Students form a Rangoli against Sexual Harassment @ Ramjas College

To mark the occassion of Diwali, students of Ramjas College who continue their struggle against the vice-principal Dr. B.N. Ray; formed a large "Rangoli" against Sexual Harassment. This was made at the main corridor of the college building as a mark of protest. Few pictures below:

Ramjas holds seminar on harassment - Indian Express

New Delhi, November 5 In the wake of the recent case of sexual harassment in Ramjas College, the students of the Literary Society in collaboration with Blank Noise project organised a seminar on “Gender and Sexual Harassment” on Monday . Last week, the College Complaints Committee investigating the sexual harassment charges against Ramjas College.

Vice-Principal B N Ray recommended that he should be suspended until the enquiry is over. A handful of students attended the seminar to hear Annie Zaidi, an active volunteer of the public participatory group Blank Noise Project, hold forth on the subject of street sexual harassment and eve teasing. While Zaidi maintained that 99 per cent of the time, it is women who are victimised, the seminar threw light on the not too often talked about male victims.

A young male student, who was cagey about disclosing any details, narrated incidences of sexual harassment that he faced while studying at a different college in Delhi. “My roommates would force me to listen to lewd jokes and insisted that I use filthy Hindi abuses. They'd slip into my bed and say I reminded them of their girlfriend,” he said. Zaidi said that while such incidents did not extend into sexual activity of any kind, it was clearly sexual harassment. “I would like to come out and tell people that this happened to me, but who will believe me? Nobody believes men when they say that they're being sexually harassed,” said the young student.

Zaidi advised women to be armed with a strategy to confront or deal with such harassment face-on, “Use cameras if you have any, or note down details of the vehicles which those who harass you are using, don't let anyone tell you that you are being victimised because of what you're wearing,” she said. Zaidi further elaborated on how those who indulged in eve-teasing tend to pick on girls who come across as more docile. “Women, who dress conservatively, are harassed more because eve-teasers think that they are less aggressive than their skirt-wearing counterparts, but that's not true,” she said.

Ramjas organises discussion on GENDER AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT

THE LITERARY SOCIETY, RAMJAS COLLEGE

in collaboration with

BLANK NOISE PROJECT

hosts a discussion on

GENDER AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Date & Time: 5th NOVEMBER; 1.30 pm
Venue: SEMINAR ROOM, RAMJAS COLLEGE

The Blank Noise Project is a community-public art project that seeks to confront street sexual harassment.

For more info, contact – Vaibhav Vats-9871011829

PresidentLiterary Society, Ramjas College

Ramjas professor faces suspension

The Times of India

1st Nov 2007

NEW DELHI: The college complaints committee (CCC) investigating the sexual harassment charges against Ramjas College vice-principal B N Ray has recommended that he should be suspended till the inquiry is over. The recommendations, made on Wednesday, have been forwarded to principal Rajendra Prasad.

The nine-member committee, at its first meeting on Monday, had found enough "prima facie" evidence to justify an inquiry against the political science teacher. At least four students, all of them male, have submitted written complaints to the CCC, alleging that Ray sexually abused them on a number of occasions and even threatened to ruin their careers if they refused to give in.

"Complying with Ordinance XVD of the University rules, we have set up a five-member sub-committee to look into the matter. Meanwhile, as per the rules, we have taken disciplinary action against Ray by suspending him for a period of time till the investigation is over," said CCC chairperson Madhumita Banerjee. The sub-committee comprises two teachers, two students and a lawyer, who is an external co-opted member.

Banerjee clarified that Ray has been suspended from all three posts he held in the college, that of "vice-principal, admissions convener and reader in political science". The sub-committee will meet on Friday and formally frame charges against Ray and he will be given five days to respond to the same.

"The sub-committee will submit this report to the main committee, which is required to submit the report to the university apex committee within a month from the day the complaint was received," added Banerjee.

It was last week that over a dozen students at Ramjas spoke out against Ray before a packed college auditorium, accusing him of misusing his position and seeking sexual favours from them.

Ramjas students to boycott classes till issue is settled

Staff Reporter

28th October, 2007


They take out march protesting continuance of Vice-Principal in his post

NEW DELHI: Carrying placards and banners and shouting slogans, students of Delhi University’s Ramjas College on Saturday took out a march on the North Campus protesting against the continuation of Vice-Principal B. N. Ray in his post and demanding action against him.

The students have been demanding Dr. Ray’s suspension for allegedly making sexual advances to male students of the college.

The Principal, Rajender Prasad, has referred the matter to the college Complaints Committee.

The students of the Political Science Department have decided that they would not attend classes till the time the Vice-Principal is suspended.

“As per the University’s ordinance, Dr. Ray should step down from his post before the inquiry against him starts on Monday. Though some teachers have expressed their support to our agitation and are cooperating with us, most other teachers are silent on the issue. The Principal has not even convened a Staff Council meeting till now,” rued a student. Some students have alleged that Dr. Ray has been in the dock on the charges of sexual harassment on previous occasions as well.

“About eight-nine years ago, there was a similar case against him after which he gave a written undertaking to the college that he would not indulge in such behaviour and he was retained. Though our Principal denies the existence of any such undertaking, we have concrete information on the same. This time we have concrete cases against him,” charged another student.

The students have refused any “help” from the Delhi University Students’ Union that had set up an anti-sexual harassment cell on Friday. “We do not want their interference. If as college students they want to express their solidarity, they are most welcome ,” said one student. The students will submit a memorandum to Vice-Chancellor Deepak Pental on Monday and approach the UGC, the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development and National Human Rights Commission to press their demands.

A candlelight march has been planned outside the college on Monday evening.

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Ramjas VP accused of sexual harassment

NDTV
Rati
Thursday, October 25, 2007 (New Delhi)

Students of Ramjas College in Delhi University boycotted all classes on Thursday after a huge controversy erupted in the morning.

Students at the college protested throughout the day against the Vice Principal as a group of political science students have accused him of sexual harassment.

13 male students have complained that over the last few months, the Vice Principal summoned them individually to his house off campus and promised them good marks, if they gave in to his requests.

What those requests were is not mentioned in the official complaint.

''When few students discussed the issue, they realised that they all had a problem. That is when they decided to complain,'' said Neeraj, President, Ramjas Student Union.

Kumar Rahul, Lecturer, Political Science department said, ''The vice principal has been a political science teacher here for more than 20 years and now, staff members say that sexual harassment is not new to this campus.''

But surprisingly no action has been taken so far against the Vice Principal.

''The Supreme Court has ordered each college to have a cell that deals with sexual harassment. Ramjas is one of the few colleges in Delhi to have met that requirement.

''Its committee will spend the next few days inquiring into this complaint and then it will be up to the Vice Chancellor of Delhi University to decide what happens next,'' said Dr Rajendra Prasad, Principal of Ramjas College.