JNU community has shown that it is nationalistic, creative and inclusive: VC Santishree Pandit

"Over the year, some students have been accused of making anti-India statements and being involved in communal riots, and the university was branded anti-national", she said. But now the JNU is back to academic innovation and research excellence. "The varsity's image as an anti-national institution has changed.

JNU community has shown that it is nationalistic, creative and inclusive: VC Santishree Pandit

Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit has said that the varsity's image as an anti-National University has changed in the past one year as the University's community has shown it is nationalistic, creative and inclusive.

"Over the year, some students have been accused of making anti-India statements and being involved in communal riots, and the university was branded anti-national", she said.

But now the JNU is back to academic innovation and research excellence. "The varsity's image as an anti-national institution has changed. This year, the JNU community has shown that it is nationalistic, creative and inclusive. Academic leadership matters for my team and faculty," she said as reported by NDTV.

Santishree completed one year as JNU VC on Tuesday. Santishree summed up her journey so far as the first female vice-chancellor as very satisfying.

In 2016, three JNU students were arrested on charges of sedition. Later, JNU student Sharjeel Imam and several others, including Umar Khalid, were booked under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 riots in the North-East Delhi.

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