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Ashoka Founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani’s response to a concerned alumnus: On Activist Universities & Academic Scholarship
Ashoka Founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani’s response to a concerned alumnus: On Activist Universities & Academic Scholarship
Sanjeev Bikhchandani
Jun 9
Supreme Court Hearing on Khan’s Controversial Facebook Post: Receives Interim Bail, SIT to be formed
On May 21st, Wednesday, the Supreme Court granted Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad interim bail over the two FIRs filed against him following certain remarks in his Facebook post on India’s Operation Sindoor. The bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and N.K. Singh explained that the bail was issued for the process of “facilitating further investigation”.
The Edict
May 21
Behind the Bench: Justices Surya Kant and Nongmeikapam Singh Preside Over Today’s Supreme Court Hearing
The Edict takes a look at the previous cases judged by the bench that will hear Prof. Ali Khan's case.
The Edict
May 21
Teachers Unions Organise a Joint Press Conference “against unlawful arrest of Dr. Ali Khan Mahmudabad and witch-hunt of public intellectuals”
On May 20th, Tuesday, academics across public universities of Delhi (Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Ambedkar University, and others) banded together at the Press Club of India in New Delhi for a press conference in support of Professor Khan.
The Edict
May 21
Learning Against The Grain: Perspectives from Khan’s Former Students
Two alumnae write about the role Prof. Khan has played in their lives as an educator & free thinker, in our latest guest op-ed.
The Anatomy of a Professor’s Arrest: 48 Hours of Ali Khan Mahmudabad
On Sunday, 18th May 2025, Prof. Ali Khan Mahmudabad — Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science at Ashoka University — was arrested from his temporary residence in Delhi by Haryana Police officials.
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