management school has named Lord Hanuman - the monkey god as Chairman of its governing body. It is the first instance when a non-living being is named a chairman of a school.
It appears in CNN via AP:
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — He’s a revered Hindu monkey god. And now, he’s the chairman of an Indian business school.
An Indian Hindu priest performs prayers in front of a statue of the Hindu god Hanuman.
Hanuman, the popular god known for his strength and valor, has been named official chairman of the recently opened Sardar Bhagat Singh College of Technology and Management in northern India, a school official said Saturday.
The position comes with an incense-filled office, a desk and a laptop computer. Four chairs will be placed facing the empty seat reserved for the chairman and all visitors must enter the office barefoot, said Vivek Kangdi, the school’s vice chairman.
Posted: June 7th, 2008 under News & Views.
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Tags: idol worship, Indian biz school, Monkey God chairman, Monkey God Hanuman
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Comment from Tom
Time: June 11, 2008, 12:06 am
Fascinating. I think we need to learn more about Indian culture. I posted about it as well on my blog tomhcanderson.com
Tom
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