Less than a decade after its foundation, the reputation of Kolkata’s Presidency University has hit the reefs. On Monday, it incurred the dubious distinction of being compelled to shift Tuesday’s convocation to Nandan III ~ an auditorium for screening films. The line that demarcates academic pursuit from cinema has consciously been blurred in consequence. Another …
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September 12, 2018There appears to be no pause to the continuous scenes of agitation at Presidency University, as the campus once again echoed with another round of protests on Saturday. Around 200 students from different students’ unions staged a protest near the registrar’s office on Saturday. They demanded that the Hindu Hostel be repaired at the earliest. …
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August 5, 2018