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Hope, solidarity and struggle in JNU: Women of Sabarmati

WOMEN OF SABARMATI WRITE: The outpouring of solidarity and generosity on the JNU campus, since the attack of 5th January 2020 has been overwhelming. Hostels have organised guerilla dhabas at Sabarmati. They have sung revolutionary songs while making pans of maggi and distributing jhal muri and peanuts. Men from the hostel that distributed peanuts, worried … Continue reading Hope, solidarity and struggle in JNU: Women of Sabarmati →

Faculty Feminist Collective, JNU, condemns police violence on students

December 11, 2019 We, members of Faculty Feminist Collective, Jawaharlal Nehru University, condemn in the strongest terms the unprovoked police brutality on the peaceful protest marches of JNU students against the illegal adoption of a revised Hostel Manual by the JNU administration and the proposed steep rise in fees. Three times since November 11, 2019, … Continue reading Faculty Feminist Collective, JNU, condemns police violence on students →

Solidarity Statement by TISS Alumni with Students of JNU

We the undersigned, are alumni of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. We are appalled at the complete lack of sensitivity shown by the JNU administration and concerned government officials to the issues raised by the students on the recent proposal of irrational 999% hike in their fee structure. We also strongly condemn the inappropriate … Continue reading Solidarity Statement by TISS Alumni with Students of JNU →

Academic Community stands firmly with JNUSU President; 100+ academicians, activists, writers issue statement of solidarity

Guest Post by Shehla Rashid on behalf of the signatories We, the undersigned, are deeply shocked by the shameful attempts by JNU Administration to crush dissent in the University through imposition of arbitrary fines on student activists, denial of registration to students engaged in protests against the administration, including the elected President of the Students’ … Continue reading Academic Community stands firmly with JNUSU

JNU Teachers on allegations of motive behind car vandalism

STATEMENT FROM JNU TEACHERS We, members of the JNU faculty, are deeply shocked at the kinds of allegations and speculations being made because a faculty member’s car was vandalised a couple of nights ago. Obviously the incident in which the windshield of the car was found shattered in the morning,  is worrisome, and cause for … Continue reading JNU Teachers on allegations of motive behind car vandalism

Shut down JNU if not one way then another? JNUTA statement on UGC regulations

JNU administration has drastically cut intake into the university for the next academic session and perhaps for years to come, using the UGC ‘caps’ on research as a pretext. JNU Teachers’ Association demonstrates conclusively here through a survey of 46 Central Universities, that barring a handful which have definitively adopted them, most others are still operating … Continue reading Shut down JNU if not one way then another? JNUTA statement on UGC regulations