'Activism and University are not joined at hip': Ashoka University founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani slams academia for Hijacking institutions

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Following Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad's arrest, Ashoka University trustee Sanjeev Bikhchandani addressed activism and free speech, revealing potential trustee resignations due to related headaches. He asserted that activism isn't central to liberal arts education and social media opinions don't equate to academic freedom. Bikhchandani emphasized personal responsibility for online posts and called for a policy on faculty's political involvement.