Delhi: LSR college students condemn ex-diplomat’s lecture, name remarks ‘misogynistic, derogatory’

A lecture at Delhi University’s Lady Shri Ram (LSR) College for Women by retired diplomat Deepak Vohra has drawn flak from the scholars’ union, which termed his alleged remarks “misogynistic” and “derogatory”. In an official assertion, the LSR Students’ Union alleged, “The handle was marked by feedback that weren’t solely divisive but in addition misogynistic, derogatory.”

Mr. Vohra didn’t reply to a question in regards to the allegations. The session, organised on September 11 by the B.A. Programme Department and titled ‘Unstoppable India 2047’, was billed as a dialogue on India’s future in coverage and diplomacy. “Such statements don’t have any place in an educational establishment, and their supply on our campus was a direct violation of our values and mental requirements,” it mentioned.

According to the assertion, the union objected to Mr. Vohra’s alleged comment about wishing to be reborn as a person after the principal urged being reborn as a lady to review at LSR. “This revealed a mindset that reflects a deeply ingrained misogyny. We demand a public apology from him,” the union mentioned within the assertion.

A slide from Mr. Vohra’s presentation, titled ‘Bharat’s Four Azaadis’, described 1947 as the liberty of “our bodies”, 2022 as the liberty of “our minds” (linked to the Netaji statue), 2023 as the liberty of “our confidence” (Chandrayaan-3) and 2024 as the liberty of “our souls” (Ram temple).