JNU Cancels Auditorium Booking for Umar Khalid Book Discussion Citing Non-Disclosure
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) cancelled the booking of its School of Social Sciences auditorium for a discussion on Umar Khalid's book, Fractured Communities, scheduled for August 10, 2026. The university cited "non-disclosure of the full facts about the programme" as the reason. The event, organized by the JNU Students' Union to mark the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, featured several academics and activists as speakers. The Students' Union condemned the cancellation as arbitrary and authoritarian, while the university emphasized its democratic and decentralized decision-making process.
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oneindia broke this story on 9 Aug, 07:52 am. Other outlets followed.