Censorship – Academia

A scheduled seminar at the Delhi School of Economics (DSE), University of Delhi, was cancelled following directions from the university administration. The seminar, part of the Department of Sociology’s long-running Friday Colloquium series, was titled “Land, Property and Democratic Rights” and was to discuss judicial interpretations of the Right to Property.

Taking to social media, the convener- Professor Nandini Sundar from DSE said, “Since I can no longer guarantee the intellectual integrity of the research colloquium and that it will not be cancelled arbitrarily at the last minute, I have resigned as convenor of the colloquium,” read the post.

She also alleged, “No reasons for the cancellation were given, in writing or otherwise, so we can only speculate that the RSS led Government is scared of any discussion around land and democratic rights.”