Came to Delhi in 2004..worked in a call centre before taking admission in JNU. Had I not cracked the JNU entrance test, I might not have got higher education coz it was unaffordable for me. Even 5k/month was too much. JNU made it possible. In solidarity with JNU! #JNUProtest
Still remember the initial semesters when mess would be closed on certain festivals & many of us would worry for dinner coz JNU's cheap dhabas too were too much for us. Thanks to subsidised mess food and MCM scholarship, I could study to be a taxpayer. #JNUProtest
We need more universities where poorest of the poor could study instead of turning Universities like JNU unaffordable. If taxpayer money shouldn't be used on health and education, where shall that be used?
For some people this may be a surprise but even Universities like Delhi University and Jamia are way too costly for a lot of students. JNU is an exception. It shouldn't have been... Unfortunately, it wont be.
JNU University admin say they have to do the fee hike since UGC wont give the money. I would urge them to persuade UGC instead of burdening students.
