Patiala, Aug. 29 -- A fresh controversy erupted at Punjabi University, Patiala, on Thursday after students discovered university staff allegedly digging a pit to bury error-ridden copies of the revered 'Mahan Kosh'. The move triggered protests from student unions, who termed the act as "disrespectful" and "akin to desecration".

In 2017, the university reprinted Mahan Kosh - originally authored by Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha and published in 1927 - in Punjabi, Hindi and English. However, numerous translation and factual errors were flagged by scholars, particularly in the English version, which was published in four volumes.

A committee formed by SGPC later confirmed that the university had not only committed translation errors but also tampe...