“You Can’t Study Sanskrit like a Brahmin”: PhD Withheld by Hindutva-affiliated Dean, Says Dalit PhD Scholar from Kerala University
06 November 2025 | Maktoob Media
Vipin Vijayan, a PhD scholar at Kerala University, has levelled serious allegations against Dr. C. N. Vijayakumari, Dean of the Sanskrit Department, accusing her, whom he claims has affiliations with the RSS-BJP, of caste discrimination and abuse of authority after his PhD degree was withheld.
The Dalit PhD scholar alleged that the Dean made casteist remarks such as, “No matter how much a Pulayan or Parayan bows, Sanskrit will never yield to them as it does to Brahmins,” and deliberately obstructed the awarding of his PhD degree…