What the Sidelining of a Delhi University Professor Says About India’s Attacks on Academic Freedom

Charu Singh | 15 March 2025 | Scroll.in

In Antonio Gramsci’s seminal works on how the ruling class maintains its dominance, the Italian philosopher noted that hegemony operates more through indirect means rather than direct ones. Exerting control through cultural and intellectual spaces is a convenient and effective way of doing so.

Universities are precisely such spaces. As places where knowledge is produced, universities play a central role in shaping public discourses. They determine which ideologies gain legitimacy in society – and which do not….

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