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Exactly three years after the suicide of Dalit PhD scholar Rohith Vemula, the University of Hyderabad is back on the boil, this time over the demolition of the ‘Velivada’ within the campus.

The ‘Velivada’ (Dalit Ghetto in Telugu) was a temporary structure that was built after Vemula and four others were suspended from their hostel in late 2015. It featured a tent, which bore images of icons like Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Savitribai Phule and Periyar E.V. Ramasamy. After Vemula’s suicide on 17 January 2016, his bust was installed right next to it, and the place came to be a symbol of Dalit and marginalised resistance.

It was demolished by the university administration last week, leading to renewed calls for the resignation of vice-chancellor Appa Rao Podile.

In this episode of Dilip Mandal Ki Pathshala, we talk about the impact of Rohith Vemula's suicide after three years.

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