Faculty Members' Solidarity with Student Protest against Denial of Rights on Campus, Draws TISS Ire
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 20 October 2024 | The Telegraph
The Centre-funded Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has sought an explanation from a faculty member for supporting a student protest against what they claim was the institute's consistent effort to deny them their rights on the campus.
The TISS Teachers' Association (TISSTA) has said that TISS's action will suppress dissenting voices on the campus, which is what an academic institution is supposed to promote.
TISS registrar Narendra Mishra issued a show-cause notice to Arjun Sengupta, an assistant professor at TISS, Hyderabad, after a video clip showing his participation in the students' protest was circulated….