Arvind Subramanian quits Ashoka University after Pratap Bhanu Mehta exit

'Ashoka can no longer provide a space for academic expression and freedom,' says noted economist

Economist Arvind Subramanian Thursday quit Ashoka University's faculty, citing circumstances surrounding political scientist Pratap Bhanu Mehta's resignation as a professor two days ago.
 

“Ashoka can no longer provide a space for academic expression and freedom,” said Subramanian in his resignation letter, the Indian Express and ThePrint.in reported.
 

Mehta, one of India’s best-known public intellectuals, on Tuesday resigned from the University, which has not given a reason for his decision.
 

Subramanian, a former chief economic advisor to the Indian government, said in his resignation letter Mehta’s leaving had “devastated” him, said ThePrint. Subramanian joined the university in July as a professor