Seema Panwar-ABVP Controversy in Meerut University Sparks Academic Freedom Debate

Seema Panwar-ABVP Controversy in Meerut University Sparks Academic Freedom Debate

The targeting of Professor Seema Panwar in Meerut University by the ABVP raises serious concerns about academic freedom in Indian universities, besides questions over censorship by RSS-linked organisations.

UP: Exam Duty Life Ban on Professor in Meerut Over RSS-Related Questions   - Clarion India

ABVP members force the authorities to take action against Prof Seema Panwar of the government-funded Chaudhry Charan Singh University  Team Clarion MEERUT – A female professor in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut has been barred for life from exam duties and other evaluation works for posing some questions related to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Prof Seema Panwar of the government-funded Chaudhry Charan Singh University faced the wrath of the ins…

Two Questions 'anti-national', says ABVP UP professor barred for life from setting exam papers

New Delhi: A state government-run university in Adityanath-ruled Uttar Pradesh has barred a professor of an affiliate college in Meerut from all evaluation and examination work after far right student activists objected to two questions set by her about the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). This was reported in The Wire by Omar Rashid. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidharthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the RSS, protested against Professor Seema …

UP varsity bans professor over RSS exam questions amid Hindutva protests - Kashmir Media Service

Lucknow: A government-run university in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh has sparked backlash after barring a professor from all examination and evaluation work, following protests from Hindutva student activists over questions related to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) set in a university exam. According to Kashmir Media Service, the controversy erupted after the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the RSS, raised object…