New Delhi, March 28 -- A course on Hinduism at the University of Houston has sparked massive uproar as an Indian-American student and activist accused it of promoting "Hinduphobic" views and "distorting India's political landscape". In response, the university stated that it is "reviewing the concerns raised" by the student.

The controversy is over the University of Houston's online course, Lived Hindu Religion, taught through weekly video lectures delivered by Professor Aaron Michael Ullrey. The complaint was raised against the course by Vasant Bhatt, a Hindu-American activist and political science major at the University.

Bhatt said he wrote to the dean complaining about the course material but "the department attempted to deflect fro...