Suspended students allege ‘crackdown on campus democracy’. Professors from various universities term AUD action as leading to ‘culture of fear’, part of a pattern.
Delhi's Dr B R Ambedkar University defends decision to suspend student for 6 months saying disciplinary actions taken impartially & in accordance with established procedures.
Academics aren’t just moving to court for issues of harassment or pensions. The Delhi High Court has even had to hear cases on faculty leave. ‘At least a judge listens to you.’
The gardener, from OBC Kushwaha community, says he was sent by university' deputy registrar to minister Yogendra Upadhyaya's house 2 yrs ago, where he was 'overworked & physically abused'.
Ambedkar University was set up in 2008 by Delhi govt to focus on research in social sciences & humanities. Fifteen years later, grave questions surround its functioning.
Delhi govt announced a merger of College of Art with Ambedkar University last year. Funded by Delhi government, college had been affiliated with DU since its inception in 1942.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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