Podcast: The Public University as a Political Space
| << The Ganatantra podcast is about politics in India, but steering clear of intrigue and personalities, and the everyday news cycle. As Indian public universities become both spaces for and subjects of political disputes (often breaking out into violence), this episode examines what it means for such universities to be “political”, especially in the face of increasing privatization of higher education. |
As Indian public universities become both spaces for and subjects of political disputes (often breaking out into violence) it’s worth examining what it means for such universities to be “political” especially in the face of increasing privatization of higher education.In this episode, we are joined by Jean Tomas Martelli who has studied the processes by which students cut their political teeth in Jawaharlal Nehru University, to explore this subject and understand how students in the public universities become “political”.
In this episode, we are joined by Jean Tomas Martelli who has studied the processes by which students cut their political teeth in Jawaharlal Nehru University, to explore this subject and understand how students in the public universities become “political”.
The Ganatantra podcast is about politics in India, but steering clear of intrigue and personalities, and the everyday news cycle. Join political science thinker Dr Sarayu Natarajan, the founder of Aapti Institute, a think tank which looks at issues of technology and policy; and policy lawyer Alok Prasanna Kumar, Senior Resident Fellow at the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy in Bengaluru, as we bring data, academic works and nuanced perspectives into understanding how politics in India works, apart from identifying and making sense of the broader trends taking place.
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