imposed an emergency-like situation in one of Indias biggest universities.

Today UoH resembles a

surveillance state with students being attacked, and their basic needs like food, water and money being
denied to them. As the University and state administration try to starve out its own students by using state
machinery and the law to wage war on members of a public institution, the response of the city has been
heartening, with residents of Hyderabad cooking and delivering food and water to the students.
In light of these developments, we appeal to all citizens to keep asking the unpleasant questions that
Rohiths suicide has raised; questions about the persistence of caste in our educational institutions, and
the present governments apathy and refusal to hold the university administration accountable.
Universities are spaces for understanding our complex social structures where questions are and must be
raised against the abuse of power and authoritarianism.
We the undersigned alumni of this university-in-turmoil write to draw attention to the atrocities that the
students are experiencing for raising their voices against injustice. We stand with the students and faculty
around the country in universities like UoH, JNU, FTII, DU, IIT Madras, University of Allahabad and
numerous others that are fighting to uphold the freedoms that are guaranteed by our constitution. We
stand with Radhika Vemula and her ongoing courageous struggle for justice against a casteist and
patriarchal administration. We demand the immediate and unconditional release of students and faculty
members who were ambushed and taken into judicial custody on the morning of March 22. We condemn
any kind of violence that tries to suppress freedom of expression and seeks instead to spread fear. Let all
students and citizens debate to make India the safest example of a real grassroot democracy. Let them
speak for a just world where everyone feels safe to just be.

Endorsements
Year of
graduation

Name

Affiliation

Nanditha Mathew

Research Fellow, National Research

Council, Italy.
2009

M.A and M.Phil

Economics

Aabha Sharma

KPMG India

2014

IMA Political Science

RASHAD MOIDEEN No Affiliation

2014

Hameeda C. K.

Student, JNU

2014

VG Balaji

Alumnus

2010

Gopika G G

PhD Scholar, Centre for

Development Studies

2014

Krishnendu Adiyat

Student

2012

Vaishnavi Shankar

Instructional Designer

2008

Anu Salelkar

Alumni, Student, Hyderabad Central

University
2008

Juby George

Editor, Higher ed publisher

Silpa Satheesh

Student, University of South Florida 2010

Alamuru Soumya

Frelane research scholar

2010
2011

Shauhrat S. Chopra Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of 2009

Course of study

MA English

Environmental Science and Policy,

University of Illinois at Chicago
Carmel Christy

Postdoctoral fellow, University of

California Santa Cruz

2011

Shijo Varghese

Asst. Professor, Sacred Heart

College, Thevara

2013

A.P Sreeraj

Assistant Professor, CUR

2010

Abhigna S

Academic Editor

2012

Bestin Samuel

Writer, World Vision India

2012

Maithreyi M R

Senior editor, BNHS-India

1997

Ramesh Bairy

Associate professor, IITB

2004

Navika Harshe

HCU/ alum

2004

Anirban Dey

Editor, Cambridge University Press

2010

Bindhulakshmi P

Associate Professor, TISS, Mumbai 2010

Shipra Nigam

Research Scholar , New Delhi

2000

Jaseena t p

Student

2003

Tore Holst

External lecturer, university of

Roskilde

2007

MA English

Diana Gomes

Alumni, UoH

2014

M.F.A Painting

Tharakeshwar

Eflu

2014

Rakesh Nanjappa

Student, State University of New

York

2014

Priya Vijay

PhD scholar, JNU

2014

Shamsudheen U. K HCU alumni

2013

Aparna R

HCU alumni

2014

Samiah Sultana

Ex-student, University of Hyderabad 2015

Mahaprajna Nayak

CSSSC, Kolkata

2005

Kirti Ajith Varma

Independent researcher

2011

Meghana Rao

PhD Student, University of Toronto

2013

Faiza Hasan

Alumni, University of Hyderbad

2014

Savitha Suresh

Student, National Institute of

Advanced Studies, Bangalore

2014

Merlin Abey
Theressa

Analyst, Private Firm

2012

Soumava Basu

Student

2013

Jithin Mathew

Student IIT B

2012

Soumya Balan

Student

2010

M.A English and MPhil

Comparative Literature

M.A English and MPhil

Comparative Literature

Nithin M

Assistant Professor, MCC

2012

Dhaneesh M P

M.Phil Research Scholar

2002

Sreekumar
jayadevan

IIT Jodhpur

2012

Manjari

Student, Central University of

Gujarat

2012

Ojas Shetty

Independent Researcher

2015

MA Anthropology

Sheeja Rajagopal

Student, IITM

2002

MA English

Abhishek Bakuli

Student, Helmholtz-Zentrum fr
Infektionsforschung

2008

Abir Dasgupta

Student, TISS

2011

R K Debbarma

Assistant Professor, TISS, Guwahati

campus
2014

Rahul Deshmukh

Student, City University of New York 2012

Gowri Shankar

Student, UOH

2012

Muhammed P

Research Scholar, EFL University,

Hyderabad

2007

Deepti

Chief copy editor, The Times of India 2011

Sujata Mishra

Policy Researcher

2010

Rohit Thapa

Fellow, Teach For India

2014

Himanshu
Upadhyaya

Assistant Professor, Azim Premji

University

2014

M Naresh Kumar

Student

2003

Tore Holst

Recent PhD Graduate/Roskilde

University

2006

Shilpaa Anand

Assistant Professor, Maulana Azad

National Urdu University Hyderabad 2006

Monty Majeed

Journalist

2000

Manjari

Student, Central University of

Gujarat

2011

Vikas Kumar Moola

M.Phil Social Sciences, CSSSC

2012

SALMA ASHRAF

STUDENT, University of Hyderabad 2012

Richa Gupta

Centre for Studies in Social Sciences

Calcutta/PhD research scholar
2012

Kevin B. Haynes

Student, Western Michigan

University

2012

Nandini
Chandrashekar

Student

2014

M Naresh Kumar

Student/University of Hyderbad

2006

Kedar Kulkarni

Student, University of Hyderabad

2006

MBA Marketing

IMA Sociology

MA English

MA English

Nikhilesh Sinha

Lecturer, Hult International Business

School, London
2004

Arpan Ganguly

Student, UoH/Graduate Instructor,

Colorado State University

2004

Tejaswini
Madabhushi

IIIT

2012

Srinath raghunathan Student

2008

Karteek Kunnala

Student

2014

Harshavardhan

Student

2014

Knut Aukland

Phd candidate, University of Bergen,

Norway
2014

Asamol Mohan

student

2008

Lijinesh M T

student

2010

Ratheesh
Radhakrishnan

Associate Professor, Dept. of HSS,

IIT Bombay

2011

Devi G R

PhD scholar, Dept. of Physics, IIT

Madras

2012

PRITI LAISHRAM

Student, DELHI SCHOOL OF

ECONOMICS

2012

Laishram Priyanka

Alumni, University of Hyderabad

2014

Sharmila

Associate Professor, Dept. of HSS,

IIT Bombay

2014

Yacoub Zachariah
Kuruvilla

Phd Research Scholar, Tata Institute

of Social Sciences, Mumbai
2001

Rekha Abel

Independent Development
Consultant

MA Economics

M.Sc. Physics

1995

Ph.D. Linguistics

Alex M. Thomas

Senior Lecturer, Azim Premji

University

2011

MA and MPhil
Economics

K.Srilata

Professor, Dept of HSS, IITM

1998

MA, MPhil and PhD

English

Tejaswini Niranjana

Professor, TISS and Lingnan

University

1998

Swati Bandi

Independent Scholar

1998 present

Sujith Parayil

student

2000

Paromita Bose

Assistant Professor, Mahindra Ecole

Centrale
2014

Jayanti K Chhetri

Alumni, University of Hyderabad

Suresh Pittala

Postdoc at Indian Institute of Science2010

Sanjeev C M

Assistant Professor, NIFT

2000

MFA Painting

Jasmeet Sahi

Freelance writer

2008

MA English

Faculty

M.Phil, PhD English

2010

Anupama S

Ex Student UoH

2008

Priyanka Das

Student, UOH

2014

Sanjeev Routray

Sessional Lecturer, University of

British Columbia

2001

Shashikantha
Koudur

Associate Professor, NIT, Karnataka 2001

Amrit Amlan
Pattanaik

Senior Lecturer, Xavier University

Bhubaneswar

Unika Prusty

Freelance Journalist & Independent

Researcher
2010

Bidyut Sagar Boruah

Independent Researcher

2009

Dharashree Das

PhD Candidate, Simon Fraser

University, Canada

2001

Gurveen Kaur

Independent Researcher, Alumnus

1986

Pridhvi Sabbineni

Alumnus,University of Hyderabad
(Physics)

2012

Mohsin Khan

Economist/consultant - Deloitte
Malaysia

2009

Sawmya Ray

Associate Professor, IITG

2009

Vaskar Upadhyay

UoH, MA English, 2001. Currently

based IN, US

2009

Kiriti Kanjilal

PhD Student, Washington State

University

2013

Koshy Tharakan

Professor, Goa University

1992

Kushal Deb

Professor, Dept. of HSS, IIT Bombay 1989

Navaneetha Mokkil
Maruthur

Assistant Professor, JNU

2001

TV Madhu

Professor, University of Calicut

1996

Lourembam Arnold

Student, University of Hyderabad

2014-present

Sudeshna Devi

Student, Jawaharlal Nehru University2007

Shravan Kumar

Alumni, University of Hyderabad

1997-1999

MA Communication SN School

Avinandan
Mukherjee

Alumnus, University of Hyderabad

2007

MA English

Swathysree

PhD Candidate, IIM Calcutta

2013

Akhila M V

Alumnus, University of Hyderabad

2011

J S Sam

Social Scientist

2007

Sujith SN

Artist.

2007

MFA - SN School

Uday Bhaskar
Sharma

Senior Research Fellow, IMSc,

Chennai.

2011

M.Sc. Mathematics
(Integrated)

Madhusudan Nag

Research Scholar, Centre for

2011-13

M.A in Economics

2008

MA Economics

Development Studies
Umasankar Patra

University of Delhi, Delhi

2011

MA English

Vishal Babu

Editor, Viva Books Private Limited

2011

MA English

Parvathy Rajendran Student,JNU

2013

Anandavardhanan

Associate Professor, IIT Bombay

2002

Vipin Krishna

JNU PHD Student

2010

Jaya Peter

Student, HCU,HYDERABAD

1996

Rekha Abel

Independent Development
Consultant

1995

Divyaprabha V J

Student

2012

Anita Cherian

Assistant Professor in English,

Indraprastha College for Women,
University of Delhi

1993

Bindu K C

Ambedkar University/ Assistant

Professor

2004

Anupama Ayyala
Somayajala

Central University, Gujarat/Assistant

Professor
1998

Venkatesh babu

Student

1996

Pratap

Student

1996

Anil kumar

Student

1996

Council for Social Development

Kalpana Kannabiran Hyderabad

Madhumita Biswal

Central University, Assistant

Professor

2009

Central University, Gujarat/Assistant

Sudarshan Papanna Professor
2012
Abhishek Shaw

Assistant Editor, Economic and

Political Weekly

2011

Jomy Abraham

PhD research scholar, JNU

2013

Deepak Rajula

Student, UOH

2014

Parvathi

Cug

2009

Kranthi Nanduri

Fellow student, Indian Institute of

Management, Calcutta

2014

Reshma
Radhakrishnan

Research Scholar, Delhi University

2005

Parvathi K. Iyer

Assistant Professor CUG

2009

Amit Upadhyay

Assistant Professor, TISS Hyderabad2001

Rituparna Sur

university of hyderabad

2012

D Parthasarathy

IIT Bombay Professor

1995

MA Sociology

Ratheesh Kumar

JNU/ Assistant Professor

2000

Rajyashree Sen

PhD student, Janelia Research

Campus, VA

2012

Dr. Robin Luke

Varghese

Independent Researcher

2015

Assistant Professor, , Central

Niveditha Kalarikkal University of Gujarat

2013

Independent Contractor, BBC

Shamsiya Qosimova Monitoring in Dushanbe

2001

MA, MPhil, PhD

Philisophy

Sunitha M

Lead Technical Writer, Wipro

Technologies, Hyderabad

Saiyora
Saimurodova

Student, Master of Arts in Sociology,

HCU
2001

K.L.Leon

Ex-Student,SN School,Painting

2003

Dr.D.Anand

Asst. Regional Director , Indira

gandhi National Open University

2008

Asmita Chaudhuri

Project Fellow, Jadavpur University 2007

Samik Malla

Research Scholar, IIT Madras

2013

Smrti K.P

IxD Architect, Nokia

2007

MPhil English, PhD

Translation Studies

Dr. Itishree Pattnaik Assistant Professor, GIDR

2009

Phd Economics

Naresh S

Ex-Student,SSB

2006

Shivali Tukdeo

NIAS, Bangalore

2006

MA, Applied Linguistics

Milan George Jacob Hindustan Times, New Delhi

2014

IMA Economics

S. Anand

Publisher, Navyana

1997

MA and Mphil,
Department of English

Elizabeth Priyanka

Ex-student, MA Communication

2013

SN School.

Sumanta Thangjam Phd, Philosophy

2013

Thushara Mohanan Ex Student , MA Communication

2009

SN School

Assistant Proffessor, Sikkim

Jasmine Yimchunger University

2007

MA Communications SN School

Balendu Rashmi

Bhumika Women's Collective

2014

Integrated Masters in
Sociology

Sudha Samyukta

PRIA

2014

Integrated Masters in
Sociology

Geetha Krishna

PRIA

2014

Integrated Masters in
Sociology

Vinitha
Mokshagundam

Lecturer, Mount Carmel College,

Bangalore

2012

MA, M.Phil, History

Ado Kehie

Student, IIT Guhati

2005

MA Sociology

Pritipushpa Mishra

Lecturer, University of Southampton

Ganga Bhavani

HCU

2004

Jaishree Ram
Mohan

Editor,

1994

Thungchobeni

Assistant Professor,Alder
College,Kohima.

2007

Jyotsna Yedem

HCU Alumnus

2008

Akshara
Ravishankar

Assistant Professor, Gargi College

2012

Themeem T

Asst. professor, St. Stephens

College, Delhi

2015

Vinitha

Lecturer, Mount Carmel College,

Bangalore

2012

Suresh K Golle

student

2009

Vizokhonuo

student

2015

Pattela Omkar Nadh Student

2014

Malavika Rao

Performance maker

2008

Monica

Ex Student from UOH

2014

Sumedha

Student,HCU

2011

Minu. A

Alumni

2011

Kiran Sikha

Student

2012

Naveen Kumar P

Student

2011

Deepthi Krisha T

Student

2016

Santosh Gurrani

Alumni, Hyderabad Central

University

2011

MA English

Chandra Kiran Katta Communication Specialist/NGO

2006

Queenie Fancon

student

2009

Shravan Kumar

University of Hyderabad - Alumni

1999

Dhilip

Independent Researcher

2012

Aswani RS

HCU Student

2011

Monica Nanjunda

University Of Hyderabad - Alumni

2013

SN School Of Fine Arts

Kedar Kulkarni

Research Assistant, FEEM, Italy

2014

IMA Economics

Rak
es
hR.

Assistant Proffessor, St. John's

College

2012

MA and MPhil,
Department of English

Imlienla Jamir

Student, Analog IAS

2014

IMA Political Science

Ekta Singla

Student, UCL-Institute of Education,

London
2011

MA Applied Linguistics

S Sayujya

Alumnus, UoH

2014

MPhil English

Anwesha
Chakraborty

Phd Student, University of Bologna

2007

MA English

Ratan Laishram

Alumni HCU

2012

MA Economics

Sunil Kumar
Polamuri

IT Professional

1999

MA Applied Linguistics

Sukriti Kapur

Student, Erasmus Mundus Masters

Program
2014

MA Economics

Tharakeshwar V.B.

Teacher, EFL University

1997

Ph.D. English

Madhurima
Majumder

Research fellow, Anveshi

2013

M B Sudha Rani

Media Professional

1999

MA Mass
Communications

Rakesh Sengupta

Post-doctoral researcher, York

University, Toronto

2015

Ph.D., Cognitive
Science

G Naga Sena Rana Media Professional

1999

MA Mass
Communications

Sopei Joel
Rungsung

Media Professional

2013

MA Mass
Communications

Sashikant

alumnus

2000

Aravind Parakkot

Alumnus

2001

Anu K antony

Research fellow, IIT, Bombay

Anna Mini

Freelance writer

2014

Alumnus

2004

MA English
MA, Mphil Sociology
MA Political Science

Anas Nazar
Rajeswari S
Yanger Kichu

2007

Asima Jena

Assistant professor,Central
University of Gujarat

2009

Anuradha Banerji

Research Scholar, Ambedkar

University

2011

Sreejith T

Student

2012

Mrudula Bhavani

Ex-student

2015

Anju Christine
Lingham

Student, King's College London,

University of London

2013

Arathi R

Student

2014

Pallavi

Student

2017

Lakshmi Priya

Student

2013

Pranith Maddirala

SN School, University of Hyderabad 2011

Esfandiar Adina
(Rahim Rahimov)

Student

2002

sukhvinder multani

educationist and researcher

2004

Varunika Saraf

Artist

2006

Monu Rajan

Alumnus, UoH

2011

MA History

Shriya sharma

Student

2015

Abhilash Augustine

Student, JNU

2013

madhav vinodh

Student, UoH

2013

Kathi Mahesh Kumar Student

2000

Nagesh
Muppavaram

Student

2013

Hariprasad R

Student, central university of

hyderabad

2011

Godwin

Student

2013

TINCHU P JAMES

STUDENT

2011

Sujatha Girija

Alumnae of HCU

2004

Harini Kumar

PhD student, University of Chicago

2011

Elsa Oommen

Warwick

2011

Mariyam Mumthas

student

2015

Anagha

Alumni

2015

Anoop Daniel

Student

2015

JNANESH R J

HCU

2011

Gautami

Alumnus/University of Hyderabad

2012

Nargis Vasundhara

Student, Ph.D, Delhi University

2011

JOSEPH MICHAEL
JOSE
alumni

2011

Abin Thomas

2010

Student, King's College London

Pleasa Serin Abraha, Researcher, IIT Bombay

2008

M.A Economics

Assistant Professor, University of

Mrinmoy Pramanick Calcutta

2015

Ph.D. Comparative
Literature

Sujit Mahapatra

Alumnus, University of Hyderabad

1998

MA in English

Amandeep Sandhu

Writer

1996

Sruthi Parida

Economist, Andhra Pradesh planning

department
2014

Phd Economics

Amongla Imsong

Alumna HCU

MPhil History

2005