Aishe Ghosh

Aishe Ghosh is an Indian research scholar and student leader.[1] She is currently the president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union and a member of the Students' Federation of India.[2]

Aishe Ghosh
Born22 October 1995 (age 25)
Durgapur, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materDaulat Ram College (BA) Jawaharlal Nehru University (MA)
OrganizationStudents Federation of India Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union

Early life and education

Born on 22 October 1995, Ghosh grew up in the city of Durgapur in the Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal. She is the oldest child of Debashish Ghosh and Sharmishta Ghosh. Her father Debasish Ghosh, an employee of Damodar Valley Corporation, has been associated with Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU), the labour wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), while her mother Sharmishta Ghosh is a housewife.[3] She has a younger sister Ishika Ghosh, who is presently doing her undergraduation from Shyama Prasad Mukherji College in New Delhi.[4]

After graduating with a degree in political science from Delhi University's Daulat Ram College, Ghosh received a master's degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is currently pursuing a master of philosophy at the School of International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University.[4]

Activism

In September 2019, Ghosh was elected president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union.[5][6] In that role, Ghosh became involved in protests against fee hikes, library funding cuts, hostel shortages, increased electricity charges and dress and time restrictions on university students.[7][8] Following the introduction of new rules in October 2019, the university became the most expensive central university in India.[9] She held the view that state universities should not act like for-profit institutions.[10] Ghosh has also taken part in protests against the removal of the university's gender sensitization committee and impunity for Atul Johri, a professor accused of sexual harassment.[11] She has been critical of the Bharatiya Janata Party for perceived neglect in supporting educational institutions and accused the party of attacking the university since it came to power.[8][11]

On 5 January 2020, Ghosh was admitted to AIIMS Delhi hospital after suffering a head injury during the attack on the campus perpetrated by the Akhil Bharatya Vidyarthi Parishad, a Hindu nationalist organisation affiliated to the Bharatiya Janata Party.[12][13] The attack on the campus received widespread coverage following which she attained national recognition in middle of the growing protest movement in India.[14] She received widespread support including from actress, Deepika Padukone and the Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan who personally came to meet her.[15][16] The police charged Aishe Ghosh for vandalism and assault for the incident but no arrests were made.[17] She later alleged that there was a nexus between the attackers, the police and the JNU administration with the intent of breaking up the movement.[18] Following the incident, she took part in the nationwide protest movement against CAA and NRC.[19]

She has also in the authority of the president of the JNUSU, filed a petition at the Delhi High Court against the "arbitrary" fee hikes and fines imposed by the university administration.[20]

In February 2020, Ghosh was denied permission by two state-run universities in Kolkata to address meetings on campus. She was also denied permission by a district administration in West Bengal to hold a rally in West Burdwan.[21] Both Mayukh Biswas and Aishe was stopped in Assam for holding a public meeting against CAA.[22]

References
  1. Soni, Preeti (6 January 2020). "Meet JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh — the research scholar who became a leader to stop student body from dissolving". Business Insider.
  2. "Who is Aishe Ghosh? All you need to know about JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh". The Times of India. 10 January 2020.
  3. Harikrishnan, Charmy (18 January 2020). "Youth should not remain neutral: Aishe Ghosh, JNUSU President". The Economic Times.
  4. "A peek into 'studious and gritty' JNU student leader Aishe Ghosh's life". Hindustan Times. 8 January 2020.
  5. "After HC Order, JNUSU Results Declared: A Left Sweep Once Again". The Quint. 6 September 2019.
  6. "United Left front sweeps JNU student union polls, SFI's Aishe Ghosh president". The Economic Times. 17 September 2019.
  7. Ghosh, Shreesha (29 October 2019). "JNU grinds to a halt as students call for university strike demanding revocation of new hostel rules". The New Indian Express.
  8. Deeksha, Johanna (16 September 2019). "The Aishe Ghosh Interview: Ever since the BJP came to power, they have attacked education in JNU". The New Indian Express.
  9. Satheesh, Shone (17 November 2019). "Post fee hike, JNU to be India's most expensive central university: Students to shell out Rs 62k per year for single room". Firstpost.
  10. Ajith, Appu (29 November 2019). "Students are being treated as customers: JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh on fee-hike protests". The Caravan.
  11. "We Are Fighting To Save Last Bits Of JNU's Essence: JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh". Outlook India Magazine. 28 November 2019.
  12. "JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh discharged from AIIMS". India Today. 6 January 2020.
  13. "JNU violence: Police name masked woman in video, ABVP admits she is their member". The Indian Express. 15 January 2020.
  14. Gettleman, Jeffery (17 January 2020). "A Blow to the Head Makes an Instant Hero in India". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  15. "Entire country with you, Pinarayi Vijayan tells Aishe Ghosh | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 January 2020.
  16. "Deepika Padukone Attends JNU Meet Against Violence, BJP Now Wants Her Films Boycotted". The Wire. 7 January 2020.
  17. "Charges against student leader Aishe Ghosh, but none held for JNU attacks". The Hindu. 7 January 2020. ISSN 0971-751X.
  18. Pandey, Tanushree (6 January 2020). "Organised attack, nexus between JNU security and vandals, says JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh". India Today.
  19. Harikrishnan, Charmy (18 January 2020). "Youth should not remain neutral: Aishe Ghosh, JNUSU President". The Economic Times.
  20. "JNU students' union moves Delhi High Court against hostel fee hike, says varsity decision arbitrary". Hindustan Times. 21 January 2020.
  21. Chatterjee, Tanmay (February 15, 2020). "Mamata Banerjee, Aishe Ghosh land in each other's crosshairs". Hindustan Times. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  22. "Assam Police Doesn't Want Aishe Ghosh to Address Anti-CAA Meet, Alleges SFI". The Wire. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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