AMU Cancels Literary Fest Midway to Maintain 'Order', Academicians Say 'Violation of Freedom of Speech'
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AMU Cancels Literary Fest Midway to Maintain 'Order', Academicians Say 'Violation of Freedom of Speech'

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Aligarh Muslim University had cancelled its literary festival 2022 midway, owing to ‘unavoidable circumstances.’ The literary fest had earlier resumed on Saturday after several rounds of talk between the organisers and varsity. Read| AMU Professor Teaches ‘Brahma Raped His Daughter’ in Class, Suspended The three-day literary festival, which included lectures, panel discussions, and book discussions, was organised by AMU’s debating and literary club, a part of the Cultural Education Center.This year the AMU Literary Festival began on May 20 in hybrid mode and was set to end on May 23. On the first day of AMU’s lit fest, four sessions were held, and on the second, six sessions were held, including one in virtual mode by former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan. The final day of the AMU literary festival was planned to comprise six sessions, including a panel discussion with presenters such as renowned journalist Saba Naqvi and author Ghazala Wahab.

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