@AnandTeltumbde @ramadas_p_s @PSainath_org@BhagatSambhaji@somnathsfi Dr. Anand Teltumbde (renowned scholar), Arjun Dangle (senior Ambedkarite writer), P. Sainath (renowned journalist), Anand Patwardhan (acclaimed filmmaker) and Sambhaji Bhagat (renowned poet and musician) joined the press conference in solidarity.
Prominent writers, filmmakers, and journalists, with the support of 27 democratic organisations, held a press conference in Mumbai today, condemning the crackdown and support with suspended TISS scholar Ramadas Prini Sivanandan and Appealed for Larger Solidarity and Resistance.
"...Educational spaces that are meant to encourage critical thinking are suddenly punishing us for questioning and raising our voices. This is unprecedented and will have much larger repercussions on the education system,” Ramadas says.
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‘No Longer an Individual's Fight’, Says Suspended TISS Scholar After Bombay HC Denies Him Relief
TISS said that Ramadas Sivanandan, a PhD scholar from a Dalit community, was “anti-national” after he partook in a protest rally in Delhi.
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Ramadas K.S. was suspended from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences last year over allegations of “misconduct” and “anti-national” activities, and the Bombay High Court rejected his plea for reinstatement, on March 12
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Stand in solidarity with Ramadas, a Dalit, PhD scholar from TISS Mumbai, as we uphold democratic rights and academic freedom. Follow us to stand in solidarity with him and defend the right to dissent. #StandWithRamadas