Archive · 10 Jan 2026
VC Asks Writer to Leave Seminar
A vice chancellor asked a famous writer to leave a seminar after they had a heated argument.
The writer said he did nothing wrong and many people are upset about what happened.
The vice chancellor said the writer was being disrespectful and that people are making a big deal out of it.
Some people are even protesting and want the vice chancellor to be removed from his job.
The writer has a strong connection to the area and many people support him.
Vice Chancellor Alok Kumar Chakrawal asked writer Manoj Rupda to leave a national seminar at Guru Ghasidas Central University.
The incident occurred during a seminar on contemporary Hindi stories, organized by Sahitya Akademi and the university.
A video showed Chakrawal asking Rupda to leave after a heated exchange, with Rupda later leaving the auditorium.
Rupda condemned the incident as an insult to the literary community, while Chakrawal said Rupda's response was disrespectful and the matter was blown out of proportion.
Protests erupted, with calls for Chakrawal's removal and condemnation of the incident by various literary and political figures.
- Who
- Vice Chancellor Alok Kumar Chakrawal and writer Manoj Rupda
- What
- A heated argument led to the VC asking the writer to leave the seminar
- When
- Wednesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Guru Ghasidas Central University, Chhattisgarh
- Why
- The VC felt the writer's response was disrespectful, while the writer and others condemned the incident as an insult to the literary community
- Event
- Writer Manoj Rupda asked to leave a seminar at Guru Ghasidas Central University
- Date
- Wednesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Location
- Guru Ghasidas Central University, Chhattisgarh
- Organizers
- Sahitya Akademi and the university
- Participants
- Eminent writers, poets, and literary figures
- VC's Name
- Alok Kumar Chakrawal
- Writer's Name
- Manoj Rupda
- Protesters
- Jan Sanskriti Manch and other writers