This has been all over Facebook today (and probably Twitter, though I don't tweet).  It is deeply regrettable.  In the Scroll.in report that you cite, Matthew, Romila's own comment is characteristically understated and non-inflammatory:

“It is a very unfortunate thing,” Thapar told Anandabazar. “We are going through a strange time.
Emeritus is not a mere designation. It is an honour related to the university’s goodwill.”

Thank you for sharing.
Best,
Dominik



--
Professor Dominik Wujastyk
,

Singhmar Chair in Classical Indian Society and Polity
,

University of Alberta, Canada
.

South Asia at the U of A:
 
sas.ualberta.ca



On Sun, 1 Sep 2019 at 07:58, Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

I thought you should all know.


Matthew Kapstein
Directeur d'études,
Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris

Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies,
The University of Chicago


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