India, Jan. 17 -- On December 17th around 10 pm, I landed in Delhi from my official trip. I was relaxed and excited because this was my last business trip for 2019. Still, at the same time, I have been constantly worried and tensed because of what had happened on the evening of December 15th in Jamia Millia Islamia. This is my Alma mater, and for the last ten years, I have been living in the Jamia neighborhood.
It was difficult for me to sleep that night in Bhubaneswar because my family members were in Delhi. Whatever news I was getting from my family, friends and social media was disturbing: the crackdown on the student protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the police brutality towards the students-there was no distinction in the...