Mumbai: On October 4, an assistant professor at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Hyderabad campus, participated in a student protest. The professor, Arjun Sengupta, expressed his solidarity with student leader and PhD scholar Ramadas Prini Sivanandan, who had been suspended by the TISS administration.
A part of Sengupta’s speech was widely circulated on social media, resulting in a show cause notice being served to him within days.
On October 4, students associated with the Progressive Students Organisation (PSO) and the Ambedkar Students’ Association organised a public meeting at the institute’s off-campus location in Hyderabad.
Sengupta spoke about importance of unity among students and staff
While students gathered in large numbers, Sengupta also attended. The meeting focused on several issues and concerns regarding the current academic functioning at TISS, including the educational implications of the deep employment uncertainty faced by 119 teaching and non-teaching staff whose positions are funded by the Tata Education Trust (TET).
Sengupta, who is also employed under the TET, spoke about the importance of unity among the students, teaching staff, and non-teaching employees of the institute during the gathering.
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