260: Controversy is Thy Name: Does JNU Really Need Romila Thapar’s CV?

Recently, JNU asked at least five professors emeritae including historian Romila Thapar and sociologist TK Oommen among others to submit their CVs to a university-appointed committee. This is as a part of revised guidelines consistent with practices of some other universities - at least that’s what JNU administration says but it’s raked up a controversy what are these guidelines? We talk about that of course in this episode but stay on till the end of the podcast because we also take a look at how these controversies that the university is running into is connected to how much the university has changed in the past 5 years. Tune in to The Big Story for more!