Study In UK: Indian Oxford University Historian Faces Deportation Threat

Manikarnika Dutta, a 37-year-old Indian historian from Oxford University is facing a deportation threat by the UK government for exceeding the number of days allowed in India.

UK Home Office has warned Manikarnika Dutta, a 37-year-old Indian historian from Oxford University, about deportation from the UK for spending too much time in India for her research work on historic Indian archives. She is also an assistant professor at University College Dublin, in the School of History.

Home Office rules suggest that those who apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK on the basis of a long residency of 10 years or more can go to foreign countries for a maximum of 548 days. However, Dutta was reportedly out for 691 days, as reported by The Guardian.

Manikarnika Dutta Expresses Shock On Deportation From UK

While commenting on this Dutta told the Observer, “I was shocked when I got an email saying I have to leave. I have been employed at different universities in the UK and I’ve lived here for 12 years. A large part of my adult life has been lived in the UK since I came to the University of Oxford to do my master’s. I never thought something like this would happen to me.”

She moved to the UK in 2012 for a Master’s in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology at the University of Oxford. Wellcome Trust Masters studentship funded her degree.

Oxford University 20+ Year Study Reveals Global Crises Impact On Young People

University of Oxford researchers have followed the lives of 12,000 children in Ethiopia, and India. The participants are now between the ages of 22 and 29. The findings suggest the urgent need for policy action to address the impact of inequalities in the early life of these children on their work, education and family outcomes.

The study found notable improvements in the overall living standards of these children in the first 20 years, however, the concerning trends were found during the pandemic.

Dr Marta Favara, Director of Young Lives, said, "Our seventh survey reveals young people’s resilience, with many getting their lives back on track by returning to education or work. However, multiple crises are continuing to have an impact. A clear example of this is increasing food insecurity, with many more young people now living in food-insecure households than we expected to see. This is almost certainly the result of the pandemic and other shocks, including conflict, drought and floods’."

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