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West Bengal's University Transfer Bill: Reform, Centralisation or a Threat to Academic Autonomy?

West Bengal says experienced professors should be transferable to newer universities that need them. That objective is defensible. But giving the government power over where university academics work raises a larger question: can administrative efficiency be pursued without turning academic careers into instruments of political control?

Sep 10, 20269 min read

Politics

Why We Are No Longer Taught the History of Protest

The BJP often portrays student protests as anti-national and undemocratic. Yet its own political rise was deeply rooted in the student movements of the 1970s, from Gujarat's Nav Nirman Andolan to Jayaprakash Narayan's call for Sampoorna Kranti. This article revisits that overlooked history and examines the striking contrast between the protests once celebrated by the Sangh Parivar and the protests it condemns today.

Jul 22, 20268 min read