Historian Thapar 'appalled' by JNU's 'decimation in last 10 yrs'

'Other centres of social sciences have also suffered'

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

Eminent historian Romila Thapar has said Jawaharlal Nehru University and other centres of social sciences have suffered in the last 10 years, and those who were involved in setting them up are appalled by the "decimation" of these institutions.

Thapar, who was speaking at the third Kapila Vatsyayan Memorial Lecture at the India International Centre (IIC) here on Tuesday evening, said maintaining academic standards at JNU in the last decade has been "extremely problematic". She chose to speak on "The Present Colonises our Past: the Future Forsaken?" and her nearly one-hour lecture was listened to in rapt attention by a packed audience.