Academic Debate
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The long walk to academic freedom in India
The research university that fused fundamental inquiry with immersive pedagogy never quite existed in India, though they did exist in separate spaces.
Saikat Majumdar
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Gilles Verniers ‘forced to leave’ Ashoka University’s Trivedi Centre for Political Data, says board
The university claimed that the political scientist left because he did not meet the strict criteria regarding the continuation of service.
Scroll Staff
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Ashoka University row: Private universities not bulwarks of liberal thought, say 326 academicians
The sequence of events showed that what was at stake was not the academic merit of his paper, but the threat it posed to the ruling party, they said.
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Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Academic freedom violated in response to Sabyasachi Das’ paper: Former Ashoka University professor
In a letter, Pulapre Balakrishnan hinted that the university may have invited Das to rejoin his position.
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Author of research paper on electoral manipulation quits Ashoka University
Sabyasachi Das had argued that the BJP won a disproportionate share of closely contested parliamentary seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
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Ashoka University criticised for dissociating itself from professor’s paper on election manipulation
His research raised the possibility of manipulation in favour of the ruling BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
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Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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The peer review system of publishing in academic journals is broken. Here’s how to fix it
The current system can be slow, opaque and cliquey, and it runs on volunteer labour from already overworked academics.
Kelly-Ann Allen, The Conversation, Jonathan Reardon, The Conversation, Joseph Crawford, The Conversation & Lucas Walsh, The Conversation
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New Zealand police say safety plans in place after Hindutva threats to professor
Mohan Dutta, the dean’s chair of communication at the Massey University, had published a paper on ‘Islamophobic elements’ in the Hindutva ideology.
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‘Reinstate works of Dalit writers, Mahasweta Devi’: Activists, academicians write to DU
Last month, the Delhi University had dropped works of the three writers from its syllabus.
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The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Academicians, writers ask DU to restore works of Dalit writers, Mahasweta Devi
The decision to remove the works from the English course was a ‘shocking display of prejudice’, the group said.
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DU syllabus row: Courses should have materials that don’t hurt sentiments, says university
The institution faced heavy criticism for dropping the works of Tamil Dalit writers Bama and Sukirtharani and Bengali author Mahasweta Devi from its course.
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Delhi University drops Dalit writers, Mahasweta Devi’s works from English course
As many as 15 members of the university’s Academic Council have submitted a dissent note for removing the writings.
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The Field
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Football: AIFF technical committee to seek answers from Igor Stimac on India’s recent display
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj