INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN INDIA

Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy.
(Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar, 1949)

About Us

International Solidarity for Academic Freedom in India – InSAF India – is a diverse group of diasporic Indians located in different parts of the world. InSAF India aims to highlight the increasing assaults on academic freedom in India, in particular the attacks on anti-caste academics and scholars from minority backgrounds. We consider it our obligation to raise our voices and participate in various actions to direct international attention to the increasing infringements on academic freedom in India. We stand against the proliferation of anti-intellectual and regressive political thinking in the name of a narrowly conceived Indian culture and history. We also believe that academic freedom is inextricably linked to social justice, and that knowledge production is bound to the fostering of our social selves.