Can a University Afford to Be Non-political?

N Sukumar | 14 June 2025 | Deccan Herald

The past few days have witnessed heated debates on the issue of Ashoka university professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad with academics and public intellectuals taking sides on the question of ‘appropriate academic behaviour’. 
One of the founding members of Ashoka University set the ball rolling when he spoke about maintaining distance from ‘politically exposed persons’ in the private sector and further should the university have such a policy? After all, as he pointed out...
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