https://en.themooknayak.com/education/reforms-not-retaliation-amid-faculty-march-backing-prof-doolla-iit-b-student-body-draws-line-between-institutional-reform-and-presuming-guilt https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-22/fl69b9ht/surya.jpeg IIT Bombay faculty members held a march supporting Prof. Suryanarayana Doolla, saying he followed Senate-approved exam procedures when he reported second-year student Sahil Wakode for alleged phone use during an exam on Sept 18. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-22/976nfv0u/IITB.jpeg The statement asserted that the concerns arising from the tragedy "must remain student-led and addressed within the Institute," cautioning against the episode becoming "a platform for external political interests, organisations, or narratives" to shape the student body's concerns. themooknayak-en en 2026-09-22T10:30:46.620+05:30 'Reforms, Not Retaliation': Amid Faculty March Backing Prof Doolla, IIT-B Student Body Draws Line Between Institutional Reform and Presuming Guilt IIT Bombay Row, Sahil Wakode Suicide, IIT Bombay Students Protests, Professor Suryanarayana Doolla https://en.themooknayak.com/tribal-news/cjps-adivasi-school-thik-karo-campaign-exposes-major-gaps-in-udaipur-tribal-schools https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-22/6b1glq4p/Udaipur-school.jpeg The CJP team said not even a single school building was found in a safe condition, posing severe security threats for the students studying here. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-22/3sq98011/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-21-at-6.57.18-PM.jpeg themooknayak-en en 2026-09-22T10:06:49.159+05:30 CJP’s ‘Adivasi School Thik Karo’ Campaign Exposes Major Gaps in Udaipur Tribal Schools Udaipur Tribal Schools, ‘Adivasi School Thik Karo’ Campaign, TAD Budget, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/sahil-wakode-suicide-iit-bombay-faculty-forum-backs-prof-doolla-sociology-professor-questions-its-legal-status-representation https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2023-03/fc61b197-59f7-45c4-b368-d12e1b7bb275/IIT_Bombay.jpg Professor Suryakant Waghmore of Sociology Deparment has questioned the legal status and representational authority of the Faculty Forum, saying that not all faculty members identify with or agree with the group’s position. themooknayak-en en 2026-09-21T16:43:49.319+05:30 Sahil Wakode Suicide: IIT Bombay Faculty Forum Says Prof Doolla Not Suspended, Only ‘Temporarily Relieved’; Sociology Professor Questions Its Legal Status Sahil Wakode Suicide, IIT Bombay Faculty Forum , Professor Suryakant Waghmore, Mumbai Police Crime Branch https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/dalit-students-suicide-faculty-defends-prof-doolla-students-demand-action-why-iit-bombay-is-divided https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-21/usr2b4pt/Sahil-IIT-Bombay.png Students protesting on campus have demanded an independent investigation into Sahil’s death and structural changes in the institute. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-21/ckwu28en/press-release.jpeg The faculty body’s intervention has added another dimension to an already polarised debate. themooknayak-en en 2026-09-21T10:58:46.460+05:30 Dalit Student's Suicide: Faculty Defends Prof Doolla, Students Demand Action; Why IIT Bombay Is Divided Sahil Wakode’s Death , Caste Discrimination Debate, IIT Bombay Row, Prof. Suryanarayan Doolla https://en.themooknayak.com/society/jnu-professor-nivedita-menons-udaipur-talk-faces-protest-over-kashmir-army-and-accursed-country-remarks https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-21/qylz7b8f/GeminiGeneratedImageqov4ppqov4ppqov4.png Udaipur civic groups demand cancellation of JNU professor Nivedita Menon's lecture, citing past controversies. themooknayak-en en 2026-09-21T09:57:40.300+05:30 JNU Professor Nivedita Menon's Udaipur Talk Faces Protest Over Kashmir, Army and 'Accursed Country' Remarks Nivedita Menon, Rama Mehta Memorial Lecture, Seva Mandir, Rama Mehta Trust, Udaipur Talk https://en.themooknayak.com/education/ftii-itanagar-students-halt-classes-after-alleged-assault-on-students-faculty-member-fir-registered https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-20/m8au3r5m/FTI.jpg Students have repeatedly raised concerns regarding unauthorised entry, aggressive behaviour, inadequate security, and the need for CISF deployment at FTII, Itanagar. themooknayak-en en 2026-09-20T16:57:20.299+05:30 FTII Itanagar Students Halt Classes After Alleged Assault on Students, Faculty Member; FIR Registered FTII Itanagar , security concerns, academic halt, students protest https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/gauri-lankeshs-questions-still-haunt-us https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-20/njijyztp/Gauri-lankesh.png Gauri's assassination is a reflection of India's press freedom, rather than a solitary attack on a journalist. themooknayak-en en 2026-09-20T15:30:00.000+05:30 Gauri Lankesh’s Questions Still Haunt Us Gauri Lankesh assasination, India's press freedom, Hindutva politics, judicial harassment, right-wing extremism https://en.themooknayak.com/politics/i-will-go-against-my-own-family-if-needed-mayawati-invokes-kanshi-ram-recalls-ambedkars-70-year-old-letter https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-20/i0cio670/Mayawati.webp Mayawati said she had been facing a dilemma over which member of Anand Kumar's family, if any, should be given political responsibility. themooknayak-en en 2026-09-20T14:22:00.000+05:30 ‘I Will Go Against My Own Family If Needed’: Mayawati Invokes Kanshi Ram, Recalls Ambedkar’s 70-Year-Old Letter BSP Chief Mayawati, Kanshi Ram , BSP internal conflict, nepotism , bahujan movement