Courting Hindutva: The Unmaking of Jamia Millia Islamia
Shishu Ranjan | 27 May 2026 | The Wire
On 28 April, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) organised “Yuva Kumbh”, an event to commemorate its 100th anniversary at Jamia Millia Islamia. During the event, the Vice-Chancellor (VC) reportedly remarked, “Our DNA has Mahadev’s DNA.” When located within the restructuring of higher education institutions under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, the VC’s statement highlights a discernible pattern: universities increasingly being drawn into the monolithic Hindu-nationalism project of the right-wing regime….