Allahabad University's Vice Chancellor Sangita Srivastava has stated in the defence of the fees hike that a mountain is being created out of a molehill and it is much ado about nothing. She alleged that a great seat of learning is being destroyed because some nearious elements are trying to politicise the issue.

Students’ organisations in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad University have been up in arms ever since the institute’s administration announced a hike in fees last month. With the administration not compromising its stance on the rationale behind the fees hike, the protests against the decision are escalating with every passing day. Leaders from the opposition parties in the state have also expressed their support for the students. Here’s all that has happened in the story so far.

The public relations officer of the Allahabad University stated that the decision to hike fees was taken after consulting all the stakeholders and is in the best interests of the students as well as the institution. Details here.

पिछले 17 दिनों से इलाहाबाद विश्वविद्यालय प्रशासन और छात्र एक दूसरे के सामने हैं, ऐसे में विश्वविद्यालय की कुलपति संगीता श्रीवास्तव ने पत्र लिखकर बताया है कि क्यों फीस बढ़ाई गई है।

It is said that knowledge cannot be obtained without a guru, and there is no age for learning. This is why at Varun Mishra's music class, students come to learn from 5-year-old children to 80-year-old elders.

इलाहाबाद केंद्रीय विश्वविद्यालय में फीस वृद्धि वापस लेने की मांग को लेकर छात्र आंदोलन कर रहे हैं। छात्रों की मांग की है फीस वृद्धि को वापस लिया जाए।

In the midst of the pandemic, in September 2020, two young women in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, started free coaching classes for children of daily wage labourers. From three kids, their ghat classroom strength has increased to 60. And there is a library too, which has received PM Narendra Modi’s appreciation.