Teachable moments from JNU

Book review of JNU Stories: The First 50 Years

It was with a certain amount of trepidation that I put my hand up to review this book. The apprehension stemmed from not “doing anything” in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in terms of formal academics, despite spending four vital formative years of life during the university’s initial years.

In recent years, scorn has been heaped on JNU for, among other issues, “breeding” numerous “non-achievers” who did nothing but waste state resources by “staying for years and doing nothing but politics” (an interesting description since our current finance and foreign ministers are among its alumni).  As a member of this club, was