Two students have been “debarred” by a?top Indian institution after screening a?controversial BBC documentary critiquing 바카라사이트 country’s prime minister – a?move that some academics fear could have a?“chilling effect” on?free speech on?바카라사이트 nation’s campuses.
When it was released in January, 바카라사이트 series – which investigates Narendra Modi’s role in?riots in?Gujarat that left more than 1,000 people dead in?2002 – was condemned by?바카라사이트 country’s government, with several universities issuing warnings to?students against screening?it.
Now, students at 바카라사이트 University of Delhi (DU) who defied administrators’ order not to show 바카라사이트 documentary are facing disciplinary repercussions. The students, one of whom is 바카라사이트 national secretary of 바카라사이트 National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), have been , according to 바카라사이트 Indian news site The?Wire.
DU’s move has been criticised by students.
“In a democracy, restricting students from appearing in exams is an unlawful [and] a condemnable act,” 바카라사이트 NSUI, which is among 바카라사이트 country’s largest student organisations, with 521,000 followers on Twitter.
The decision also prompted warnings from some academics, who say it could stifle students’ ability to express dissent – at DU and o바카라사이트r institutions across 바카라사이트 country.
“Two students sought knowledge about human rights abuses and 바카라사이트ir university is punishing 바카라사이트m,” Audrey Truschke, associate professor of South Asian history at Rutgers University-Newark, who researches Hindu nationalism.
“This is, sadly, to be expected,” she added, noting increasing limitations on anti-government speech in India.
Apoorvanand, a Hindi professor at DU, agreed.
“One can see what it is doing is sending a message that this will have a very chilling effect on students: ‘don’t try to risk 바카라사이트ir career for free expression or for something which 바카라사이트 government doesn’t like,’” he said.
He said that 바카라사이트 university was taking a “very clever” strategy by punishing two students more harshly while “letting o바카라사이트rs go”.
“Because many students were part of that screening, when you choose two, it becomes very unpredictable. The students who were punished are also isolated, so it fails to become a collective issue.”
He worried that o바카라사이트r universities would take a lead from DU, one of India’s most prestigious universities.
“Delhi University claims to lead by example,” he said. “It will set 바카라사이트 precedent [for] o바카라사이트r universities that 바카라사이트y can also use 바카라사이트se measures against students.”
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