Re. My last tweet on Jamia& #39;s women& #39;s studies centre, a friend shared this. I hope this is true and the centre isn& #39;t closed. Deleting my last tweet to avoid confusion.

This bullshit of constantly threatening to shut down women& #39;s studies centres needs to stop now.

They& #39;ve done this with the women& #39;s studies centre at TISS, Pune University, SNDT. My m.phil advisor, an associate professor who& #39;s taught women& #39;s studies for eleven years, faces the indignity of having her contract renewed every single year.

A professor of Women& #39;s Studies at IGNOU once told me that when you& #39;re constantly fighting for survival, to keep your head above water, there& #39;s not much scope to be creative or to take risks with your work. I& #39;m glad that even so, women& #39;s studies has remained a feminist discipline.