Ahmedabad University V-C on Guha row: Things could have been communicated well

Ahmedabad | Friday | 17th May, 2019

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Hence, it must have led to some confusion, and perhaps some erroneous conclusions,” Chandra said, admitting that the university should have communicated well. The university will launch a new approach of “interdisciplinary studies and empower students to give shape to their own education” across the university from July this year. The course on Mahatma Gandhi, which Guha was to teach, would be launched soon, Chandra said. Breaking his silence over the controversy surrounding historian Ramachandra Guha declining to join Ahmedabad University (AU) in the wake of RSS student wing opposing his appointment, Vice-Chancellor Pankaj Chandra on Thursday said one has to deal with such things as one moves forward. We find solutions to work with people in different ways,” Chandra said, adding that the unversity has “a very non-interfering and supportive board”..