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IIT-Bombay Faces Backlash Over Controversial 'Garbha Vigyan' Seminar

1/18/2025

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IIT-Bombay is embroiled in controversy over a seminar on "Garbha Vigyan," which promotes Ayurvedic practices for pregnancy. Critics decry it as pseudoscience, fearing it jeopardizes scientific integrity. This event comes on the heels of a canceled gender cell discussion, intensifying the clash between traditional beliefs and modern scientific principles within the institution.

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IIT-Bombay is embroiled in controversy over a seminar on "Garbha Vigyan," which promotes Ayurvedic practices for pregnancy. Critics decry it as pseudoscience, fearing it jeopardizes scientific integrity. This event comes on the heels of a canceled gender cell discussion, intensifying the clash between traditional beliefs and modern scientific principles within the institution.