Topic: Academic Freedom

This is the full text of the Professor G.N. Saibaba Memorial Lecture delivered by S. Muralidhar, former Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court and a senior lawyer, on October 12, 2025, in New Delhi.

Azher Ahmad & Maleeha Shafi In a country where the Constitution guarantees the right to free speech, the Indian university is fast becoming a paradox,...

An open letter signed by over 1,200 people—including academics, politicians, civil servants, and many others from all corners—expressed support for political scientist Ali Khan Mahmudabad, demanding that the Haryana Women’s Commission retract its summons to him and apologise for “deliberately and maliciously slandering him.”

In a move drawing sharp criticism from student bodies and academics, both Kerala University and the University of Calicut have recently cancelled seminars relating to Kashmir and recent deadly attack in Pahalgam. The Vice-Chancellors of the two institutions cited national security concerns, with one labeling a proposed event “anti-national.”

The reservation debate in India has long been reduced to political posturing rather than a meaningful pursuit of social justice. Yogendra Yadav’s recent article...

In yet another act of censorship by the Union government, Delhi University professor and columnist Apoorvanand was denied leave to attend an India-China talk in New York later this month, after he refused to submit his speech text to the authorities.