Baroda attack
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We, the undersigned academics, wish to voice our strong protest and condemnation of the recent political attack on a graduate student at the prestigious Faculty of Fine Arts, M. S. University, Baroda, India by a group of political activists with the help of the Police. The student, Chandramohan, was arrested without charges on grounds of obscenity and offending religious sentiments. We are also deeply distressed about the blatantly unfair suspension of Dean Dr. Shivaji Panikkar, one of the leading art historians of India. We further object to the fact that the police entered an academic examination space not intended for the public and that the university administration colluded in this breach of academic freedom. This is a shameful moment in the history of Indian democracy. We call upon everyone in the academic community and, indeed, everyone interested in democracy, secularism, academic freedom and freedom of expression to sign our petition. Let us do all we can to ensure that Baroda never happens again.
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Letizia A
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As a scholar of Indian Writing in English, I think it is my duty to support Gayatri Spivak in this as with her all those who are suffering from the power of undefinable abuse.
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Ankit Sexton
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political parties have made it difficult for students as well as civilians to live their life freely.they want to interfere in other peoples life for the purpose of their benifit
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