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India Academic Freedom Network is a platform for students, faculty and all those interested in strengthening the values of academic freedom in Indian educational institutions.
We believe in the right to access knowledge, to teach and do research, to enjoy freedom of expression, movement and association, within and outside educational spaces. We believe that such rights are best protected under conditions of institutional autonomy.
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Six tables discussing censorship, syllabi changes, attacks on students and faculty, visa restrictions, cancelled lectures and more. Maintained by Team IAFN.
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Scholarly Articles on Academic Freedom in India and Abroad
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Updated versions of latest global reports monitoring academic freedom including reports by Scholars at Risk (SAR), V-Dem, Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, Network of Concerned Historians and more.
Campus Notes
Campus Notes is a new initiative by IAFN to report violations of academic freedom from the field. IAFN is not responsible for verifying these statements. This is part of IAFN’s efforts to reach campuses across India. We encourage readers, both faculty and students, experiencing threats to their academic freedom at university campuses to write to us, send photographs, posters or video clips at indiaacademicfreedom@gmail.com.
Debating Curriculum Revisions
A public meeting, titled, Debating Curriculum Revisions was convened by the India Academic Freedom Network. Several distinguished faculty (many of who have been associated with the writing of National Curriculum Framework, 2005) spoke on the recent changes and revisions in school textbooks, university curriculum and syllabi. The event was held at the Jawahar Bhavan, New Delhi.
What is the National Education Policy (NEP) About? Decoding its Politics, Economy and Pedagogy
The India Academic Freedom Network organised a panel on what the National Education Policy is about. Opening remarks by Rajshree Chandra. Followed by Nandita Narain, Sachidanand Sinha, Sudhanshu Bhushan and Tanuja Kothial in a discussion moderated by Apoorvanand
Palestine, Israel and Academic Freedom in India
This event, jointly hosted by India Academic Freedom Network (IAFN) and International Solidarity for Academic Freedom in India (InSAF India), discusses the way in which attempts to protest the total destruction of Gaza and call for a ceasefire, as well as academic discussions on the issue are being attacked and silenced in India and across the world.