SRFTI students in Kolkata are calling out their institute for allegedly harassing Emmy-nominated filmmaker Ronny Sen.
Sen was invited by the students' union for a workshop on using cinema as resistance, but he was stopped from speaking.
The institute says Sen entered without permission (by jumping the wall) and reported the matter to the local police and filed a complaint over the alleged unauthorized entry.
SRFTI facilities closed, academics on hold
The students say this isn't the first time filmmakers have been blocked from campus events, pointing to a similar incident with Ranjan Palit.
Since a clash with a right-wing group in September, SRFTI has tightened security, put up barricades, and limited outside entry.
With facilities closed since mid-October and academic activities on hold, many students feel their learning is taking a real hit.