Discussion On Umar Khalid’s Book Will Go Ahead Despite Venue Cancellation: JNUSU

New
Delhi,
Aug
10
(PTI)
The
Jawaha lal
Neh u
U ive sity
Stude ts’
U io
(JNUSU)
o
Mo day
eite ated
that
a
scheduled
discussio
o
fo me
JNU
stude t
Uma
Khalid’s
book
“F actu ed
Commu ities:
Adivasi
Histo ies
a d
the
Politics
of
Powe ”
will
be
held
despite
the
ca cellatio
of
the
ve ue’s
booki g.

The
discussio ,
o ga ised
o
the
occasio
of
the
I te atio al
Day
of
the
Wo ld’s
I dige ous
Peoples,
was
ea lie
scheduled
at
the
School
of
Social
Scie ces-I
(SSS-I)
audito ium
f om
3
pm.

The
u ive sity
had
ca celled
the
booki g,
sayi g
“full
facts”
about
the
p og amme
had
ot
bee
disclosed.

The
JNUSU,
howeve ,
te med
the
decisio
“a bit a y
a d
autho ita ia ”
a d
said
the
ca cellatio
of
the
ve ue’s
booki g
would
ot
stop
the
discussio .

“Howeve ,
let
it
be
clea :
ca celli g
a
oom
does
ot
ca cel
a
co ve satio .
No
admi ist ative
o de
ca
supp ess
the
ight
of
stude ts
to
thi k,
questio ,
a d
discuss,”
the
stude ts’
u io
said
i
a
stateme t.

The
u io
eite ated
that
the
discussio
will
p oceed
at
a
alte ate
ve ue,
outside
the
SSS-II
buildi g,
a d
called
upo
stude ts,
faculty
a d
staff
to
pa ticipate.

“Come
i
la ge
umbe s.
Defe d
you
ight
to
k ow,
to
ead,
a d
to
discuss,”
it
said.

The
discussio
is
scheduled
to
featu e
p ofesso s
P abhu
Mahapat a
a d
Uma
Chak ava ti,
Shuddhab ata
Se gupta,
a d
social
activists
Ha sh
Ma de
a d
Ba ojyots a,
acco di g
to
the
eve t’s
poste .& bsp;

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