Why we cried #injustiss at the guwahati campus
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A hunger strike called by students of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Guwahati, against withdrawal of fee waivers for those belonging to economically weaker sections came to an
end after 48 hours of negotiations on Monday, 28 January. As part of an on-campus protest that began on 17 January against privatisation of education and increase in hostel and dining fees,
13 students eligible for the Government of India-Post Matric Scholarship (GoI-PMS) went on a hunger strike on Monday. For the past 13 days, over 60 students of the GOI PMS students’
association protested, rallied, boycotted classes and shouted slogans to voice their demands and rights. Around 66 percent of the students of TISS, Guwahati, are from the Northeast, most of
them belonging to the Scheduled Tribes (ST).