Who Is Afraid of Gender Justice? APPSC Questions Cancellation of Bhanwari Devi Panel Discussion at IIT Bombay
Geetha Sunil Pillai | 08 January 2025 | The Mooknayak
Mumbai — The abrupt cancellation of a panel discussion titled "What it Takes: Re-making the Workplace (Or, How Bhanwari Devi Changed Our World)"scheduled for January 4th, by the IIT Bombay administration has drawn sharp criticism from the Ambedkar-Periyar-Phule Study Circle (APPSC). The event, organized by the institute’s Gender Cell, aimed to spotlight the transformative role of Bhanwari Devi’s struggle in shaping the Vishakha guidelines against workplace sexual harassment.
The APPSC, a student collective which respond to issues impacting students within and out side IITB. has accused the administration of suppressing critical conversations on caste and gender equity. In a strongly worded statement, the group said, "The event was organized with due adherence to procedural guidelines. The abrupt cancellation by the institute, even after sincere attempts of inclusion of suggested changes, points to an 'alarming' suppression of critical discourse on caste and gender equity."…