IndiaNewsWatchSep 12, 2023

Ashoka University 'Breached Academic Norms', 'Forced Out' Gilles Verniers: Trivedi Centre Board

In an open letter, the Centre's scientific board announced that it was dissolving itself as "the university did not inform the Centre’s scientific board about decisions that affect not only the leadership of the Centre but also its future as an institution".

https://thewire.in/education/ashoka-university-trivedi-centre-gilles-verniers

#AshokaUniversity #TrivediCentreBoard #GillesVerniers #TCPD #AcademicFreedom #education #research #academia #india

Ashoka University 'Breached Academic Norms', 'Forced Out' Gilles Verniers: Trivedi Centre Board

In an open letter, the Centre's scientific board announced that it was dissolving itself as "the university did not inform the Centre’s scientific board about decisions that affect not only the leadership of the Centre but also its future as an institution".

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IndiaNewsWatchAug 30, 2023

India’s Universities Lack the Freedom to Excel

The abrupt resignation of an economics professor from a prestigious private university has highlighted concerns about academic freedom in India. The country will never be a “vishwaguru” (teacher to the world), as Prime Minister Narendra Modi often boasts, unless the government stops silencing dissenting voices.

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/economics-professor-resignation-ashoka-university-threatens-india-higher-education-aims-by-milan-vaishnav-2023-08

#universities #education #AcademicFreedom #AshokaUniversity #SabyasachiDas #ElectoralFraud #2019elections #research #BJP #hindutva #india

India’s Universities Lack the Freedom to Excel | by Milan Vaishnav - Project Syndicate

Milan Vaishnav argues that threats to independent research undermine the government's ambitious higher-education goals.

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IndiaNewsWatchAug 29, 2023

Universities – The BJP-RSS’s Killing Fields

What’s unfolding in Ashoka University reflects the ascendancy of a fascistic state. No country can be self-reliant if its universities are effectively destroyed and reduced to coaching centres.

https://www.newsclick.in/universities-bjp-rsss-killing-fields

#AshokaUniversity #universities #education #AcademicFreedom #RSS #BJP #HinduNationalism #hindutva #india

Universities – The BJP-RSS’s Killing Fields | NewsClick

What’s unfolding in Ashoka University reflects the ascendancy of a fascistic state. No country can be self-reliant if its universities are effectively destroyed and reduced to coaching centres.

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Show threadBen WaberAug 25, 2023
Next was an interesting talk by Farzana Afridi on women, work, and the role of technology at #AshokaUniversity. Afridi presents a thorough examination of how women spend their time in agricultural households in India, and through observational and experimental data demonstrates gendered differences in new technology effects on labor allocation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNeAv-M7elk (6/7) #gender #work #India
RES 2022 Hub Plenary: Ashoka University - Women, Work and the Role of Technology

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IndiaNewsWatchAug 22, 2023

Intelligence Bureau at Ashoka University, Wants to Probe ‘Democratic Backsliding’ Paper

IB officials arrived Monday to speak to former faculty member Sabyasachi Das, and unsuccessfully tried to speak to others from the economics department after learning he was not on campus. A second visit was then set for Tuesday.

#AshokaUniversity #IntelligenceBureau #SabyasachiDas #BJP #ElectoralFraud #2019elections #democracy #AcademicFreedom #FreeSpeech #research #hindutva #india

https://thewire.in/education/intelligence-bureau-at-ashoka-university-wants-to-probe-democratic-backsliding-paper

Intelligence Bureau at Ashoka University, Wants to Probe ‘Democratic Backsliding’ Paper

IB officials arrived Monday to speak to former faculty member Sabyasachi Das, and unsuccessfully tried to speak to others from the economics department after learning he was not on campus. A second visit was then set for Tuesday.

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IndiaNewsWatchAug 20, 2023

320 economists from 91 institutions extend support to Prof Das, demand his reinstatement

As many as 320 economists from 91 institutions across the country have extended their support to Prof Sabyasachi Das, whose paper suggesting voter manipulation in the 2019 elections sparked a controversy.

#AshokaUniversity #SabyasachiDas #ElectoralFraud #2019elections #BJP #AcademicFreedom #censorship #hindutva #academia #education #india

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/320-economists-91-institutions-extend-support-prof-das-demand-his-reinstatement-181243

IndiaNewsWatchAug 18, 2023

Ashoka University Departments Unite in Support of Former Professor Amid Academic Freedom Debate

The departments of sociology and anthropology, English, creative writing, political science, philosophy, psychology, and media studies have all voiced their concerns over the university's handling of academic freedom.

#AshokaUniversity #SabyasachiDas #research #ElectoralFraud #2019elections #BJP #AcademicFreedom #censorship #dissent #academia #education #hindutva #india

https://www.newsclick.in/ashoka-university-departments-unite-support-former-professor-amid-academic-freedom-debate

Ashoka University Departments Unite in Support of Former Professor Amid Academic Freedom Debate | NewsClick

The departments of sociology and anthropology, English, creative writing, political science, philosophy, psychology, and media studies have all voiced their concerns over the university's handling of academic freedom.

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IndiaNewsWatchAug 17, 2023

Ashoka University faculty sets two conditions before carrying forward teaching obligations

The faculty also asked the management to desist from interfering in academic work.

#AshokaUniversity #SabyasachiDas #PulapreBalakrishnan #ElectoralFraud #2019elections #BJP #research #academia #education #dissent #censorship #repression #hindutva #india

https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/ashoka-university-faculty-sets-two-conditions-before-carrying-forward-teaching-obligations/cid/1959437

Ashoka University faculty sets two conditions before carrying forward teaching obligations

The Faculty Also Asked The Management To Desist From Interfering In Academic Work

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Rohin DharmakumarAug 17, 2023
"But a university with deep values, whose roots can withstand the winds of a hard, ideological politics, cannot be created merely by throwing money at land and hiring the “best” from around the world. That requires courage and a sense that an institution cannot bend, that every time someone “resigns” under pressure, your university comes one step closer to being just another shop in the market." #AshokaUniversity https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/ashoka-university-and-the-hypocrisy-of-liberal-branding-8646715/
Ashoka University and the hypocrisy of ‘liberal’ branding

Its mostly Caucasian philosophy department would raise no eyebrows if India's most elite private university actually stood up for the moral values it professes. Since it doesn't, better to stick to advertising 'placements'

The Indian Express
IndiaNewsWatchAug 16, 2023

Economics Dept Says Ashoka Governing Body ‘Interference’ Forcing Scholars to ‘Operate in Environment of Fear’

Department wants Sabyasachi Das reappointed, sets deadline of August 23; English and Creative Writing Departments also release a statement in solidarity with the economics department, stipulating the same demands.

#AshokaUniversity #SabyasachiDas #research #2019elections #ElectoralFraud #dissent #academia #education #BJP #universities #democracy #UnionGovt #india

https://thewire.in/education/econ-dept-says-ashoka-governing-body-interference-forcing-scholars-to-operate-in-environment-of-fear

Econ Dept Says Ashoka Governing Body ‘Interference’ Forcing Scholars to ‘Operate in Environment of Fear’

Department wants Sabyasachi Das reappointed, sets deadline of August 23; English and Creative Writing Departments also release a statement in solidarity with the economics department, stipulating the same demands.

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