DU college principal coats classroom walls with cow dung to beat the heat; netizens say ‘purane yug mein wapis’

Cow dung on DU classroom: Student union defaces principal's office

New Delhi: Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) president Ronak Khatri on Tuesday, April 15, smeared cow dung on the walls of Lakshmibai College principal’s office, escalating a row that ignited after she was caught on video coating classroom walls with cow dung for “cooling” them. In the video, widely shared on social media, principal Pratyush Vatsala was seen coating classroom walls with cow dung. “No consent was taken from students for such…

DUSU President Smears Cow Dung On DU College Principal's Office Wall

The Principal shared a video of applying cow dung on a classroom wall and said that the act was part of a faculty-led project titled ‘Study of Heat Stress Control by Using Traditional Indian Knowledge.’

Delhi College Principal Paints Classroom Wall With Cow Dung

Standing atop a wooden desk, she bends from time to time to scoop up poop, cowdung to be exact, and then smears it around the walls, shows a video.

DU college principal coats classroom walls with cow dung to beat the heat; netizens say ‘purane yug mein wapis’

Indigenous methods are being used to cool classrooms in C Block. The principal herself reportedly shared a video of cow dung being coated on classroom walls in a WhatsApp group of teachers. The clip evokes mixed reactions.

DU principal applies cow dung in Laxmibai College classroom

Principal of Delhi University’s Laxmibai College coated a classroom with cow dung as part of a research project aimed at naturally cooling classrooms using indigenous methods. She shared the video in the college's teachers' group, explaining that the act is part of an ongoing study being carried out in porta cabins. The principal, Vatsala, was seen applying the cow dung on walls along with staff members. The initiative is currently limited to on…

DU College Principal Applies Cow Dung on Classroom Wall, Says it is 'Desi Solution' to Beat the Heat

The move has been criticised by a section of the faculty.