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Comedian Rajat Sood Reacts to Viral Professor-Student Clash
A professor and a student had an argument during a university event in Gujarat.
The student shouted a funny line while the professor was speaking.
The professor told the student to come forward and then grabbed his collar.
Many people recorded the moment, and the video spread online.
Comedian Rajat Sood was on stage nearby because he was performing at the event.
Sood said he was not part of the argument and was not hurt.
He joked that unexpected trouble often happens when he is nearby.
People online disagreed about whether the professor’s action was justified.
Some wanted the student disciplined, while others thought the professor should have spoken to him privately.
A viral clip showed professor Himanshu Patel grabbing a student’s collar during Technofora 2026 in Gujarat.
The incident occurred while stand-up comedian Rajat Sood was performing on stage at the university fest.
The confrontation began after the student shouted a line from the Bollywood film Golmaal 3 during Patel’s speech.
Sood said he was not involved in the confrontation and was not physically harmed.
Social media users were divided over whether Patel should have handled the matter privately or imposed strict discipline.
- Who
- Professor Himanshu Patel, a student, and comedian Rajat Sood were involved or present; Patel confronted the student.
- What
- A professor grabbed a student’s collar after the student interrupted his speech at a university fest.
- Where
- At a university event in Gujarat, on stage during the fest.
- When
- During Technofora 2026; the clip went viral one day before Sood shared his reaction.
- Why
- The confrontation followed the student shouting a dialogue from Golmaal 3 while Patel was speaking.
Private Correction
Strict Discipline
How the student should have been handled
Private Correction
Some social media users argued that Patel should have addressed the student’s interruption privately rather than grabbing him publicly.
Strict Discipline
Other users argued that indiscipline should result in penalties and supported firm disciplinary action.
Key facts
- Event
- Technofora 2026
- Organiser
- The university’s Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering Department
- Professor
- Dr Himanshu Patel, head of the Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering Department
- Student’s remark
- A dialogue from Golmaal 3: “Jaldi bol, kal subah Panvel nikalna hai.”
- Professor’s response
- Patel told the student to come forward and then grabbed his collar.
- Comedian’s role
- Rajat Sood was performing on stage and said he was not involved or harmed.
- Public reaction
- Social media users disagreed over private correction versus penalties for indiscipline.
Quotes
Dr Himanshu Patel
Head of the university’s Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering Department
“Mereko apne baare mein ek cheez samajh mein aa gayi hai ki main na, crime scene manifest kar raha hoon (I've realised one thing about myself. I think I'm manifesting crime scenes)”
NDTV
“What is your problem? I can go up any extent. The day you dare to insult any faculty of the Nirma University campus, you are gone forever”
NDTV
Sources
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