Bengaluru, March 25 -- The Karnataka Government on Tuesday cancelled a three-day academic conference on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue Deendayal Upadhyaya's philosophy, which was scheduled to be held at the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in Mysuru, citing violation of protocol.
The event, titled 'Ekatma Manava Darshan - Bharat's Worldview,' was planned from March 25 to 27 at the university's Convocation Hall to mark 60 years of Upadhyaya's lectures. It was organised by KSOU in collaboration with Prajna Pravah and the Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation, both associated with the RSS.
The Higher Education Department had issued a show-cause notice to KSOU Vice-Chancellor Sharanappa V Halase on March 23 after th...