My writing appeared to lift dangers for Ashoka College: Pratap Bhanu Mehta in his resignation letter

Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s resignation from Ashoka College this week got here after a gathering with the founders wherein, he stated, it used to be made abundantly transparent that his affiliation with the establishment “could also be regarded as a political legal responsibility”.

Mehta, in his resignation letter submitted to V-C Malabika Sarkar, additionally stated that his public writing is “appeared to lift dangers for the college”.

On Tuesday, when The Indian information had requested the college whether or not Mehta’s public stand had anything else to do with him leaving, Ashoka had sidestepped the query.

As a substitute, a spokesperson had showed the resignation and stated: “All the way through his tenure as Vice-Chancellor and member of school, he has contributed immensely to the College. Ashoka College needs him smartly for his long term endeavours”.

Right here’s your complete textual content of Mehta’s resignation letter:

Expensive Prof Sarkar,

I write to comfortable my resignation from Ashoka College as College Professor. After a gathering with Founders it has change into abundantly transparent to me that my affiliation with the College could also be regarded as a political legal responsibility. My public writing in reinforce of a politics that tries to honour constitutional values of freedom and equivalent recognize for all electorate, is appeared to lift dangers for the college. Within the pursuits of the College I surrender. I might request that the resignation take speedy impact. I’m instructing one magnificence, and would no longer like to depart the scholars stranded. However I feel the college can discover a resolution. I will be able to informally end out the remainder of the categories, if no different resolution is located.

It’s been a super privilege to get to grasp the scholars and a number of other glorious colleagues at Ashoka. I am hoping that the establishment continues to thrive. I thanks and the Chancellor to your private kindness through the years of my affiliation with Ashoka.

It’s transparent it’s time for me to depart Ashoka. A liberal college will desire a liberal political and social context to flourish. I am hoping the college will play a task in securing that surroundings. Nietzsche as soon as stated that “no dwelling for reality is imaginable in a college.” I am hoping that prophecy does no longer come true. However in gentle of the existing setting, the Founders and the Management would require renewed dedication to the values of Ashoka, and new braveness to safe Ashoka’s freedom.

My simplest request is that the management cooperate in making the entire transition formalities as painless as imaginable. If any preparations can take due attention of my driving force, Gajendra Sahu, I can be maximum thankful. He moved jobs with me and must no longer be penalised. If some meantime assist will also be granted to him, whilst I make selection preparations to switch him to an acceptable payroll, I will likely be obliged.

I can perpetually stay a supporter of the values Ashoka is supposed to include. Please put across my inner most gratitude to all of Ashoka’s college, scholars and body of workers. They’ve all been unfailingly skilled, supportive and beneficiant.

I can have a difficult replica with my signature despatched to you as smartly. However this mail be handled as my resignation.

With warmest particular person