Condemning the incident, South Asian University asserts that it has a zero-tolerance policy on sexual harassment and all forms of violence against women.
Ikramuddin Kamil spent 7 years studying in India on an MEA scholarship. There is no official response by the MEA, yet. India has no official diplomatic ties with Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
Heated exchanges on X between current & former students of South Asian University over a professor’s ‘forced’ retirement point to tensions among teachers, ‘lack of academic freedom’.
Row over student citing Chomsky’s criticism of PM in research proposal & retirement of professor is latest flashpoint. But, there's no denying that SAU was a unique academic project.
In his letter to SAU acting president, Binoy Viswam of CPI has called out two declarations in mandatory ‘general undertaking’ for students and asked for their removal.
Academics from universities in India, US & UK are among 502 signatories. Their letter comes days after academics from Bangladesh wrote to the South Asian University demanding the same.
Letter to the SAARC university says 'such despotic practices can only breed in non-democratic environment'. The professors, suspended in June, were accused of inciting student protests.
Since its establishment in 2010, South Asian University has seen various controversies — the most recent ones being students protesting against university's admin & suspension of faculty.
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.
This piece is so heart breaking. I am from IIT-BHU and it really struck all of us when the gang rape happened in the campus. At the time, there was furore on Alumni chat groups and there were indications that due process may be followed. It is our apathy – my apathy – that I did not realize that the protesting students were under suspension after all this. At 20, I used to question why we don’t allow women to travel for better education – now, I think I understand. It is because no one in the system will back you up in case of a a crisis. Everyone is out to save their behinds.
This piece is so heart breaking. I am from IIT-BHU and it really struck all of us when the gang rape happened in the campus. At the time, there was furore on Alumni chat groups and there were indications that due process may be followed. It is our apathy – my apathy – that I did not realize that the protesting students were under suspension after all this. At 20, I used to question why we don’t allow women to travel for better education – now, I think I understand. It is because no one in the system will back you up in case of a a crisis. Everyone is out to save their behinds.