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Reading Session on Malala and Anne Frank Allegedly Disrupted
A group in Ahmedabad held a public reading of books by several writers.
The books included works by Malala Yousafzai and Anne Frank.
The reading was organized after a school removed some of those books from its required reading list.
The school had faced protests from Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
The organizers said about 30 people came to the garden.
They alleged that the group had iron rods and sticks.
The organizers also said some people were attacked and six were injured.
The report identifies the attackers only as people who claimed to be Bajrang Dal members.
Student and Youth Collective organized a public reading at AUDA Garden in Ahmedabad.
The session featured books by Malala Yousafzai, Anne Frank, Bhagat Singh, Che Guevara and others.
The event followed a private school’s removal of Yousafzai and Anne Frank books from its compulsory reading list.
The collective alleged that about 30 people claiming to be Bajrang Dal members arrived with iron rods and sticks.
Collective member Savan Zalariya said at least six participants were injured.
- Who
- The Student and Youth Collective organized the reading; Savan Zalariya described the alleged disruption. The alleged disruptors claimed to be Bajrang Dal members.
- What
- A public reading session featuring books by Malala Yousafzai, Anne Frank and other writers was allegedly disrupted.
- Where
- AUDA Garden in Vastrapur, Ahmedabad.
- When
- On a Thursday; the report does not provide the exact date.
- Why
- The reading was organized as a protest after a private school dropped books by Yousafzai and Anne Frank from its compulsory reading list following protests by Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
Key facts
- Organizer
- Student and Youth Collective
- Location
- AUDA Garden, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad
- Featured writers
- Malala Yousafzai, Anne Frank, Bhagat Singh and Che Guevara
- Alleged group size
- About 30 people
- Reported weapons
- Iron rods and sticks, according to the collective
- Reported injuries
- At least six people, according to Savan Zalariya
- Related school decision
- A private school dropped Yousafzai and Anne Frank books from its compulsory reading list
Quotes
Savan Zalariya
Professor and member of the Student and Youth Collective
“We were peacefully reading at the garden, and these were not just books by Yousafzai and Anne Frank but also Bhagat Singh, Che Guevara and many others when some 30 people came armed with iron rods and sticks and began to attack us. At least six of us were injured.”
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