Activism

Jamia Millia Islamia administration has finally confessed that there is no ban on students organization activities on Jamia campus. In a response to an RTI filed by the Forum for Students Democracy, Jamia PIO has replied that student organizations can publicly circulate their handbills and posters freely. However, the reality is, Jamia has imposed an emergency type situation on student ...

A group of people in Delhi have come together to organize and march in protest against the growing incidents of sexual violence toward women. The walk is being organized under the banner of “SlutWalk Arthaat Besharmi Morcha.” (Link to Website.) The march is scheduled for Sunday, July 31, 2011; from Jantar Mantar to Parliament street and back. Route for the ...

A crowd of about 200 people, consisting mostly of university students from Jamia Millia Islamia, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Delhi University, gathered in front of the Egyptian embassy in New Delhi, chanting and holding signs demanding the ouster of the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak,  on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. The demonstration was held in solidarity with the people of Egypt ...

Students from Jamia took part in a public protest at Jantar Mantar on Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, against the imprisonment of Dr. Binayak Sen. They were also accompanied by students from JNU and DU. According to the Times of India,  Dr. Binayak Sen is a physician and a human rights activist working in the Naxal influenced region of Chhattisgarh. ...