Visva Bharati fall began right after Tagore's demise

July 11, 2012 14:05

The appalling incident of a 10-year-old girl being forced to drink her own urine as a punishment for bed-wetting has evoked widespread criticism regarding the role of Visva-Bharati authorities.

It has put the spotlight on the administrative failure of the West Bengal's only central university, which was founded by Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore.According to insiders, the fall of academic standards had started right after Tagore's demise.

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Social activist Swami Agnivesh claimed yesterday that this was a "traditional cure" for such a condition.

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