Row Over Official Diary At Vadodara's Prestigious MS University | Read

An official diary brought out at the prestigious MS University in Vadodara has triggered a controversy with the opposition Congress and many academicians alleging that certain references in the diary hinted at 'saffronisation' of academic institutions. The official diary for the Year 2017 makes some rather surprising claims. The January page hails ancient Indian physician Sushruta as the father of cosmetic surgery and the next page says nuclear technology was developed by Acharya Kanad. It also terms sage Kapil Muni as the father of Cosmology and sage Maharshi Bhardwaj as the one who discovered rockets and aeroplanes. And if that's not enough, Charak Rishi is hailed as the father of medicine and Garga Muni as the scientist of stars.