IIT Bombay has postponed a scheduled panel discussion titled “What It Takes: Re-making the Workplace (Or, How Bhanwari Devi Changed Our World)”, which was originally set to take place on January 4. The decision has sparked criticism from the student collective, Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle (APPSC), which called it an attack on campus democracy and academic freedom.

While the institute administration clarified that the event has been postponed and not cancelled, no reason for the delay was provided, nor was a new date announced for the discussion. When contacted, IIT Bombay Director Dr Shireesh Kedare confirmed the event was postponed, not cancelled. However, he did not disclose the reasons for the postponement but assured that the rescheduled date would be announced soon.