Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Midnapore Residents Protest 'Terrorist' Label in Exam
People in Midnapore are upset because a university exam called their freedom fighters "terrorists."
They gathered to protest this and defend their town's important role in India's fight for independence.
They believe this term is wrong and hurts the memory of the people who fought for freedom.
The protestors want the university to change the question and include more accurate details about Midnapore's history in what students learn.
Residents of Midnapore protested against a university exam question that labeled freedom fighters as "terrorists."
The protest was organized by the Lawyers’ Forum of Midnapore Judges Court and held near the historic Midnapore Collegiate School.
Speakers, including the chairman of Midnapore Municipality, criticized the university and demanded the question be corrected.
The gathering called for the official recognition of Midnapore's contribution to the freedom struggle and its unique history.
They also sought the inclusion of nuanced accounts of Midnapore's revolutionary heritage in university curricula.
- Who
- Residents, academicians, lawyers, and civic leaders of Midnapore
- What
- A protest against a university exam question labeling freedom fighters as terrorists.
- When
- Sunday
- Where
- Midnapore, near the Midnapore Collegiate School
- Why
- To defend the honor of Midnapore's revolutionaries and demand correction of historical misrepresentation.
Midnapore Residents' View
University's View
Historical Terminology
Midnapore Residents' View
Freedom fighters should not be called terrorists.
University's View
The examination board had an alternate perspective to describe freedom fighters.
- Event
- Protest against exam question
- Location
- Midnapore, India
- Organizer
- Lawyers’ Forum of Midnapore Judges Court
- Issue
- Exam question misrepresenting freedom fighters
- Demands
- Correction of exam content and curriculum changes
- Key Figures
- Somen Khan, Jagabandhu Adhikari