12: The State of Higher Education in India

Explore the state of higher education in India. Professor Dilip Menon explains how the rise of Hindu nationalism and the adoption of neoliberal values have contributed to a climate of protest at higher education institutions like Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the University of Hyderabad.

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Rohith Vemula – an unfinished portrait by the Hindustan Times

Why India’s student protests keep growing by Al Jazeera

Protests to continue at Indian university after student leader’s arrest by The Guardian

Thousands in India Join Sedition Protest as Nationalism Debate Rages On by Time