Overview
- The School of Social Sciences revoked the SSS‑1 auditorium booking on Sunday, citing a venue request that did not disclose the full facts about the proposed programme.
- The cancellation notice was issued by the Joint Registrar and approved by the Dean of the School of Social Sciences, and it took effect a day before the event scheduled for August 10.
- The booking was made for a JNUSU‑organised public discussion marking Tribal Day and was attributed in the communication to Dr Avinash Kumar of CISLS.
- The programme would have discussed Umar Khalid’s book Fractured Communities and listed several academics and activists as speakers, but the university statement did not specify which details were omitted.
- The move leaves no confirmed alternate venue or rescheduling, and it highlights tensions over event transparency, campus governance, and how JNU handles politically sensitive programmes.