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It’s a nationalist stir
A fresher at JNU explains what she expected from one of India’s premier institutions, and why students are unanimously resisting the big hike in fees and other arbitrary actions of the administration En route to the library, I look at the signboard at the Admin Block which reads “Any demonstration within 100 metres of this […]
Being queer on campus
A year after the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality, LTBTQ+ students say their colleges and universities are still far from being accepting of them The university is envisioned to encourage free thinking and open exchange of ideas. But in India, the LGBTQ+ community feels that they don’t enjoy these rights on campuses. The Supreme Court last […]
What’s with making Sanskrit compulsory?
Primacy of the vernacular has offered Indian society an unprecedented level of access to the larger public sphere, transforming the very way we communicate and access information On Sunday, American pop star Lady Gaga tweeted part of a Sanskrit shloka, sending Indian Twitter into a tizzy. Amidst the flurry of responses that followed was a […]
JNU amid dispute
New hostel rules also mandate a dress code for mealtimes and 11 pm curfew, and bar male and female students from visiting each other’s hostels Controversies are swirling around Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University once again. It is witnessing two simultaneous protests by the students — against “draconian” new hostel rules and against the delay in […]
Terminator tower
The proposed construction of a high-rise building has led to outrage in Delhi University as it poses a security threat to girl students The construction of a private high-rise building right next to the North Campus of Delhi University has been a matter that has provoked a lot of hue and cry over the past […]
Trial by taunts
Sarvjeet Singh was declared a pervert based on Jasleen Kaur’s testimony. Four years later, the court acquitted him In August 2015, a Facebook post by Jasleen Kaur, a student in Delhi, went viral. She alleged that a man, later identified as Sarvjeet Singh, “made obscene comments” to her at a traffic signal in Tilak Nagar. […]
Smacking snacks
Manek Chowk in Ahmedabad, surrounded by heritage structures, is the place to go to in the evening for a generous variety of street food It’s a beautiful breezy night — the air replete with festive fervor. Ahmedabad may have just bidden goodbye to Diwali but the warmth of the fun-filled continues to charge every corner […]
Waging a war
Peeing Human, the creator of the popular YouTube channel, says nationalism now trumps rationalism on TV news My name is Ramit and I am not a journalist. I have no formal training as a journalist. However, I do understand and hold in great regard the four pillars of modern democracy. Outside of the elected legislative, […]