India
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New Delhi, Mar 20: Expressing his views on the exit of Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Arvind Subramanian from the Ashoka University, eminent economist Rahguram Rajan has said free speech is the soul of a great varsity and wondered whether “pressures will go away” by showing a willingness to barter the soul.
Earlier this week, the Sonipat-based Ashoka University — a leading varsity that offers courses in liberal arts and sciences — found itself at the centre of a controversy after political commentator Mehta and economist Subramanian resigned.
In a Linkedin post, former RBI governor Rajan said that free speech has suffered a “grievous blow” in India this week as professor Mehta, one of India”s finest political scientists, resigned from the Ashoka University.
“The reality is that professor Mehta is a thorn in the side of the establishment. He is no ordinary thorn because he…
