How an institute named after the country’s first dalit president failed a dalit student
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Tagore theatre, the main venue of the popular International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) was the site of a student protest on Tuesday, December 13. The protest by students of KR Narayanan
National Institute of Visual Arts and Science was against the institute’s director Shankar Mohan, and it had a theme – an opportunity for everyone to talk – and the protesters named it
Mindal Samaram (talking protest). Directors Jeo Baby, Kamal, Ashiq Abu, Mahesh Narayanan and music director Bijibal joined the protest in solidarity with the students. Notably, the protest
was also against Kerala’s renowned director Adoor Gopalakrishnan, who is also Chairman of the institute. Adoor drew the ire of the students after he made derogatory comments against
students, dismissed their claims of discrimination and supported Shankar Mohan.