Dinanath Batra

Starting his career in 1955 at DAV Vidyalaya Dera Bassi, Punjab, Dinanath Batra later served as the Principal in Kurukshetra from 1965 to 1990.

He is committing intellectual fraud, writes Shobhaa De.

Activist-author Dinanath Batra, who invited massive criticism for having American scholar Wendy Doniger's book pulped on grounds that it insulted Hindus, is now rooting for changes in school history books.

An activist-author who was widely criticized for having American scholar Wendy Doniger's book pulped on grounds that it insulted Hindus, will soon be part of the reading list in Gujarat schools.

Starting his career in 1955 at DAV Vidyalaya Dera Bassi, Punjab, Dinanath Batra later served as the Principal in Kurukshetra from 1965 to 1990.

He is committing intellectual fraud, writes Shobhaa De.

Activist-author Dinanath Batra, who invited massive criticism for having American scholar Wendy Doniger's book pulped on grounds that it insulted Hindus, is now rooting for changes in school history books.

An activist-author who was widely criticized for having American scholar Wendy Doniger's book pulped on grounds that it insulted Hindus, will soon be part of the reading list in Gujarat schools.