Indian School Named Monkey God As Chairman

Posted by Alex in Religion on June 8, 2008 at 4:37 pm


The recently opened Sardar Bhagat Singh College of Technology and Management in India decided that they wanted someone really famous and powerful to be their leader.

So the school officials named Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god as chairman:

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.

"It is our belief that any job that has the blessings of Lord Hanuman is bound to be a success," said Kangdi.

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The photo above is of a Hindu priest (in a wifebeater !?) performing prayers in front of a statue of Hanuman (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)


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15 comments to "Indian School Named Monkey God As Chairman"

  1. allwhitenoise
    June 8th, 2008 at 4:41 pm

    this is baring on igno-white guy post. hmmm. maybe next post guys...

  2. Evil Pundit
    June 8th, 2008 at 7:19 pm

    I read that first comment three times. It still doesn't make sense.

  3. Aea
    June 8th, 2008 at 8:41 pm

    He thinks that the poster is an ignorant white guy, somehow.

  4. Johnny Cat
    June 8th, 2008 at 10:13 pm

    All Hail Hanuman!

  5. JamesB
    June 8th, 2008 at 10:38 pm

    If an infinite number of monkey gods were given an infinite number of laptop computers, they would eventually write the code for a paradigm-shifting multimedia web browser.

  6. JamesB
    June 8th, 2008 at 10:39 pm

    On another note: is it irony or a bad omen that a school of management is run by a monkey?

  7. Jen
    June 9th, 2008 at 12:51 am

    that's a little strange...
    ...anyone remember reading "Mark of the Beast?" by Rudyard Kipling?

  8. Ravi J
    June 9th, 2008 at 5:02 am

    From what I gather, this is one of those 'India - the country of snake charmers' report from CNN.
    Most schools; in fact, all schools worship Hanuman. And not just him, many schools have more than one god, most popular being Ganesh (guy with Elephant head). However, it is unlikely that some one would officially make Hanuman the 'chairman' of school.

  9. imr
    June 9th, 2008 at 5:19 am

    WOW, following can happen next

    1. Ask for reservation in colleges
    2. Ask for reservation in politics's
    3. Ask for reservation in job
    4. Bring vice chairman as mouse
    5. Bring Principal as snake

    It will continue for ever and India can never progress with such fools. Any thing and everything is god.

  10. Thomas
    June 9th, 2008 at 11:14 am

    Does imr's list make any sense to anyone else?

  11. Johnny Cat
    June 9th, 2008 at 11:43 am

    What's up with the baffling comments lately?

  12. ted
    June 9th, 2008 at 7:59 pm

    I have my reservations about those comments.

    I, for one, welcome our Hanuman overlords.

  13. rohin
    June 10th, 2008 at 7:02 am

    Barack Obama keeps a little statue of the Sardar Bhagat Singh College of Technology and Management chairman in his pocket: http://www.time.com/time/politics/whitehouse/photos/0,27424,1811278,00 .html

  14. Mary Ann
    June 10th, 2008 at 12:06 pm

    I think that IMR is referring to the quota system whereby low-status groups in India have places reserved for them in colleges, universities, the civil service, and politics. These groups include "scheduled castes" (Dalits/untouchables) and "scheduled tribes". It's part of an effort to counter historical discrimination against these groups by the Hindu majority. It's an extremely hotly contested topic in India, as you can probably imagine.

    If you have some free time on your hands, look up Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. He was a very cool individual who fought his whole life for human rights for the downtrodden.

  15. Ajan
    June 10th, 2008 at 4:12 pm

    you guys think talking or commenting upon a Hindu belief is funny?
    looks like only fucking jews do that


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