1.0Dalit Camerahttps://www.dalitcamera.comdc_adminhttps://www.dalitcamera.com/author/dc_admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.dalitcamera.com/converging-struggles-and-diverging-interests/">Converging Struggles and Diverging Interests: A look at the recent unrest in universities</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){var r,a,i,s,n,o=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]');for(r=0;r<c.length;r++)c[r].style.display="none";for(r=0;r<o.length;r++)if(a=o[r],e.source===a.contentWindow){if(a.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;a.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),n=l.createElement("a"),s.href=a.getAttribute("src"),n.href=t.value,n.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===a)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;var e,t,r,a,i=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),s=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),n=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content");for(t=0;t<n.length;t++){if(!(r=n[t]).getAttribute("data-secret"))a=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),r.src+="#?secret="+a,r.setAttribute("data-secret",a);if(i||s)(e=r.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),r.parentNode.replaceChild(e,r)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.dalitcamera.com/converging-struggles-and-diverging-interests/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Converging Struggles and Diverging Interests: A look at the recent unrest in universities” — Dalit Camera" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://www.dalitcamera.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/B9848F66-A57D-44A0-9C3C-96394A5A87DD.jpeg312268The "rst of these was the controversy regarding de-recognition of the Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (APSC) in IIT Madras, for allegedly instigating protests against the policies of the Centre and creating hatred against Hindus. It not only captured widespread attention, but also triggered a series of protests against the action of the IIT authorities. An online petition regarding this was able to gather more than 7500 signatures in less than a week’s time and editorial pieces were written in many leading magazines. The events that unfurled in the University of Hyderabad following the hanging of Yakub Memon (who was sentenced to death for his role in the blasts in Mumbai) and in the Jawaharlal Nehru University following the protest against the hanging of Afzal Guru o#er another interesting study.