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Vikram Lakhani
The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, has asked students not to stick pictures of deities on their writing pads. "What do u think guyz about dis ?? "
The board said it might hurt the religious sentiments of other students. And students, of course, are not happy. “I believe in Sai Baba. I had stuck his photo on the back of my writing pad. If I panic, I look at the photo and feel calm. But my school told that the board will not allow this anymore,” said Leandar Dias, who is going to appear for his Hindi paper on Saturday.
One of the counsellors in charge of the state board helpline said they are getting several calls from students asking if they can carry such pictures to the exam hall. But the board has strictly restricted students from carrying pictures or pocket holy books to the exam hall.
“We understand that students want to feel close to god during board exams. But allowing such pictures might hurt the religious sentiments of other students,” the counsellor said.
The board has instructed students to carry transparent writing pads which do not have anything scribbled on it. “If we find a writing pad having numbers or letters written on it, we can pick up the child for cheating,” the counsellor added.
The board said it might hurt the religious sentiments of other students. And students, of course, are not happy. “I believe in Sai Baba. I had stuck his photo on the back of my writing pad. If I panic, I look at the photo and feel calm. But my school told that the board will not allow this anymore,” said Leandar Dias, who is going to appear for his Hindi paper on Saturday.
One of the counsellors in charge of the state board helpline said they are getting several calls from students asking if they can carry such pictures to the exam hall. But the board has strictly restricted students from carrying pictures or pocket holy books to the exam hall.
“We understand that students want to feel close to god during board exams. But allowing such pictures might hurt the religious sentiments of other students,” the counsellor said.
The board has instructed students to carry transparent writing pads which do not have anything scribbled on it. “If we find a writing pad having numbers or letters written on it, we can pick up the child for cheating,” the counsellor added.