College suspends math prof for teaching 'love formulae'

NEW DELHI, Mar 20 (bdnews24.com): A mathematics professor at a women's college in Haryana's Karnal was suspended after he taught a class 'formulae of love,' reports NDTV.

A student recorded the class on camera and showed it to the principal following which the professor, Charan Singh, submitted a written apology to the students. He was subsequently suspended. The video has been widely circulated on social media.

In the video, Singh is seen writing three formulae on the blackboard. The first was "closeness - attraction = friendship", "closeness + attraction = romantic love" and the last of his formulae being "attraction - closeness = crush".

The students are seen laughing while the professor goes on explaining each formula and are even heard saying "yes" to the explanation.

The professor is seen teaching the formulae in Hindi passionately to the students explaining each word.