P Chidambaram Writes: University Education in Peril
P Chidambaram | 20 April 2025 | The Indian Express
“The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights….The administration’s prescription goes beyond the power of the federal government. ….And it threatens our values as a private institution devoted to the pursuit, production, and dissemination of knowledge. No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.”
Which Vice Chancellor of an Indian University said that in response to perceived interference in the administration of the University? The answer is “none”…