At the JNU rally in Delhi yesterday, I caught up with JNU alumni and historians, Rana Behal and Mukul Mangalik and asked them about their experiences as students at JNU in the 1970s (Behal) and 1980s (Mangalik) and what brought them to Mandi House on a damp, but pleasant, thursday afternoon.
Behal spoke of his experience of JNU during the emergency and why it is important for universities to be autonomous:
Mangalik recalls his experience of the closure of the university in 1983 and why the current moment gives him hope:
Thrilling reminiscences. The contrast of situations is clearly brought out.