Why can't an Academic deliver a Lecture on Secularism without Police Protection? - Romila Thapar

Romila Thapar ()

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Abstract: At Pratirodh, the Writers' Convention organised on 1 October 2015, Romila Thapar began with an anecdotal account of her recent lecture on secularism in Mumbai, a lecture for which she was advised to take police protection.

Keywords: India; politics; dadri; academic freedom; writer's protest; hindutva; intolerance; saffronisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-11
Note: Current Affairs
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