GN Saibaba removed as assistant professor from Delhi University’s Ram Lal Anand College

The wheelchair-bound, 90% physically disabled scholar-activist was sentenced to life for his alleged connections to Maoists in 2017, and has been in jail since.

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· Apr 02, 2021 · 05:20 pm

Dismantling the labyrinth: What I learnt about power and privilege when I quit Ashoka in 2016

To truly create sanctuaries of learning and questioning, the right to be heard impartially must be universal.

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· Mar 24, 2021 · 09:00 am

Ashoka University to appoint ombudsperson by May 31 as row over academic freedom intensifies

Though students boycotted most classes on Monday, and are expected to do so on Tuesday as well, nearly 900 attended a class by Pratap Bhanu Mehta.

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· Mar 23, 2021 · 10:10 am

IIM-Calcutta director resigns, cites ‘breakdown of confidence’ between her and faculty: Reports

Anju Seth, who was the first woman director of the management institute, said she was quitting due to chairperson Shrikrishna Kulkarni’s constant interference.

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· Mar 22, 2021 · 03:39 pm

Full text: ‘Circumstances leading to my exit will not change for foreseeable future,’ says PB Mehta

Pratap Bhanu Mehta, a vocal critic of the Narendra Modi government, had resigned as a professor from Ashoka University on March 16.

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· Mar 21, 2021 · 08:23 am

‘Free speech suffered a grievous blow,’ says Raghuram Rajan on Ashoka University resignations

Rajan noted that free speech is the soul of a great university.

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· Mar 20, 2021 · 11:37 am

PB Mehta resignation: Over 150 academicians from Yale, Oxford express support for scholar

In an open letter, the academicians criticised the ‘assault’ on the values, which they said Mehta has always practiced.

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· Mar 20, 2021 · 08:26 am

Full text: It’s been made clear I may be considered a political liability for Ashoka, says PB Mehta

Mehta, a vocal critic of the Narendra Modi government, resigned as professor on Tuesday. Two days later, economist Arvind Subramanian also quit.

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· Mar 18, 2021 · 08:28 pm

Ashoka University: In wake of PB Mehta’s resignation, protests from students and teachers

The faculty said it seemed ‘quite plausible’ that Mehta’s resignation was a direct consequence of his role as critic of the government.

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· Mar 18, 2021 · 04:21 pm

Full text: Arvind Subramanian resigns from Ashoka University after Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s exit

The noted economist said despite being a private university it can no longer protect or give space to academic freedom and expression.

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· Mar 18, 2021 · 11:13 am

No decision taken on Nita Ambani’s appointment as visiting professor, claims BHU

Reliance Industries Limited called the reports on Ambani being invited to join the university ‘fake’.

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· Mar 17, 2021 · 07:42 pm

Pratap Bhanu Mehta resigns as professor from Ashoka University

While the reasons for his resignation are not yet known, Mehta has been a vocal critic of the Narendra Modi government.

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· Mar 17, 2021 · 03:13 pm