Lecture Dedicated to Activist Jesuit Priest in India Cancelled to to Hindu Nationalists

Lecture dedicated to activist Jesuit priest in India cancelled to to Hindu nationalists

MUMBAI, India – St. Xavier’s College has cancelled its annual Stan Swamy Memorial Lecture in Mumbai, originally scheduled for the evening of August 9, following a protest by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a student organization affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organization. The lecture, organized by the college’s Department of Inter-Religious Studies, was to have been delivered virtually …

St. Xavier’s Mumbai cancels Stan Swamy memorial lecture after ABVP protest

Matters India Reporter Mumbai, August 7, 2025 — St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, has cancelled its annual Stan Swamy Memorial Lecture scheduled for August 9, following protests from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a student organization affiliated with the RSS. The lecture, titled “Migration for Livelihood: Hope amidst Miseries”, was to be delivered virtually by…