We, the undersigned former and current students of Prof Hany Babu M.T., condemn his arrest by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday and stand in firm solidarity with him. Prof. Babu is a noted academic, a well known anti-caste activist, and a member of the committee formed for the defence of G.N. Saibaba, a former Delhi University professor who is over 90% disabled, and wheelchair bound. Prof. Babu has maintained his innocence since the illegal raid at his Noida apartment last year in September by Pune police. The raid, which was conducted without a warrant, resulted in the Pune Police confiscating Prof. Babu’s laptop, mobile phones, two booklets printed for the G.N. Saibaba defence committee and two books which are publicly available in bookstores and libraries. The nature of his alleged ‘crime’ remains unclear because the NIA’s warrant is, in our opinion, deliberately vague with clearly fabricated accusations. According to news reports, the ‘evidence’ that has apparently led to Prof Babu’s arrest was based off of an e folder on his hard disk. He was, however, not given a hash value for his laptop.
We believe this is a direct attack on education, activists and the academic space at large. It is outrageous that on 23rd June Prof. Babu was summoned to Mumbai from Noida during a pandemic. His summon and arrest cannot be seen in isolation. Activists like Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha, Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal, Gulfisha Fatima and Sharjeel Usmani were also arrested during the ongoing pandemic which mandates social distancing. Overcrowded jails have now become the new Covid19 hotspots. Activists arrested earlier, like Sharjeel Imam, Akhil Gogoi, and Varavara Rao, and, according to recent news reports, many other prisoners, have also tested Covid positive.
We demand Prof. Babu’s immediate release, and reaffirm our complete solidarity with our Professor, Dr. Hany Babu. We also demand the release of all political prisoners who were arrested in cases related to the Elgar-Parishad, as well as the anti-CAA protestors booked under the draconian Unlawful Activities and Prevention Act, which makes bail almost impossible under medical and humanitarian grounds despite the ongoing pandemic.
In solidarity,
Signed by:
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Adarsh Yadav, MA English, DU, 2020
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Asief Aliyar, MA English, DU, 2020
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Kanupriya, MA English, DU, 2020
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Bhawna Singh, MA English, DU, 2020
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Anushka Trivedi, MA English, DU
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Eliza Anjum, MA English, DU, 2020
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Mridul Kiku, MA English, DU, 2020
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Saira, MA English, DU, 2020
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Ibrahim Badshah AM, PhD, 2019-
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Akshita Rawat, DU
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Aakanksha, MA English, DU
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Chayan Pramanik, MA English, DU, 2021
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Khushi Gupta, MA English, DU, 2020
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Himanish Thadani, DU, 2017
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Simran, MA English, DU, 2021
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Rashmi Vats, MA English, 2021
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Noduli Pulu, DU
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Shreya Das, MA English, DU, 2021
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Shrimansi, MA English, DU, 2021
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Abhay Bangari, MA English, DU, 2021
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Sandra Mariam Shaji, MA English, DU, 2019-
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Shubhangi Yadav, MA English, DU
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Richa Das, JNU
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Jerome Abraham, MA English, DU, 2020
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Richa Rani, MA English, 2021
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Lakshmi, MA, DU, 2020
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Tenzing Dawa, MPhil English, DU, 2019-21
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Hammad Hassan, MA, DU, 2021
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Kunal Kardam, MA English, DU, 2021
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Smriti Verma, MA English, DU, 2021
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Diksha Makhija, MA English, DU, 2020
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Smrity Jayara, MPhil, DU
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Swati, MA
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Anibal Goth, MPhil English, DU, 2019-2021
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Anu, MA English, DU
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Junaidh ct, MA English, DU, 2021
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Ashwarya, MA, DU, 2020
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Sneha Dasgupta, MA, DU, 2021
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Divyansh Bhatt, MA English, 2021
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Priyanka Singh, KNC, 2019
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Anil Choudhary, MA English, 2020
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Khayingwon, English, DU, 2017
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Ishita Gautam, MA English, DU, 2021
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Kulwinder Singh, MA English
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Pratyaksha, MA English, 2019
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Nikita Dugar, MA English
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Anindita Singha, MA English, 2020
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Azharuddin, MA (2012-2014), MPhil (2014-2016)
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Priyasha Dutta, MA English, DU, 2021
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Malvika Jayakumar, MA English, 2021
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Varsha Anil Nair, MA English, DU
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Reji Baiju, MA English, 2020
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Nazrana Haque, MA English, 2021
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Partha Banerjee, MA English, DU, 2021
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Ishita Mandal, MA English, DU, 2020
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Christina John, MA English, DU, 2021
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Monami, English, DU, 2019
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Maniza Khalid, MA English, DU, 2019
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Chingkheinganbi Mayengbam, MA English, 2021
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Shahnawaz Ahmad Wani, MPhil, DU 2019-21
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Ananya, MA, JNU, 2020
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Betsame Lamar, DU, 2021
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Ankit, MA English, DU, 2021
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Rupal Bansal, English, DU, 2021
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Riyaz Ahmad, MA English, 2021
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Rizowana Hussaini, MA English, 2015
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Sandeep Kumar, B.Sc. APS, DU, 2010
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Swali Prakash, MA English, 2020
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Gayathri Nair, MA English, DU, 2015
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Jonathan Martin, MA English, 2015
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Ashwini Joshi, MA English, 2019
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Manjeera, MA English, 2019
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Sukriti Pandey, DU, 2019
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Tasnim Nazifa, MA English, 2019
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Suramya Shubham, English, DU, 2019
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Rachun G, MA English
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Indira Dasan, MA English, 2020
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Ruby Singha, MA English, 2021
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Shatakshi Singh, MA English
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Dyuti Roy, MA English DU, 2021
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Anshika, MA English, 2019
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Aritra Majumdar, MA English, 2019
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Sakshi, MA English DU
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Sazmeen Reyaz, MA English, 2020
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Tenzin Nyemo, Delhi University, 2020
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Deepali Yadav, MA English, 2019
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Simran Bhagat, MA English, DU
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Dhruv Goswami, MA English, 2019
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Rabiya Shahid, MA English 2019
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Hani Hilal, MA English, 2020
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Kritika Chauhan, MA English, 2020
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Paromita Roy, MA English, 2019
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Rachel John, MA English, 2020
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Tanurima Shau, MA English, 2020
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Aritra Basu, MPhil, DU, 2021
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Feba Rasheed, MPhil English, 2017
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Meenal Singh, MA English, 2021
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Ragasree K P, MA English, 2020
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Richa, MA English, 2020
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Shayer Majumdar, MA English, 2015
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Safia Habib, MA English, 2020
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Sanket Sakar, MA English, 2020
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AditiyaR, MA English, 2020
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Akshay Kundu, MA English, 2020
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Deepanwita Dey, MA English, 2020
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Chetan Anand, MA Linguistics, 2013
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Akshay Singh, MA, DU
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Hemant Kumar, MA, DU
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Ananya Chatterjee, MA English, 2020
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Corrina Humtsoe, MA English, 2020
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Sikha Mohanty, MA English, 2020
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Aastha Tomar, MA English, 2020
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Elizabeth James, MA English, 2020
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Nimisha S, MA English, 2020
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Karishma Martolia, MA English, 2020
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Nishant Kumar, MA English
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Harikrishnan Menoth, MA English 2020
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Barkha, MA English, 2020
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Archana Ravi, MA English, 2020
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Anshul Mukarji, MA English, 2020
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Priya Poddar, MA English, 2020
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Geetanjali Lekhra, MA English, 2020
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Parul, MA English, DU, 2021
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Himani, English H, DU, 2016
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Himanshu, MA English, 2020
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Sayantani Biswas, MA English, DU
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Manisha Vishwakarma, MA English, 2020
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Prabhjot Kaur, MA English, 2020
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Abhinandini, MA English, DU, 2021
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Himani Tanwar, MA English, 2019
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Eza Deshwal, MA English, 2020
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Khansa Kubra, MA English, 2020
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Sreevyasan K S, MA English, 2020
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Anshika Sharma, MA English, DU
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Rizwana Nusrath KV, MA English DU, 2018
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Dipanjali Singh, Department of English, University of Delhi. 2019-
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Sadia Prince, MA English, DU, 2018
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Pechimayum Bidyarani Devi, MPhil, 2017
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Rasha Fathima, MA English, DU, 2020
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Saumya Srivastava, MA English, DU, 2020
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Aanchal Poonia, MA English, 2020
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Neha Jaji Varghese, MA, DU 2019
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Rohit, MA English, DU
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Heeranshi Sharma, MA English, DU, 2020
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Khagemba Ningthoujam, DU 2015
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Mansi Miglani, MA English, DU, 2020
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Ainee Basir, MA English, DU, 2019
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Khushboo, English, Ramjas, 2019
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Anurag Uprety, MA English
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Sareo Leiyachon, M.A, Delhi University, 2015
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Divya Khanna, MA English, DU, 2019
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Herry, MA English, DU, 2020
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Debosmita, MA English, DU, 2020
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Ashish Kumar, MA English, DU, 2020
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Thelma Ramthienghlim, English, DU, 2012
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Jagriti Yadav, MA English, DU, 2019
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Somya Charan Pahadi, MA English, DU, 2020
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Ng Aquiline, MA English, DU, 2015
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Ankit, MA English, DU
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Ishita, MA English, DU, 2020
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Ritam Gupta, M.A. English, DU, 2021
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Thinkal Hansan, PhD. University of Delhi
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Aienla A, MPhil English, DU, (2015-17)
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Shubham Mamgain, English, DU, 2020
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Shama Jan, MPhil, Department of English, University of Delhi, 2019
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Jarim Raksam Marak, MA English, University of Delhi, 2020
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Mrigakshi Das, M.A English, University of Delhi, 2020
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Suryakant Yadav, M.Phil. Semester 2
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Songayam Zimik, MPhil English, Delhi University, 2021
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Abhilasha Dey, M.A Final, English, DU
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Bhavya, B.A. (Hons) English, University of Delhi, 2019
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Armeen Kaur Ahuja, English, Delhi University, 2013
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Nikita Singh, MA English, University of Delhi, 2020
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Bhuvnesh, University of Delhi, 2018-2020
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Mahima Kapoor, MA English, DU
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Ashish Gautam, PhD. University of Delhi. Currently Pursuing
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Ashuwang Andrew Gangmei. MA English, University of Delhi
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Sidhant Chaudhary, MA English, DU, 2021
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Pratishtha Pandey, MA English, Delhi University, 2021
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Ananya, MA English, DU, 2020
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Garima, MA English, 2020
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Kritika Nautiyal, English, Delhi University, 2019
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Himanshu Balhara, MA English, DU, 2020
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Sashanka Shekhar Das, English, DU, 2011
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Anirban Dutta Choudhury, MA English, DU, 2020
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Simi Nath, MA English, DU
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Archana Gupta, M.A. English, DU, 2019-21
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Yashwant Singh Panwar, MA English, DU
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Aradhana Lamichhane, MA English, University of Delhi, 2020
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Saima Rana, M.A English, Delhi University, 2021
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Sanchi, MA English, DU, 2021
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Trisha Mitra, DU, 2015
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Ananya Roy, MA English, DU, 2021
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Shalu Chauhan, MA English, DU, 2020
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Isha Gupta, MA English, DU, 2020
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Amanda, MA English, DU
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Shlesha, MA English, DU, 2020
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Chirag T, DU, 2016
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Aditya, MA, DU
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Rimsha Falak, MA English, DU, 2020
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Anoushka, M.A. English, University of Delhi, 2021
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Avica Bedi, MA English, University of Delhi, 2020
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Priya Chadha, MA English, DU, 2020
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Prema Singh, MA English, DU
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Tanya, MA English, DU, 2021
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Harpreet Kaur Bhamra, MA English, DU, 2018
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Tina Borah, MPhil, English Department, DU, Batch of 2019-22
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Gayatri, MA English, DU, 2020
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Caroline Abraham, MA English, DU, 2015
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Gargee Baruah, MA 2014-16
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Jitendra Kumar, MA English, DU, 2019
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Divya Kumari, MA English, DU, 2019
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Geetika Rao, MA English
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Bibhusha Rai, MA English, Delhi University, 2020
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Shubhayan Chakrabarti, M.A. English, University of Delhi, 2018
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Themreichon, Class of 2015
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Brahma Meena, University of Delhi, MA English (2017-2019)
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Vivek Kumar, MA English, DU
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Susmita Banerjee, MA English, DU
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Aditi, MPhil English
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Marshika Chauhan, MA English, DU, 2018
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Diksha, MA English, DU, 2021
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Ayushi Dubey, M.A. English, University of Delhi
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Anukriti Jayant, M.Phil, DU, 2021
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Ananya, MA English, DU, 2021
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Aakash Sinha, MPhil, DU
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Shweta Mohan, MA English, DU, 2019
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Sahin Shah, English Literature, 2015
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Aishwarya Sharma, MA English, DU, 2021
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Sougaijam Dhanamanjuri Devi, MA English, DU, 2020
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Souradeep Roy, MA, English, DU (2015); MPhil, English, DU (2017)
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Rajorshi Das, MPhil, DU, 2016
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Anshita Makwana, MA English, Second Year
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Agrima, MA English, DU, 2017
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Rukmini Sircar, MA English Literature, DU, 2014
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Lourdes Mary Supriya, MA English, Delhi University, 2017
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Priyam Goswami Choudhury, M.A. English, Delhi University, 2016
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Vagisha Mishra, M.A. English, DU, 2015
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Anam Kazmi, M.A. English, DU, 2017
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Drishti Chhibber, MA English, Delhi University, 2017
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Neha Verma, Masters in English, Delhi University, 2015
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Shruti Sareen, MA – 2009, MPhil 2012, PhD 2020
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Shamayita Sen, present PhD scholar, DU
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Geetika, M.A. English University of Delhi, 2016
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Nancy Sharma, M.A. English, Delhi University
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Poorvi Ahuja, MA English, University of Delhi, 2015
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Rituparna Sengupta, MA Linguistics, University of Delhi, 2012
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Sapna Aggarwal, MA English, University of Delhi, 2015
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Saumya Sethia, MPhil, 2019
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Anukriti Agarwal, MPhil, 2017
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Biswajit K. Bora, MA English, University of Delhi, 2012
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Nupur Mittal, MA English (2009-11), M Phil English (2011-13), Delhi University.
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Azhar Uddin Sahaji, MA 2013-15
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Ambika Narain, MA English, DU, 2014
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Tanu Priya, M.A English, Delhi University, 2012
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Ankita Anson, MA English, 2015
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Ifrah Javaid, MA English, University of Delhi, 2016
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Anannya Baruah, MA English Literature, DU, 2009
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Rijuta Mehta, Delhi University, 2009
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Purobi Banerjee, MA English, DU, 2020
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Priyanka, MA English, Ambedkar University, 2nd Year
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Anjali, MPhil English, 2017
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Nazish Ashraf, M.A English, University of Delhi, 2016
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Partha Pratim Barua, MA English (2012-2014), DU
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Tarh Aman, MA English, DU
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Yengkhom Shija, MA English, University of Delhi, 2020
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Anju Parvathy, MPhil, Delhi University, 2017
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Rukmini Pande, MA, Delhi University, 2008
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Diwakar Attri, MA English, DU
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Kastoori Barua, MA English, Delhi University, 2016
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Adrita Mukherjee, M.Phil., University of Delhi, 2018
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Jahnavi, MPhil in English, DU
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Deepanshi Ailawadi, M.A (English), University of Delhi
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Rebecca Chongloi, MA English, DU, 2021
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Subhadip Mukherjee, MA English, DU, 2020
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Hansa, MPhil, DU, 2020
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Afeefa Nishaat, MA English, DU, 2020
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Kamna Singh, MPhil 2018-2020, Department of English, University of Delhi
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Akshay Kartik, BA English, DU, 2014
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Sumithra VM, MA English, University of Delhi, 2019
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Hiba Ahmed, MPhil, DU, 2020
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Bhawya Wadhera, MPhil English Literature, (2016-18) University of Delhi
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Siddharth Soni, MA English, DU, 2015
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Madhura Sarkar, MA English, DU, 2013
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Tanya Srivastava, MA English, Delhi University, 2019
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Jyotika Manral, M.A English, DU
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Tazeen Ali, MPhil 2019-21
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Samiksha, University of Delhi
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Geet, MA English, DU, 2020
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Aarti, MA English, 2020
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K S, MA English, DU 2020
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Shrisht Arora, M.A English, DU University, 2020
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Shweta, MA English, DU, 2021
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Gokul, MA English
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Simran Katoch, MA English 2021
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Abhishek Aman, MA English, 2020
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Anurag Majumdar, M. A. English, University of Delhi
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Agrim, M.A. English, Delhi University
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Anderson Glashan, MPhil, DU, 2016
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Vaishali Das, M.A. Eng, DU, 2019
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Krispa Ningombam, MA English, Delhi University, 2013
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Priyakshi, M.A. English, University of Delhi, 2015
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Rashmi, MA English, DU, 2020
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Anindita Bose, MA English (2020), DU
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Tapasya, M.A. English, University of Delhi, 2015-17
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Heena Chauhan, MPhil (2017-19) Department of English, University of Delhi
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Anjana Jolly, MA English, DU, 2021
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Ayushi Gupta, MA English, DU
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Mayank Kumar, MA English, DU, 2021
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Amrita Sekhar, M.A English, University of Delhi, 2016
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Shivam, MA English
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Swarnima Bhattacharya, MA, English. Delhi University, 2014
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Suman Bhagchandani, PhD
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Surbhi Singh, MA English Literature, Delhi University
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Shibangi Dash, M.Phil (2018-20), Department of English, University of Delhi
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Archna Tanwar, MA English, Delhi University, 2014-16
